Automating Training Request Approvals Using AI in Microsoft Copilot Studio
Organizations frequently receive employee requests for training programs, certifications, or skill-development courses. Traditionally, these requests go through manual review and approval processes which can delay decision making and create administrative overhead. With Advanced Approvals in Microsoft Copilot Studio, it is possible to automate such decisions using AI. Instead of relying on human approval stages, AI… Read More »
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Viva Engage Communities Gain Support for Sensitivity Labels
Viva Engage communities now support Purview container management labels (sensitivity labels that manage settings for groups, teams, communities, etc.). The update makes it possible to manage community settings like privacy through labels instead of settings applied to individual communities. Once communities have container management labels, you can manage the labels in the same way as when applied to Teams and Microsoft 365 groups.
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Cumulative Update Summary for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (April, 2026)
Cumulative Update (April, 2026) for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is now released. BC28: CU00 Cloud (SaaS): Managing Production and Sandbox Environments in the Admin Center Version: W1 28.0 (Platform 28.0.48222.0 + Application 28.0.46665.48257) On-Premises: The on-premises download packages for version 28.0 are delayed and will be available shortly. PS:1. 40+ “What’s new” sessions on […]
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Microsoft 365 & Power Platform Community Call – April 2nd, 2026 – Screenshot Summary
Call Highlights SharePoint Quicklinks: Primary PnP Website: https://aka.ms/m365pnp Documentation & Guidance SharePoint Dev Videos Issues List —– Sharing Is Caring: A community initiative that...
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Parse JSON Action
Learn how to use the Parse JSON action in Power Automate. Understand schemas, handle null values, troubleshoot common errors, and follow best practices.
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Dataflows: Thank you for eight years of Gen1—and why Gen2 is the future
For more than eight years, customers have relied on Power BI Dataflows (Gen1) as a core part of their analytics solutions. We’re grateful for the trust you placed in the Power Query experience to build reusable, low-code data preparation pipelines that power reports, semantic models, and downstream analytics. Now, we’re sharing an update on the …
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Microsoft Teams: AI Interpreter (simultaneous) quality improvements and new Traditional Chinese support
Microsoft Teams AI Interpreter will improve real-time interpretation accuracy, better recognize names and industry terms, and use your organization’s Custom Dictionary. Traditional Chinese support is added. The update requires Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses, rolls out April 2026, and needs no admin action before deployment. Introduction We’re updating AI Interpreter in Microsoft Teams to deliver more accurate and consistent real-time interpretation. These improvements enhance recognition of people’s names and common industry terminology, and Interpreter will now use your organization’s Custom Dictionary from the Microsoft 365 admin center to reflect preferred terms across meetings. This update also expands language availability with the addition of Traditional Chinese. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 558434. When this will happen Targeted Release: Rolling out in early April 2026 and expected to complete in mid-April 2026. General Availability (Worldwide): Rolling out in mid-April 2026 and expected to complete in late April 2026. How this affects your organization Who is affected Organizations using Microsoft Teams multilingual meetings with Interpreter, live captions, or transcripts, and users licensed for Microsoft 365 Copilot What will happen What you can do to prepare No admin action is required before rollout. To ensure users can take advantage of this update, you may want to: Confirm that users who need AI Interpreter are assigned a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Review and maintain Custom Dictionary entries in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Update internal documentation or helpdesk materials if needed. Communicate this update to Teams meeting organizers and interpreters who rely on multilingual capabilities. Compliance considerations No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization. AI Interpreter accuracy will improve for real-time interpretation. Recognition of people’s names and industry-specific terminology will be more consistent. Interpreter will use your tenant’s Custom Dictionary from the Microsoft 365 admin center to improve translation consistency. Traditional Chinese will be added as a supported language: View image in new tab This update applies to all currently supported languages: English Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese French German Italian Japanese Korean Portuguese Spanish The AI Interpreter experience requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license for users. Existing admin policies […]
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Microsoft Loop: Retirement of Copilot‑generated Recaps
