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Hands-On Microsoft 365 Pulse – Weekly Updates (Week 50)
As we get closer to the end of the year, things are slowing down and that’s completely normal. With fewer updates coming through, this is the perfect time to pause, reflect, and start planning for what’s ahead.
While you’re doing that, I want to share something exciting. There’s a silent revolution happening in SharePoint that’s about to transform intranets and finally solve the problem of stale content. If you create content for your organization, check out my article on what’s changing and why it matters.
For admins, last week brought an important update: SharePoint Catalog Management. Think of it as a new hub for governance that makes it easier to group sites intelligently, apply policies, and simplify management. It’s part of SharePoint Advanced Management and the best part is that no immediate action is required. Just keep it in mind as you plan for the year ahead.
Take advantage of these quieter weeks to recharge and get ready for an amazing 2026.
As always, there’s a bunch more to explore — check out the full list below. Let me know in the comments what your favorite update was this week, or what you’re hoping to see next. I’m curious to hear what caught your eye!
Microsoft 365
Microsoft baseline security mode for Office, SharePoint, Exchange, Teams, and Entra
Microsoft 365: Enrich profile cards with custom properties from third-party systems
SharePoint
SharePoint: One Note usage inclusion in SharePoint site analytics
SharePoint site analytics: OneNote usage included in site usage reports
Manage version expiration for audio and video files in SharePoint Online
Outlook
Outlook: Font Search in Outlook for iOS
Outlook: Font Search in Outlook for Android
Outlook: New and Improved People Hub on Web
Microsoft Viva
Viva Glint: Add a partner to Viva Glint
Microsoft Viva: Engage community membership management in Teams for iOS & Android
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention-UX improvements to the DLP Alerts in Purview Portal
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention-User based alert aggregation
Microsoft Purview: Data Security Posture Agent is now available in preview
Microsoft Purview: Data Security Triage agent in DLP is generally available worldwide
Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management-Insider risk management for agents
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention-Data Security Triage Agent in Data Loss Prevention
Microsoft Purview: DSPM data risk assessments: item-level investigation & remediation
Microsoft Purview |Insider Risk Management – Enhancements to variant limits and detection groups
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft 365 Copilot: Email triage with pin, flag, archive, and mark read
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams: Express voice enrollment in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams: Restart Event feature for Town Hall with unrecoverable failures
Microsoft Teams: Enhancing update efficiency through peer-to-peer (P2P) download
Coming soon: IT admins will be able to customize recording and transcription notifications in Teams
Microsoft Teams: Best Practice dashboard to monitor VDI optimization for meetings
Windows
Latest on Windows quality updates out of the box – now disabled by default
Windows Office Hours: December 18, 2025
Power Platform
Power Platform – Power Platform Environment Settings app
Power Platform Monitor – Announcing Copilot Studio agent health metrics and alerts in Public Preview
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel: Enabling M365 subscribers to use Copilot Chat in locally stored modern workbooks
Data Privacy
Data Privacy: Microsoft Online Services Subprocessor Disclosure
Minecraft Education
Minecraft Education: Update v1.21.13
Microsoft Dataverse
Microsoft Dataverse – Monitor batch workloads with Azure Monitor Application Insights
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