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03.02.2026

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Windows

If you’re looking for prescriptive guidance help you confidently configure, manage, and support Windows across your organization, mark your calendars for Microsoft Technical Takeoff 2026. Taking place on the first four Mondays in March, this free event offers technical deep dives, AMAs, and feedback sessions—all supported by live Q&A with the teams behind the features.Sessions will cover the latest Windows 11 security features, Windows 365 business‑continuity improvements, Secure Boot certificate updates, Windows Autopatch reporting, and onboarding experiences that help users get productive faster. You’ll also see deep dives on NTLM removal, hotpatch updates, resiliency, and other real‑world scenarios designed to help you deploy, secure, troubleshoot, and optimize Windows at scale.When will this happen:Sessions will take place from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM Pacific Time on March 2, 9, 16, and

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03.02.2026

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30.03.2026

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Microsoft Teams · Microsoft 365 apps

[Introduction]We’re retiring the isBroadcast property used to create Teams Live Events through Microsoft Graph. This change aligns with our investment in the Virtual Event APIs, which offer richer capabilities for Webinars and Town Halls, including improved registration, attendee management, presenter configuration, and reporting. These APIs provide more modern, flexible, and scalable options for organizations managing large virtual events.[When this will happen]March 31, 2026: isBroadcast will be removed from the Microsoft Graph beta endpointJune 30, 2026: isBroadcast will be removed from the Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoint[How this affects your organization]Who is affected: Organizations and developers who use the Microsoft Graph onlineMeeting resource with the isBroadcast property to create Teams Live Events programmatically.What will happen:The isBroadcast property will no longer be av

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03.02.2026

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29.06.2026

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Microsoft Teams

[Introduction]Microsoft is retiring Teams Live Events and the Microsoft Graph APIs used to create them on June 30, 2026. Existing events scheduled before that date will continue to function through February 28, 2027. We encourage customers to migrate to Teams town halls, which offer an enhanced, end-to-end experience for large-scale events. This retirement supports Microsoft’s investment in Teams town halls, which provide an improved experience for digital and hybrid events and include comparable Graph APIs for programmatic creation, management, and integration.[When this will happen]Teams Live Events and associated Microsoft Graph APIs will retire on June 30, 2026.Existing Teams Live Events will continue to function through February 28, 2027.Customers will no longer be able to schedule Teams Live Events past June 30, 2026, beginning February 3, 2026.Customers scheduling through Dynamics

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02.02.2026

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Exchange Online

A Data Privacy message regarding your organization is available within Message Center. The contents of this message can be accessed within Message Center by a Global Administrator or someone designated as a Message Center Privacy Reader.Please sign in to Admin Center to view the details of this message in the M365 Message center.

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02.02.2026

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Windows

If you’re an IT admin using Windows Autopatch, a new report is now available to monitor the status of Secure Boot across your organization. As the 2011 Secure Boot certificates start expiring in June 2026, this report helps you start by identifying devices that have Secure Boot enabled. Out of those, see which devices are fully up to date and which ones still need updated certificates. When will this happen: The Secure Boot status report is now available in Windows Autopatch. The 2011 Secure Boot certificates (or CAs) start expiring in June 2026. How this will affect your organization: The Secure Boot status report in Windows Autopatch is designed to help you understand the Secure Boot posture of your fleet. It can help you identify devices that may require attention—before issues occur. What you need to do to prepare: If you don’t yet use Windows Autopatch, consider how it can help you

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30.01.2026

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Microsoft 365 apps

Updated January 30, 2026: Updated January 30, 2026: No new updates on this feature rollout yet. We expect to share a status update by the end of March. In the meantime, we have updated the Conditional Access Policy and Office Deployment documentation with a note that Conditional Access Policies may block Microsoft 365 self-installs.The My account portal will be replaced by a new modal dialog within the Microsoft 365 Copilot app (formerly Office.com) on web and desktop. The new modal will support end user self-installs that are currently available on the My account portal (Office, Project, Visio, and Skype for Business).[When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed.General Availability (Worldwide): We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed.[How this will affect your organization:]End users will be a