How to Copy an Agent to Copilot Studio
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How to Use Copilot Recommended Email Templates in Dynamics 365 Customer Service
Manual email drafting can lead to delays, inconsistencies, and agent fatigue. The Copilot feature in the Dynamics 365 Customer Service workspace directly addresses this challenge. By analyzing the case context, Copilot instantly surfaces the most relevant pre-approved email templates. Agents can then select and personalize a professionally crafted response with a single click. This ensures… Read More »
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Start a Copilot Community with Viva Engage: Share Tips, Tricks, and Prompts that Stick
AI is changing the way we work, but here’s the big truth: Copilot becomes far more valuable when people share what works, not when everyone figures things out alone. That’s why creating a Copilot Community inside Viva Engage is one of the simplest, most high‑impact steps any organisation can take to speed up adoption, improve skills, and boost confidence for all employees.
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How to Create SharePoint Sites with the Graph API
Microsoft released the beta version of the SharePoint Online create Site API for the Microsoft Graph in late November 2025. Since then, Microsoft has dropped one of the three site templates. Playing with the API, we’ve discovered that the API can certainly create sites but that the SharePoint Graph API misses a heap of features, like adding members to the new site. Oh well, one step forward…
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Vibe coding with Power Platform – Power Apps Code Apps
Power Platform offers several different ways to vibe code. Generative pages and Vibe Power Apps have been covered in previous articles, so this time we’ll delve into the crown jewel of vibe code in Power Platform. Namely, Power Apps code apps. What the heck is Power Apps code apps? Power Apps code apps is a new concept (in preview). It allows
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The 365 Message Center Show - What’s new? | Ep 410
Have you ever wanted to replace one or two reaction icons in Teams meetings with some fun or seasonal custom reactions? Now you can with Teams Premium. You can leverage the People Skills services to suggest skills for E3 and E5 licensed people. Viva Engage Communities will soon appear in your list of Chats and Channels. What else is worth talking about this week? 0:00 Welcome 3:05 Branded meeting reactions in Teams Premium - MC1217644 7:50 More users will be able to create Loop workspaces - MC1217996 11:48 Retirement of Power BI Q&A - MC1218421 14:30 People Skills: AI skill inferencing expanded to E3/E5 licenses - MC1218711 24:09 Microsoft Teams: Viva Engage communities in Teams - MC1218423
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Graham McMillan: Database DevOps - Episode 385
Graham is the Chief Technical Officer at Redgate Software, where he leads the teams behind industry‑leading Database DevOps tools. Before Redgate, Graham's experiences includes multiple decades in complex projects and leadership oversight at many companies including Elsevier, IBM, Sun, BEA, and Oracle. He's also a two‑time round‑the‑world yachtsman, bringing hard‑earned leadership experience from some of the most demanding environments on earth. - Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.
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Cumulative Update Summary for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (January, 2026)
Cumulative Update (January, 2026) for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is now released. BC27: CU03 Cloud (SaaS): Managing Production and Sandbox Environments in the Admin Center Version: W1 27.3 (Platform 27.0.44534.0 + Application 27.3.44313.44463) New customers will automatically sign up for Business Central 2025 wave 2 (BC27.3). Existing customers will receive e-mail notifications when updates […]
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Microsoft Edge: Protected Clipboard
Admins shouldn’t have to choose between locking down copy/paste and risking data leaks. Protected Clipboard offers a smarter way for keeping sensitive data safe without disrupting user workflows. Leveraging Purview DLP policies to define trusted boundaries across managed cloud apps. Data inside those admin defined boundaries can stay protected while external data can enter if needed. Granular control for admins. Seamless productivity for users. More info: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-management-protected-clipboard Product Microsoft Edge Release phase Targeted Release Release date December CY2026 Platform Web Cloud Instance Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Created 2026-01-17 01:15:10Z Roadmap ID 547828 Roadmap Link https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=547828
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Microsoft Edge: Watermarking Protection
Watermarking Protection in Microsoft Edge helps organizations visibly reinforce data protection policies by overlaying a persistent watermark on sensitive content viewed in the browser. This feature is designed to deter unauthorized sharing, support compliance efforts, and increase user awareness when handling confidential information. More info: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-management-watermark-protection Product Microsoft Edge Release phase Targeted Release Release date December CY2026 Platform Web Cloud Instance Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Created 2026-01-17 01:15:10Z Roadmap ID 547827 Roadmap Link https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=547827
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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): People Skills – Expanded AI inferencing for E3/E5 users
People Skills is expanding AI powered skill inferencing to include Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 licensed users. Previously, AI powered skill inferencing was available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva licensed users. With this update, admins will have the option to turn on AI powered skill inferencing for Microsoft 365 E3 / E5 licensed users directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. AI powered skill inferencing uses AI to automatically identify and update skills on users’ Microsoft 365 profiles based on their work activity from the Microsoft Graph. This control will be available to US-based tenants with Copilot licenses. Product Release phase General Availability Release date February CY2026 Platform Web Cloud Instance Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Created 2026-01-16 00:31:01Z Roadmap ID 548643 Roadmap Link https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=548643
