Microsoft Viva
Roadmap
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Launched
Admin-focusedBuilder-focused
Roadmap 553224
Microsoft Viva: Copilot Enhanced Topic Assignment
We're upgrading our topic assignment pipeline to be powered by Copilot, delivering significantly improved accuracy in categorizing survey comments into relevant topics. Updated August 18, 2026: Rollout timing of this feature is now planned for end of August through early September. We apologize for any inconvenience.
- Published
- 09/11/2026
- Source
- Microsoft 365 Roadmap
- Why it matters
- because it is already launched and immediately actionable / because it directly affects licensing and rollout decisions
Microsoft Teams
Roadmap
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
In development
Admin-focused
Roadmap 570648
Microsoft Teams: Analytics for desk utilization on Teams Pro Management portal
Teams admins can access utilization analytics for Teams bookable desks on Teams Pro Management portal, similar to analytics provided for meeting rooms on the portal today. For utilization analytics to be enabled, a desk needs to have one or more peripheral device associated, and the desk needs to be licensed with Team...
- Published
- 09/11/2026
- Source
- Microsoft 365 Roadmap
- Why it matters
- because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it directly affects licensing and rollout decisions
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Roadmap
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
In development
Admin-focusedBuilder-focused
Roadmap 570469
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft M365): Copilot Chat can now better match search results from text that appears inside images embedded in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint file
Copilot Chat can now better match search results from text that appears inside images embedded in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files is user's working files — such as scanned contracts in Word, screenshots of tables in Excel, or whiteboard photos in PowerPoint — content that was previously difficult to search and find.
- Published
- 09/11/2026
- Source
- Microsoft 365 Roadmap
- Why it matters
- because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Roadmap
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Rolling out
Builder-focused
Roadmap 567008
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): New Rich Answer Cards
Surface new model-driven, dynamically placed Answer Cards across top 7 segments: weather, sports, finance, images, video, places and news for Entra & MSA users across all surfaces.
- Published
- 09/11/2026
- Source
- Microsoft 365 Roadmap
- Why it matters
- because it materially affects administration or governance / because it changes builder workflows or agent quality management
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Roadmap
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
In development
Admin-focusedBuilder-focused
Roadmap 487852
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Realtime voice interactions in Word and PowerPoint
Use your voice to talk with Copilot, interact in-real time, and understand the content within your document or presentation. Updated September 9, 2026: We will be re-releasing this feature with updates in October. Thank you for your patience.
- Published
- 09/11/2026
- Source
- Microsoft 365 Roadmap
- Why it matters
- because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Roadmap
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
In development
Admin-focused
Roadmap 472030
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Retention based on Last Accessed for files in OneDrive and SharePoint
This creates the ability to apply Retention to each SharePoint or OneDrive item based on when it was last accessed by a user. #copilotcontrolsystem
- Published
- 09/11/2026
- Source
- Microsoft 365 Roadmap
- Why it matters
- because it affects forward planning and preparation / because it materially affects administration or governance