Microsoft Loop will retire Copilot-generated Recaps by late May 2026, removing AI-generated recap creation but retaining manual recap editing. This change is default, irreversible, affects all tenants, and does not impact other Copilot features. No admin action is needed; update training and support as desired. Introduction Microsoft Loop will retire the Copilot‑generated Recap option. This change simplifies the Recap experience by focusing on manual creation and editing, while allowing Microsoft to continue investing in other Copilot capabilities across Microsoft 365. The retirement applies only to Copilot‑generated Recaps and does not affect other Copilot features in Microsoft Loop. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): The retirement will begin in early May 2026 and is expected to be completed in late May 2026. How this affects your organization Who is affected All Microsoft 365 tenants using Microsoft Loop What will happen The ability to generate Recaps by using Copilot will be removed from the Recap experience in Microsoft Loop. Users will no longer be able to generate Recaps using Copilot. Users can continue to manually create and edit Recaps. This change will be on by default and cannot be configured or reversed by admins. Other Copilot features in Microsoft Loop will not be affected. No admin configuration or policy changes will be required. In Microsoft Loop, the Recap entry point will no longer display the “With AI” label or sparkle icon: View image in new tab The Recap experience will remain available for manual creation and editing. What you can do to prepare No action is required. Optionally: Update internal training or help documentation to remove references to Copilot‑generated Recaps in Microsoft Loop. Inform helpdesk staff so they can address potential user questions. Learn more: Recap changes in Loop with Copilot | Microsoft Support Compliance considerations Question Answer Does the change introduce or significantly modify AI/ML or agent capabilities that interact with customer data? Yes. This change removes an existing generative AI capability (Copilot‑generated Recaps) from Microsoft Loop. No new AI/ML capabilities are introduced, and no additional customer data is processed. Message ID: MC1267976
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Dynamics 365 Contact Center – Get queue availability data from customer service representative availability APIs
We are announcing the ability to get queue availability data from customer service representative availability APIs in Dynamics 365 Contact Center. This feature will reach general availability on April 30, 2026. How does this affect me? This feature provides real time, queue-level visibility into customer service representative availability and average wait times, enabling smarter, data driven routing decisions. You can select the appropriate API based on whether a conversation already exists. Using conversation and workstream context, the APIs surface relevant queue and customer service representative availability by following the same routing path as the conversation. These scalable APIs enable agents to make optimized routing decisions or present accurate availability and wait time information to customers—reducing wait times, setting clear expectations, improving CSAT and customer service representative utilization, and delivering consistent, high quality support at enterprise scale. What action do I need to take? This message is for awareness, and no action is required. Message ID: MC1267957
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Outlook for Android: Unified user interface in text and image previewers
Outlook for Android will update text and image file previewers with a unified interface matching Word, Excel, and PowerPoint previews. The rollout starts late April 2026, completing by mid-May. Changes include updated icons, action order, and a new Expand button. No action is required. Introduction To provide a more consistent and predictable file viewing experience, we’re updating the user interface for text and image file previewers in Outlook for Android. These changes align text and image previewers with the existing preview experience for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins late April 2026 and completes by mid-May 2026 How this affects your organization: Who is affected: All users viewing text and image file attachments in Outlook for Android What will happen: Users will see updated styling in text and image file previewers to match other Office file previewers. The overflow action menu will: Display updated icons Use a revised action order consistent with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint previewers A new Expand button will appear in the action bar, making it easier to enter full-screen mode. The feature is enabled by default and does not change existing policies or workflows. What you can do to prepare: No action is required; the update is enabled automatically Optionally notify users and helpdesk staff of the UI refresh Update internal documentation or screenshots if applicable Compliance considerations: No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization. Message ID: MC1267871
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Outlook for iOS: New attachment actions and updates to previewer experience
Outlook for iOS will update attachment actions and previewer experience worldwide from late April to mid-May 2026. New actions include “Preview” and “Send a copy,” with renamed actions for consistency. Changes apply by default to all users; no action is required, but user notification is optional. Introduction We’re updating attachment actions in Outlook for iOS by adding new actions and renaming existing ones. These changes improve consistency across attachment experiences in the reading pane and compose scenarios and introduce additional options for previewing and sharing attachments. When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins late April 2026 and is expected to complete by mid‑May 2026. How this affects your organization: Who is affected: All users using Outlook for iOS. What will happen: New attachment actions in the reading pane: Preview – Preview attachments directly from the reading experience. Send a copy – Send an attachment as a copy directly from the reading experience. Attachment action names are updated: Save to device → Share Insert link → Send a link Attach a copy → Send a copy Renamed actions apply across reading pane, compose, and file-related scenarios. The feature is enabled by default. What you can do to prepare: No action is required. You may notify users or update internal documentation. Compliance considerations: No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization. Message ID: MC1267870