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Outlook: Open and Send Outlook File Templates
We’re introducing the ability to open and send OFT files (Outlook File Templates) on mobile. This feature allows users to view and open OFT files as a draft message, so users can easily resue their Outlook email templates. Product Outlook Release phase General Availability Release date February CY2026 Platform iOS Cloud Instance Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD Created 2026-01-16 00:31:01Z Roadmap ID 548642 Roadmap Link https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=548642
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Microsoft 365: Drawn electronic signatures with eSignature for Microsoft 365
Signers will be able to add their electronic signature to PDFs using a stylus, touch, or mouse, in addition to the existing typed signature option. Product Word Release phase General Availability Release date March CY2026 Platform Web Cloud Instance Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Created 2026-01-16 00:31:01Z Roadmap ID 548670 Roadmap Link https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=548670
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Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint – Navigation improvements in Reporting
Viva Glint Reporting users like managers and leaders will be able to retrace their navigation flow i.e. drill down and drill up in reports rather than lose their navigation flow within reports. Navigation improvements will replace “Go Back” to Reporting home page with an alternative clickable UX to enable users to go back to the last page of reporting they were in. In other words, this feature will cater to Back navigation improvements in Reporting. Product Microsoft Viva Release phase General Availability Release date February CY2026 Platform Web Cloud Instance Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC Created 2026-01-16 00:31:01Z Roadmap ID 547836 Roadmap Link https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=547836
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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Agent Mode in PowerPoint
Agent Mode in PowerPoint lets you transform, polish, and edit presentations through natural conversation in chat—preserving your deck’s formatting, structure, and branding. Guide Copilot to update slides, refine layouts, and iterate on content using enterprise data, so you can focus on your ideas and present with confidence. Available to Microsoft 365 users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Product PowerPoint Release phase General Availability Release date February CY2026 Platform Web Cloud Instance Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Created 2026-01-16 00:31:01Z Roadmap ID 548646 Roadmap Link https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=548646
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Take Action: Out-of-band update to address issues observed with the January 2026 Windows security update
Microsoft has identified issues upon installing the January 2026 Windows security update. To address these issues, an out-of-band (OOB) update was released today, January 17, 2026. Connection and authentication failures in remote connection applications: This issue affects multiple platforms including Windows 11, version 25H2; Windows 10, version 22H2 ESU; and Windows Server 2025. See the bottom of this message for the complete list of affected products. Devices with Secure Launch might fail to shut down or hibernate: This issue only affects Windows 11, version 23H2. The out-of-band (OOB) update was released today, January 17, 2026, in the Microsoft Update Catalog. If you have not yet deployed the January 2026 Windows security update and your IT environment includes the affected applications and features, we recommend applying this OOB update instead. For more information and installation instructions, refer to the appropriate KB article for each affected version of Windows listed below. For additional guidance, see How to download updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog. Windows 11, versions 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5077744) Windows 11, version 23H2 (KB5077797) Windows 10, version 22H2 ESU and Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 (KB5077796) Windows Server 2025 (KB5077793) Windows Server 2022 (KB5077800) Windows Server 2019 and Enterprise LTSC 2019 (KB5077795) Message ID: MC1218934
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Dynamics 365 Contact Center – Enhanced Dialpad for DTMF Tones
We are announcing an improved dialpad experience in Dynamics 365 Contact Center. This feature reached general availability on February 16, 2026. How does this affect me? This feature improves the dialer experience by removing extra dialers and reducing complexity. Keypad inputs will have lower latency and improved reliability when sent from customer service representatives to all participants in the call, and additional keypad inputs from customers will be sent to external participants after transfer. What action do I need to take? This message is for awareness, and no action is required. Message ID: MC1218893
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Power Automate – View property value expanded inline in the new cloud flow designer
We are announcing the ability to view property value expanded inline in the new cloud flow designer in Power Automate. This feature will reach general availability on February 10, 2026. How does this affect me? This feature enables you to use the inline view to examine property values from multiple steps at once when authoring or debugging flows. What action do I need to take? This message is for awareness, and no action is required. If you would like more information on this feature, please visit View property value expanded inline in the new cloud flow designer. Message ID: MC1218891
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Power Apps – Content Security Policy enforcement for Power Apps code apps
