Hands-On Microsoft 365 Pulse – Weekly Updates (Week 44)

By João Ferreira Nov 4, 2025 Pulse 0 Comments

I’m dropping this week’s update a day later than usual. Monday was the first of the month, so I shipped the monthly roundups for SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Copilot, and Microsoft Viva, plus the podcast with the break down about what actually matters and how it may affect your work.

The nice part of landing on Tuesday is that we’re already catching fresh updates. And today SharePoint brings two you won’t want to miss:

• News web part — the See all experience gets a new view and Copilot integrations. Spoiler: I’m spotting an audio news briefing on the new page.
• FAQs web part — a solid upgrade for easier content management with seamless import.

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Power Automate

Power Automate – Information about ‘Retry with AI vision’ functionality in Power Automate for desktop

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot for PowerPoint will help you build your story’s narrative

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot for PowerPoint will help you build your story’s narrative

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Preview and chat with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Android

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot for PowerPoint will help you build your story’s narrative

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] User can create agents scoped on specific item/ container using URL

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Floating Copilot icon in File Previewer for OneDrive

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Floating Copilot button in OneDrive

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Chat] Updated UI for Microsoft Copilot Navigation Pane in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, and Teams

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Computer Use in Researcher

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Use voice for Q&A during Read Aloud in Word

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Real-time voice interactions in a podcast in Word

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] [Search UX] Custom filter support for data sources on Copilot Search

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Admins can now edit user mappings and query filters for connected tools like Jira, Confluence, and Salesforce

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Ask Copilot about highlighted response content

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Improved content freshness using Copilot connectors with webhooks-led notifications

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot APIs TypeScript Client Libraries

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): User can use Hubspot Connector in Researcher

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Files found via Chat search can be now analyzed by code interpreter

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] Users can create agents scoped on Custom connector containers

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] Customers can connect M365 Copilot with Adobe Experience Manager Assets to retrieve marketing and creative assets with Copilot Connector

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: Update user labels to show familiarity with external users

Microsoft Teams support for Android 8 remains, updates and fixes will no longer be provided

New: Follow Threads from Discover feed in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: New sharing panel in meetings – improved content discovery and ease of sharing

Microsoft Teams: File attachment control now enabled by default in external 1:1 and group chats

Microsoft Teams: Restart your Town hall event

Microsoft Teams: Chat with anyone with an email address

Microsoft Teams: Channel agent orchestration with GitHub, Asana, and Jira via Model Context Protocol (MCP)

[Reminder] Microsoft Teams Premium Self-Service Trials (Originally announced in MC670435)

New Microsoft Teams Store (preview)

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint: “Reuse Slides” feature will retire starting 2026

Dynamics 365 Contact Center

Dynamics 365 Contact Center – Enable selective hold with music and exit prompts

Dynamics 365 Contact Center – Transfer conversation to workgroup, queue using intent

Dynamics 365 Contact Center – Update default Messaging Queues assignment strategy – Least Active

Dynamics 365 Contact Center – Use voice proactive outbound analytics

Dynamics 365 Contact Center – Enable SIP X header support for context transfer

Microsoft 365 Admin Center

Microsoft 365 admin center: Usage reports – Microsoft 365 Copilot Connectors

Power Platform Admin Center

Power Platform admin center – Updates for security roles in child business units

Power Platform admin center – Power Platform inventory is now available in Public Preview

Power Platform admin center – Manage agent security with enhanced admin controls

Microsoft Copilot Studio

Microsoft Copilot Studio – Strengthen security of Copilot Studio agents with additional threat protection

Microsoft Copilot Studio – Add and configure tool groups to agents

Microsoft Copilot Studio: Introducing the pre-purchase plan (P3)

Microsoft Copilot Studio – Enhancement of Copilot Studio predefined entities

Introducing the employee self-service agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot Studio

Windows Updates

An updated version of the October 2025 Scan Cab is available

The October 2025 Windows non-security preview update is now available

The October 2025 Windows non-security preview update is now available for Windows 11, version 23H2

Get started with October 2025 improvements in Windows 11

Outlook

Outlook: LDAP directory support for S/MIME in New Outlook

Outlook: Collapsible Automatic Replies on Outlook for Android

Outlook: Collapsible Automatic Replies on Outlook for iOS

Outlook for Android supports PDF attachment preview

New: Native polls integrated into New Outlook calendar compose form

Outlook: Outlook for Android supports PDF attachment preview

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management – Data security alert triage agent generally available

