Friday, April 17, 2026

30 new posts across 16 Microsoft websites since Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Copilot for Microsoft 365

Win Agent 365 Conversations with Facts, Not Assumptions

Customers and partners are entering a new phase of AI adoption where speed, confidence, and repeatability now define whether Agent 365 initiatives move from pilot excitement to enterprise value. Many …

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Available today: Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Today we’re expanding model choice in Microsoft 365 Copilot with the addition of Anthropic’s latest model—Claude Opus 4.7—now available in Copilot Cowork (Frontier) and Copilot Studio early release cy…

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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Microsoft 365 Blog

Bring your everyday business apps into the flow of work with agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft 365 Copilot can now bring your go-to apps directly into the conversation, which closes the gap between AI-powered insight and real, in-app action. The post Bring your everyday business apps …

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Microsoft 365 Blog - Tech Community

Apply sensitivity labels with custom permissions in Office for the web

We’re excited to announce that support for applying sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions is now rolling out in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for the web. In the past, users were limited to o…

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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AI is a Team Sport – Announcing our first wave of Guest Speakers at M365 Community Conference 2026

What do championship athletes, enterprise innovators, and community leaders all have in common? They know that transformation does not happen in isolation. It happens when teams come together with a s…

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Debugging the future of work: Microsoft 365 Community Conference 2026

Building in the era of AI can get very challenging. That’s exactly why we’re here to help you debug, refactor, and level up at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference, happening April 21–23, 2026 in Or…

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Exchange Team Blog

No Exchange Server Security Updates for April 2026

Although Exchange 2016 and 2019 are now out of support, some customers have purchased the Exchange 2016 and 2019 Extended Security Update (ESU). We have therefore decided that until the end of this Ex…

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Announcing Period 2 Exchange 2016/2019 Extended Security Update (ESU) program

While both Exchange 2016 and 2019 are out of support since October 2025, some of our customers who needed more time to finalize migrations to Exchange Subscription Edition (SE) have opted to enroll in…

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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SharePoint Blog

Building a modern digital workplace on Microsoft 365 - WebVine - SharePoint Partner Showcase

We are excited to share a new episode on our partner showcase series focused on SharePoint in Microsoft 365. In this brief discussion Chloe Dervin and James Dellow from WebVine join Vesa Juvonen from …

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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Microsoft 365 Insider Blog

Meet video recap: a new way to revisit key moments in Teams meetings

Hi, Insiders! I am Anqi Chen, a Senior Product Manager on the Microsoft Teams team. I’m excited to share with you a new way to catch up on your meetings: video recap. Meet video recap: a new way to re…

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Get more from Power Query in Excel with these little-known capabilities

If you use Excel or Power BI to work with data, you’ve likely encountered Power Query - and may already rely on it regularly across desktop and web. It pulls data together, cleans it up, and prepares …

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Modernizing Change Management for Microsoft 365 Customers

Hi, Microsoft 365 Insiders! I’m Jim Barber, a Principal PM Manager on the Microsoft 365 Change Management team. I’m excited to share with you our first step in modernizing the change management releas…

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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Microsoft Azure Blog

Optimize object storage costs automatically with smart tier—now generally available

By continuously optimizing data placement, smart tier ensures your storage costs are aligned with actual usage. The post Optimize object storage costs automatically with smart tier—now generally avail…

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Cloud Cost Optimization: Principles that still matter

Discover how cloud cost optimization adapts in the age of AI, with best practices for managing spend, improving efficiency, and maximizing value. The post Cloud Cost Optimization: Principles that stil…

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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ITOps Talk Blog

Internet Information Services Learning Path

Internet Information Services (IIS) is the modular web server and application platform that first shipped as an optional add-on for Windows NT 3.51 in 1995, evolving from basic HTTP and FTP services i…

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Azure Virtual Desktop Blog

App attach in Azure Virtual Desktop now supports Windows Server 2025 and Windows Server 2022