Starting on January 26, 2026, we will introduce strict Content Security Policy (CSP) enforcement for Power Apps code apps (preview). CSP is a security feature that protects apps from malicious content by restricting which external sources an app can access. How does this affect me? After January 30, 2026, Power Apps code apps that call assets outside of Power Apps domains will have those requests blocked by default. The code app will play, but these assets called from an external source will not load. Please visit How to: Configure Content Security Policy (preview) – Power Apps for more information about the default CSP configuration. What action do I need to take? To enable your code app to call assets from external sources, you will need to allowlist any required external sources using the CSP configuration settings in the Power Platform admin center. To prepare for this change, we recommend you configure CSP by using Power Platform admin center and follow the steps below. We recommend taking these steps if you are unsure about what your CSP configuration should be, and your code app is business critical: Temporarily toggle off the Enforce content security policy setting. Toggle on the Enable reporting setting. Test which sources need to be added to your allowlist after the enforcement date of January 30, 2026. Add the required sources to your allowlist. Toggle on the Enforce content security policy setting. enable reporting Please contact Microsoft Support if you need further assistance. Message ID: MC1218747
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Microsoft Teams: Organization evaluation score for apps and agents
Microsoft Teams will introduce a centralized evaluation experience by February 2026, allowing admins to set trust requirements once. The system will score and report on apps and agents based on these criteria, aiding faster, consistent approval decisions without changing app enablement or metadata. Introduction Today, admins must manually review trust and compliance information for Teams apps and agents to determine whether they meet their organization’s security, privacy, and compliance requirements. To make this process more scalable and consistent, Teams will introduce a centralized evaluation experience. Admins will define their organization’s trust requirements once, and the system will generate a score and detailed evaluation report for each app and agent based on those requirements. This will help organizations make faster, more consistent approval decisions. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 532720. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide and GCC): We will begin rollout in mid-February 2026 and expect to complete by the end of February 2026. How this will affect your organization Who is affected: Admins who manage apps and agents in the Teams admin center. What will happen: What you can do to prepare No action is required. This feature will be available automatically in the Teams admin center. Admins may choose to review their approval workflows once the feature becomes available. Compliance considerations No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization. A new evaluation score settings tab will appear in Teams admin center > Teams apps. Admins will be able to configure approval requirements—such as GDPR compliance, SOC 2 certification, and data residency—one time for their organization. The system will automatically calculate an evaluation score for each app and agent based on how many requirements are met. A new evaluation score column will appear in Teams admin center > Teams apps > Manage apps, with options to sort and filter by score. A detailed evaluation report will be available on the App details page, providing requirement-by-requirement detail. This feature will not change app enablement or blocking behavior and will not modify any underlying metadata. The feature will be enabled by default and will […]
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Microsoft Teams: Meeting notes now available for instant meetings
Microsoft Teams now supports Loop-powered meeting notes for instant meetings, enabling collaborative agendas, notes, and task creation synced across Teams and Loop app. Rollout begins February 2026, with notes accessible during and after meetings, integrated with Planner and To Do. Feature enabled by default; no admin action required. Teams meeting Notes, powered by Loop, are now available for instant calls and meetings, like those started from Meet now and calls started from chat. Meeting notes are Loop components in Teams meetings and chats that allow users to collaboratively build agendas, capture notes, and create action items. Once added, they stay in sync and can be shared and edited in the Loop app in your web browser. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web and is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 541831. When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rollout early February 2026 and expect to complete late February 2026. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rollout late February 2026 and expect to complete late March 2026. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rollout late April 2026 and expect to complete late May 2026. General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rollout mid May 2026 and expect to complete mid June 2026. General Availability (DoD): We will begin rollout early June 2026 and expect to complete early July 2026. How this affects your organization: Who is affected: All users who participate in instant meetings in Microsoft Teams. Admins managing Teams, SharePoint sharing defaults, or Loop settings. What will happen: Users can add meeting notes using the Notes button in meeting controls. Notes appear in a right-side pane with an option to open in the browser. View image in new tab Notes are Loop components and stay in sync across Teams and the Loop app. Users can co-create agendas, take notes, and assign tasks. Tasks sync with Planner and To Do and send email notifications. After the meeting, notes are accessible in the Recap tab → Notes. View image in new tab Note: The new meeting notes file will generate a Company Shareable Link (CSL) […]
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People Skills: AI skill inferencing expanded to E3/E5 licenses