Microsoft Purview: Inline data security controls (DLP) for more unmanaged GenAI apps in Edge for Business

Endpoint Data Loss Prevention: Always-on diagnostics for Windows Endpoints (Phase 2)

Microsoft Purviewl: Data Lifecycle Management – Separate Retention policies for Copilots and AI Apps

Microsoft Purview: Inline protection, alerting, and incident management for sensitive data shared over the network through non-Microsoft SASE integrations

Microsoft Purview: Integration with Entra GSA Internet Access to enable sensitive file filtering at the network layer

Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection – Admin unit scoping in Content Explorer and Data Explorer

Microsoft Purview: Integration with Entra GSA Internet Access to enable sensitive file filtering at the network layer

Microsoft Purview | Content Explorer – enhanced tag (SIT, labels) filter at UI layer

Microsoft Purview: eDiscovery admin content access restrictions when not in compliance with Entra policies

Microsoft Purview: Inline protection for sensitive data shared over the network with non-Microsoft SASE integrations

Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention for Microsoft 365 Copilot to safeguard prompts

Microsoft Purview DLP and Edge for Business: Inline data security controls for more unmanaged GenAI apps in Edge

Microsoft Purview | New Copilot Security Controls in Microsoft Admin Center

Frontier

App Builder agent available via Frontier starting October 28

Frontier Admin Control User Assignment Changes

Microsoft Viva

Workplace Patterns Report in Viva Glint with Viva Insights integration

Microsoft Viva: Copilot employee experience outcomes report with Viva Glint in the Copilot Analytics dashboard

Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint – Remove users from closed survey

Microsoft Viva: Engage Frequent Contributor Analytics

Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint and Viva Insights Integration – Continuous employee engagement for leaders and managers with workplace metrics

Microsoft Viva Amplify: New publishing stack and improved error handling

Microsoft Viva Glint: User schema enhancements – delete attributes

Teams Admin Center

Teams admin center: “What’s New” section

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge: Improved Autofill experience in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge: Cross-platform policies in the Edge management service

Microsoft Secure Score

Microsoft Secure Score: New recommendations for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Vulnerable devices report enhancements – simplified filters and performance improvements

SharePoint

SharePoint: M365 Agent Access Insights for SharePoint and OneDrive sites

Microsoft SharePoint: eSignature now available in Türkiye

SharePoint: Update to News web part “See all” experience

SharePoint FAQ web part: AI-powered updates for easier content management and seamless import

New Copilot button in file previewer for OneDrive and SharePoint

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft 365 Copilot: AI and Microsoft Graph-powered overview in Copilot Search

Microsoft 365 Copilot: Introducing Researcher with Computer Use

Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales – Track key moments and insights in Outlook side pane

Microsoft 365 Copilot for Admins – Teams admin center skills are now generally available

Microsoft 365 Copilot: Prepare for your meeting with Copilot chat in Outlook mobile

Microsoft Copilot Chat

Microsoft Copilot Chat: AI disclaimer updates

Power Platform

Power Platform – Planned maintenance

Microsoft Power Platform governance and administration – Use the new connector management rule

Microsoft Dataverse

Microsoft Dataverse – Dataverse Billing Rates and Management

Microsoft Dataverse, Dynamics 365 Apps – Storage capacity and entitlements update

Microsoft Dataverse – Update system jobs retention policy from environment settings

Microsoft 365 Apps

Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel

Microsoft OneDrive for Business

Microsoft OneDrive for Business: Agents in OneDrive

Dynamics 365 Customer Service

Dynamics 365 Customer Service – Tag email templates with line-of-business

Dynamics 365 Customer Insights

Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys – Host large-scale online events with Teams Town Hall

Office 365 Connectors

Migration update for Office 365 connectors retirement in Teams – webhook URL support

Microsoft Places

Microsoft Places retiring the “favorite contacts” feature

Microsoft Copilot Notebooks

Microsoft Copilot Notebooks: Overview page with Copilot-powered summaries and insights

Microsoft Teams Rooms

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android: Recording and transcription controls (Teams Rooms Pro required)

Microsoft Teams Rooms: Front-of-room view control for Town Halls on Android

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word: The “Send to Kindle” feature will retire

Dynamics 365 Sales

Dynamics 365 Sales – Enhance customer interactions with auto-linked CRM data

Visio

Retirement of Visio Data Visualizer Add-in for Microsoft Excel

Intune

Feature updates Policy Change: Deprecating Option for Windows 10 Feature Updates on Devices Ineligible for Windows 11

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Defender: Application Guard for Office is being removed