Managing applications in virtualized desktop and server environments has traditionally required IT teams to bake apps directly into base images, driving image sprawl, slower updates, and higher operat…

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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Intune Customer Success

Migrating Frontline Mobile Devices: Understanding the reality of your estate

By: Carol Burns - Principal Product Manager | Microsoft Intune and Sucheta Gawade, Microsoft MVP (Azure & Security / Intune) Practitioner perspective from Sucheta Gawade, Microsoft MVP (Azure & Securi…

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Microsoft Security Blog

Incident response for AI: Same fire, different fuel

AI changes how incidents unfold and how we respond. Learn which IR practices still apply and where new telemetry, tools, and skills are needed. The post Incident response for AI: Same fire, different …

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Dissecting Sapphire Sleet’s macOS intrusion from lure to compromise

The Microsoft Defender Security Research Team uncovered a sophisticated macOS intrusion campaign attributed to the North Korean threat actor Sapphire Sleet that abuses user driven execution and social…

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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Building your cryptographic inventory: A customer strategy for cryptographic posture management

Learn how to build a comprehensive cryptographic inventory and strengthen quantum‑safe readiness using Microsoft Security tools, best‑practice lifecycle models, and partner solutions. The post Buildin…

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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Microsoft Power Platform Blog

Making business apps smarter with AI, Copilot, and agents in Power Apps

Explore new Power Apps updates that introduce Copilot, app skills, and agents to apps, extending intelligence to the AI surfaces where work happens. The post Making business apps smarter with AI, Copi…

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Education Blog

Minecraft Education Lesson Plans in Teach: AI-powered lesson planning meets the world of Minecraft

As educators, you’ve told us that some of your most time-consuming work is adapting lessons for engagement, aligning them to standards, and finding ways to bring immersive experiences into your curric…

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Microsoft Viva Blog

Research Drop: Tracking the Rise of Perceived AI Value at Work

Research Drop in Brief: Most AI measurements focus on adoption, but adoption alone doesn’t tell us whether AI is actually changing how work feels and functions. RIVA (Realized Individual Value of AI)…

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Skype for Business Blog

No Skype for Business Server Security Updates for April 2026

Although Skype for Business 2015 and 2019 are now out of support, some customers have purchased the Skype for Business 2015 and 2019 Extended Security Update (ESU). We have therefore decided that unti…

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Announcing “Period 2” for Skype for Business Server 2015/2019 Extended Security Update (ESU) Program

While both Skype for Business (SfB) Server 2015 and 2019 have been out of Support since October 2025, some of our customers who needed more time to finalize migrations to SfB Server Subscription Editi…

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Azure AI Foundry Blog

Simplifying Image Classification with Azure AutoML for Images: A Practical Guide

  1. The Challenge of Traditional Image Classification Anyone who has worked with computer vision knows the drill: you need to classify images, so you dive into TensorFlow or PyTorch, spend days archite…

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Building Real-Time Speech Translation with AI Avatars with Azure Speech Services

Introduction Language barriers remain one of the biggest challenges in communication. Whether you are holding an all-hands meeting for a globally distributed team, consulting with non-native speakin…

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Introducing MAI-Image-2-Efficient: Faster, More Efficient Image Generation

Building on our momentum Just last week, we celebrated a major milestone: the public preview launch of three new first-party Microsoft AI models in Microsoft Foundry: MAI-Image-2, MAI-Voice-1, and MAI…

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Gemma 4 now available in Microsoft Foundry

Experimenting with open-source models has become a core part of how innovative AI teams stay competitive: experimenting with the latest architectures and often fine-tuning on proprietary data to achie…

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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Claude Opus 4.7 is available on Microsoft Foundry

Anthropic continues to push the frontier of AI for real-world, production work with its new model Claude Opus 4.7. Opus 4.7 is Anthropic’s most advanced generally available model. Teams building on …

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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