Two-page PDF guides for Microsoft 365 and SharePoint admins on what's changing right now: the dates, the admin centre paths, the PowerShell and the gotchas. Every fact is checked against Microsoft sources, listed on each guide.
Exchange Online started enforcing the retirement of Exchange Web Services (EWS) on 1 October 2026. Apps that still use EWS can stop working unless you allow-list them, and even then only until 1 April 2027.
Open the PDFVersion history is one of the biggest hidden storage costs in SharePoint. The default keeps 500 major versions of every file with no expiry, and every version counts against your quota.
Open the PDFRegulation (EU) 2026/1744, the Digital Omnibus on AI, came into force on 27 July 2026. It delayed the high-risk rules and softened the AI literacy duty, but the Act still applies.
Open the PDFGeneral availability of Copilot in SharePoint began rolling out on 30 September 2026. The PowerShell controls used during the preview to opt tenants and sites in or out stop being honoured on 1 November 2026.
Open the PDFSeveral Windows lifecycle dates land on the same Patch Tuesday, 13 October 2026. The big one for business is the end of Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) Year 1.
Open the PDFRestricted Content Discovery (RCD) now also removes AI entry points from restricted sites, and from 1 November 2026 it's the main site-level brake for Copilot in SharePoint. It's a brake, not a fix.
Open the PDFMicrosoft says usage-based billing "will begin to roll out in Copilot in Q4 CY2026". Everyday Copilot stays in the per-user licence.
Open the PDFAgents become ownerless when the person who created them is deleted. The Agent Registry in the Microsoft 365 admin centre lists every agent available to your tenant and flags the ones without owners.
Open the PDFThree legacy SharePoint Online areas ended in 2026: Add-ins, Azure ACS and SharePoint 2013 workflows (2 April), InfoPath Forms Services (14 July) and SharePoint Alerts (July). Here's how to find what still depends on them, what to replace it with, and how to lock the door.
Open the PDFAt the end of December 2026, Exchange Online disables SMTP AUTH Basic authentication by default for existing tenants. Admins can switch it back on, but Microsoft will announce the final removal date in the second half of 2027.
Open the PDFCopilot only returns what people can already open. Ten checks that find the access nobody meant to give, with where to look and what to fix.
Open the PDFUse the reports you already have to tell busy Copilot seats from quiet ones before your renewal.
Open the PDFTwo-page PDF product sheets: what each app does, key features, who it's for and pricing.
Governance
See every governance risk before Copilot does.
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Navigation
Turn any image into a clickable navigation hub.
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Navigation
A personalised launchpad for every employee.
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Page experience
Clean tabbed pages, built for users and Copilot.
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Communications
Attention-grabbing popups SharePoint can't do natively.
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Communications
Messages that can't be missed.
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The bundle
The whole intranet toolkit in one licence.
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