AI-powered People Skills skill inferencing will expand to Microsoft 365 Enterprise E3 and E5 users, enabling admins to activate this feature in the admin center. Rollout begins late January 2026, enhancing workforce analytics and people-based queries for organizations with Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses. People Skills is expanding AI-powered skill inferencing to include users with Microsoft 365 Enterprise E3 and Microsoft 365 Enterprise E5 licenses. Previously, AI-powered skill inferencing was available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva licensed users. With this update, admins will be able to turn on AI-powered skill inferencing for Microsoft 365 Enterprise E3 and E5 licensed users directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. AI-powered skill inferencing uses AI to automatically identify and update skills on users’ Microsoft 365 profiles based on their work activity from the Microsoft Graph. Learn more: People Skills AI inferencing engine. As a reminder, People Skills is an intelligent data layer that infers skills from user activity mapped to a customizable built-in skills taxonomy. It enhances Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Viva experiences by providing contextualized information about people across the organization. Learn more about People Skills. Expanding AI-powered skill inferencing to Microsoft 365 Enterprise E3/E5 licensed users increases skills coverage across the organization, resulting in richer workforce analytics for leaders and more robust results in people-based queries across Microsoft 365 Copilot and related agents. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 548643. When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin at the end of January 2026 and is expected to complete by mid-February 2026. How this affects your organization: Who is affected: Admins managing People Skills in Microsoft 365. Tenants that have at least one Microsoft 365 Copilot license will have access to this control What will happen: Admins will have the option to enable AI-powered skill inferencing for Microsoft 365 Enterprise E3/E5 licensed users. This capability is available directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. No changes will occur until an admin turns on this capability. People Skills must be set up before AI-powered inferencing can begin. What you can do to […]
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Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention | Enforcement plane rename from Entra to Application
Microsoft Purview DLP is renaming the Enforcement plane from “Entra” to “Application” starting mid-January 2026, with no functional or user impact. Admins should update scripts and documentation accordingly. New audit logs will reflect “Application,” while existing logs keep “Entra.” No compliance issues identified. We are updating the Enforcement plane terminology in Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Collection Policies. The Enforcement plane identifies the application or environment where a DLP policy is evaluated and enforced, indicating where user actions are inspected and where policy outcomes—such as blocking, replacing, or auditing—are applied. Because policy enforcement happens on the application where activity occurs, we are renaming the Enforcement plane from Entra to Application. This update aligns terminology with how policies function and clarifies that enforcement applies across both AI and non‑AI applications. When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins mid-January 2026 and is expected to complete by mid-February 2026. How this affects your organization: Who is affected: Admins who manage Microsoft Purview DLP or Collection Policies Organizations using Purview audit logs or DLP cmdlets What will happen: The Enforcement plane value will change from Entra to Application across product experiences. New audit logs will show the updated Application value; existing logs will retain the prior Entra value. View image in new tab There are no functional changes to DLP policy behavior. There is no user impact. What you can do to prepare: No action is required for user experience or policy behavior. If you use cmdlets, update scripts to reference Application instead of Entra. Update internal documentation or training materials that reference the previous terminology. Compliance considerations: No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization. Message ID: MC1218710
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Initial deployment phase for Kerberos RC4 hardening begins with the January 2026 Windows security update
Windows updates released on and after January 13, 2026, introduce the first phase of protections addressing a Kerberos information disclosure vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑20833). These updates introduce new auditing and optional registry controls that devices can use to begin reducing reliance on RC4 encryption. They also help prepare domain controllers for a future shift to AES‑SHA1 as the default Kerberos encryption method for accounts without explicit encryption settings. The initial deployment phase focuses on identifying misconfigurations or dependencies before the second deployment phase begins in April 2026. When this will happen: The initial deployment phase starts January 13, 2026, and introduces new Kerberos audit events that help identify any remaining RC4 dependencies across your environment. This phase also adds the temporary RC4DefaultDisablementPhase registry value, which organizations can use to optionally enable the upcoming behavior changes early; however, this key will no longer be read after Audit mode is removed in July 2026. Together, these updates provide early diagnostics to help assess readiness before the second deployment phase in April 2026, when the default domain controller behavior for Kerberos encryption will change to use AES‑SHA1 only for accounts without explicit encryption settings. Starting in April 2026, Enforcement mode will be enabled on all Windows domain controllers by default, and in July 2026 Audit mode will be removed, leaving Enforcement mode as the only option. How this will affect your organization: Domain controllers will begin logging new Kerberos audit events, KDCSVC (ID 201–209), that highlight where devices or service accounts still rely on RC4 encryption. Certain RC4‑dependent configurations will appear in the new Kerberos audit events, highlighting scenarios that will become incompatible once enforcement begins. These events provide early visibility into configurations that may fail as Enforcement mode is enabled by default starting in April 2026 and Audit mode is removed in July 2026. As the deployment phases progress, beginning with the April 2026 Windows security update, Kerberos operations will shift to using AES‑SHA1 by default for accounts without explicit encryption settings. Environments that do not address RC4 dependencies may experience authentication issues as Enforcement mode is enabled by default starting in April 2026 […]
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