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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Enforce DLP protection on new content before it’s saved
Starting April 2026, Microsoft Purview Endpoint DLP will enable detection and blocking of egress activities on unsaved files before they’re saved, enhancing data loss prevention. This feature is off by default, requires admin setup, and needs devices running anti-malware Client version 4.18.26020 or later. Introduction Today, Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) can only protect content after it’s saved to disk. Based on customer feedback and ongoing security investments, we’re introducing the ability to detect and block egress activities on unsaved files. This enhancement helps organizations prevent data leakage earlier in the workflow by applying DLP protection before content is written to the device. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 511791. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out this feature in early April 2026 and expect to complete by mid‑April 2026. How this affects your organization Who is affected Organizations using Endpoint DLP in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal Admins who configure or manage Endpoint DLP policies Users on devices running anti‑malware Client version 4.18.26020 or later What will happen What you can do to prepare Ensure devices in scope are running anti‑malware Client version 4.18.26020 or later. Review your existing Endpoint DLP policies and determine whether to enable the new unsaved‑file controls. Update internal documentation or helpdesk materials that describe DLP behavior. Communicate these upcoming policy options to your security and compliance teams. Compliance considerations No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization. New policy controls will be available that allow admins to detect or block egress activities involving unsaved files. When enabled: Audit print and transfer activities for unsaved files: Endpoint DLP will log egress actions involving unsaved files. Block print and transfer activities for unsaved files: Endpoint DLP will block egress actions involving unsaved files. Policy evaluation will begin earlier in the process, before a file is saved to disk. This feature is off by default and requires admin configuration to take effect. Existing policies continue to function with no changes unless these new settings are configured. Message ID: MC1267869
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Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium): Choose your AI model when editing presentations in PowerPoint
Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) in PowerPoint will let users choose AI models, including OpenAI and Anthropic’s Claude, when editing presentations. This feature, enabled by default, rolls out worldwide from April to May 2026, maintaining existing security and compliance controls with admin options to disable Anthropic. Introduction Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) in PowerPoint now allows users to choose which AI model to use when creating or editing presentations, providing additional flexibility while maintaining existing security, compliance, and admin controls. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 558443. When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins early April 2026 and is expected to complete by early May 2026. How this affects your organization: Who is affected: Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium)–licensed users using Copilot in PowerPoint. Microsoft 365 administrators. What will happen: What you can do to prepare: No action is required if you want this feature enabled. Consider notifying helpdesk or compliance teams that users may see a new model selection option in PowerPoint Copilot. Admins can disable Anthropic as a subprocessor in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Learn more: Anthropic as a subprocessor for Microsoft Online Services | Microsoft Learn. Compliance considerations: Users can select which AI model to use when creating or editing slides in Copilot for PowerPoint. To switch models, open the Copilot pane and use the dropdown menu in the top-right corner to select a model. The default selection is Auto. View image in new tab Available models include OpenAI models and Anthropic’s Claude model. The feature is enabled by default. Existing Microsoft 365 Copilot security and compliance controls continue to apply. Area Explanation AI/ML interaction with customer data Users can select an Anthropic (Claude) model when using Copilot in PowerPoint, introducing an additional AI model that processes user prompts and slide content under Microsoft 365 Copilot data protections. Third-party software integration Anthropic is used as a subprocessor for Microsoft Online Services when the Claude model is enabled. Admin control available Admins can disable Anthropic as a subprocessor through settings in the Microsoft 365 admin center. User control Users can choose which AI model to use within […]
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Sales in Microsoft 365 Copilot – Experience changes in email summary in Outlook
We are announcing changes to the email summary in Outlook for Sales in Microsoft 365 Copilot. This feature will reach general availability on April 30, 2026. How does this affect me? This feature update integrates the email summary in Outlook with Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, allowing users to review an email summary when users select Sales agent. The email summary provided by Sales agent contains sales insights and information from related CRM entities. What action do I need to take? This message is for awareness, and no action is required. Message ID: MC1267840
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Power Platform admin center – Environments page updates
