Microsoft 365 admin center: Retirement of selected Search Analytics capabilities

Selected Search Analytics capabilities for Microsoft/Bing, Teams, Outlook/WXP, Windows Search Work results, and Microsoft365.com will retire in late 2026. Summary, User/Query, and Answer Analytics in Microsoft 365 admin center will be removed, but search functions and other analytics remain unaffected. Administrators should review and export needed data. We are retiring selected Search Analytics capabilities for the following search experiences: Microsoft/Bing Search, including Work Search Teams Search Outlook/WXP Search, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Windows Search Work results Microsoft365.com This retirement applies to Summary, User/Query, and Answer Analytics associated with these search experiences within Search & intelligence > Insights in the Microsoft 365 admin center. This change is limited to the analytics capabilities listed above. It does not: Retire the Search & intelligence > Insights experience as a whole Affect SharePoint Search Analytics Affect Connector Analytics Change users’ ability to search in any of the affected applications Rollout schedule Worldwide, GCC: Rollout will begin in late November 2026 and is expected to complete by mid-December 2026. Impact on your organization Who is affected Administrators who use Summary, User/Query, or Answer Analytics for the affected search experiences. Platforms and services Microsoft 365 admin center, Search & intelligence > Insights Microsoft/Bing Search, including Work Search Teams Search Outlook/WXP Search, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Windows Search Work results Microsoft365.com What will happen After the retirement reaches your tenant, administrators will no longer be able to access Summary, User/Query, or Answer Analytics for the affected search experiences. Other Search Analytics capabilities not listed in this notice remain outside the scope of this retirement. SharePoint Search Analytics and Connector Analytics are not affected. Users’ ability to search in the affected applications will not change. Action required and recommendations No action is required if your organization does not use these analytics capabilities. Otherwise, we recommend that you: Review whether your organization relies on the affected Summary, User/Query, or Answer Analytics reports. Identify administrators or reporting stakeholders who use these reports, filters, exports, or related reporting integrations. Export or retain any required analytics data before retirement, subject to the confirmed historical-data availability. Update any reporting processes or […]

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