The Manage option in the Updates card and the label for release wave in the Updates card will be removed on February 3, 2026. How does this affect me? The Environments page in the Power Platform admin center will be updated, removing the Manage option and the label for release wave in the Updates card. When this change takes effect, a new link in the Updates card titled, “Release Wave opt-in has moved!” will be added. Your environment behavior is now dependent on the Release Channel settings. What action do I need to take? To Opt in to early access updates, use the monthly release channel, as explained in Use a release channel. Learn more: For more information about Release channels, please see the Release channel overview learn article. For more information about how to determine dates and build numbers for April and October waves, please see the General availability deployment learn article. Message ID: MC1226444
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Microsoft Viva: Following feed in Viva Engage
A new feed type available to users to catch up on posts from people and communities they follow with featured, leadership, and corporate updates. Product Microsoft Viva Release phase General Availability Release date June CY2026 Platform Web Cloud Instance Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Created 2026-04-01 23:15:50Z Roadmap ID 559482 Roadmap Link https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=559482
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Microsoft Teams: Facilitator detects and answers questions
Facilitator now automatically detects open questions raised during a Teams meeting and offers to help answer them using web search. When a participant asks a question (e.g., “What is an LLM?”) and no one answers, Facilitator posts a prompt offering to find an answer. Participants can select “Yes” to have the agent retrieve and share the information. Product Microsoft Teams Release phase General Availability Release date June CY2026 Platform Web Cloud Instance Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Created 2026-04-01 23:15:50Z Roadmap ID 558341 Roadmap Link https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=558341
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Microsoft Teams: Improved organization for muted and meeting chats
Microsoft Teams automatically organizes your chats with new built in sections that help reduce clutter and keep conversations easy to find. Muted chats (on by default) are grouped together in a dedicated area, while meeting chats (off by default) can be collected into a single section for quick access. You’re always in control, as each section can be turned on or off based on your preferences. Product Microsoft Teams Release phase General Availability Release date May CY2026 Platform Web Cloud Instance Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Created 2026-04-01 23:15:50Z Roadmap ID 559605 Roadmap Link https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=559605
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Microsoft Purview: Data Catalog – Migration tool in Unified Catalog to migrate classic glossary terms to Unified Catalog
Use the in-product migration tool in Unified Catalog to migrate classic glossary terms, associated term templates, and asset and column relationships to Unified Catalog Product Release phase Preview Release date July CY2026Preview date: April CY2026 Platform Web Cloud Instance Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Created 2026-04-01 23:15:50Z Roadmap ID 558683 Roadmap Link https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=558683
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SharePoint: Extending AI in SharePoint using custom skills
Skills allow extensibility of the SharePoint AI Agent, enabling customizable solutions that adapt to unique business needs. They address gaps in out-of-the-box functionality for unique business processes and enable reusable multi-step workflows. Product SharePoint Release phase Preview Release date May CY2026Preview date: April CY2026 Platform Web Cloud Instance Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Created 2026-04-01 23:15:50Z Roadmap ID 559800 Roadmap Link https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=559800
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Duplicate Identification Rules for Dynamics 365 CRM: A Complete Guide 2026
If you manage a Dynamics 365 CRM environment, duplicate records are not just an inconvenience; they are an active threat to your business operations, marketing ROI, AI insights, and customer experience. Duplicate Dynamics CRM data inflates your record counts, confuses your sales team, triggers redundant email campaigns, and erodes trust in every report and dashboard… Read More »
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Restricting App Creation of SharePoint Online Sites
This article discusses the use of restricted site creation for third-party Entra ID apps. The feature has an allow or deny list to identify apps that can create new SharePoint Online sites. Controlling the set of apps that can create new sites contributes to limiting site sprawl and makes sure that every site has a real function. First-party apps like Teams are unaffected.
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Business Central 2026 release wave 1 (BC28): New Method for DataTransfer data type (AddDestinationFilter Method)
Hi, Readers.Dynamics 365 Business Central 2026 wave 1 (BC28) is generally available. More details: General Available: Dynamics 365 Business Central 2026 release wave 1 (BC28) I will continue to test and share some new features that I hope will be helpful. In this post, I would like to talk about a new Method for DataTransfer data […]
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Building Terra ML: From a 2008 Thesis to Open Source
How a fuzzy logic classifier born in a Venezuelan university became a satellite image classification platform with 6 ML models, ensemble methods, and 484 unit tests. By Ivan R. Labrador ...
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