2026-11-04
Copilot Chat: limits for users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license
Microsoft is extending fair-use limits to additional Copilot Chat capabilities for users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license in commercial tenants.
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2026-11-05
Microsoft announced the updated Education portfolio, including A7 with Copilot, Agent 365 and Entra Suite, and a staged transition for legacy education benefits.
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2026-11-04
Microsoft is extending fair-use limits to additional Copilot Chat capabilities for users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license in commercial tenants.
2026-11-03
Microsoft moved default-on usage-based billing for new CSP purchases of Microsoft 365 Copilot Business to January–March 2027.
2026-10-15
Microsoft marks the missing Copilot entry points in classic Outlook as fixed; the documented symptom starts at build 20026.20182.
2026-10-13
Current Channel: Version 2609 (Build 20430.20182) Monthly Enterprise Channel: Version 2609 (Build 20430.20180) Monthly Enterprise Channel: Version 2608 (Build 20326.20232) Monthly Enterprise Channel: Version 2607 (Build 20228.20276) Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (receives Monthly Enterprise Channel builds): Version 2609 (Build 20430.20178) Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (receives Monthly Enterprise Channel builds): Version 2608 (Build 20326.20230) Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (receives Monthly Enterprise Channel builds): Version 2607 (Build 20228.20274) Office 2024 Retail: Version 2609 (Build 20430.20182) Office 2021 Retail: Version 2608 (Build 20326.20232) Office LTSC 2024 Volume Licensed: Version 2408 (Build 17932.21056) Office LTSC 2021 Volume Licensed: Version 2108 (Build 14334.20974) Office 2019 Volume Licensed: Version 1808 (Build 10417.20228) Access CVE-2026-94506 CVE-2026-1028
2026-09-11
You can now customize the classic ribbon by right-clicking the ribbon and choosing which commands and groups appear on the Home and View tabs.
2026-09-11
Session and Response Sharing let Microsoft 365 Copilot users share Copilot chat content through a link.
2026-09-11
Deeper insights into Cowork adoption and impact accessible from the new AI Cost dashboard and Copilot dashboard.
2026-09-11
Copilot Notebooks in OneNote now suggests artifacts to create, such as Word documents, Excel workbooks, and PowerPoint presentations, based on Microsoft 365 knowledge and the content in your notebook.
2026-09-11
We're replacing the existing More places experience in OneDrive Web with a refreshed Libraries view.
2026-09-11
Users can now work with SharePoint document library views directly from OneDrive.
2026-09-11
Users can now collaborate with Copilot to make improvements to email drafts.
2026-09-11
Access combo and list boxes now support LinkMasterFields and LinkChildFields, enabling cascading dropdowns such as Country filtering City without VBA.
2026-09-11
Microsoft Purview Endpoint data loss prevention is expanding coverage to Copilot + PCs initially to support Recall snapshots and determining whether policies exist to prevent capture of windows containing restricted sensitivity labels and Sensitive information types (SITs).
2026-09-08
Current Channel: Version 2608 (Build 20326.20144) Monthly Enterprise Channel: Version 2608 (Build 20326.20142) Monthly Enterprise Channel: Version 2607 (Build 20228.20226) Monthly Enterprise Channel: Version 2606 (Build 20131.20260) Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (receives Monthly Enterprise Channel builds): Version 2608 (Build 20326.20140) Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (receives Monthly Enterprise Channel builds): Version 2607 (Build 20228.20226) Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (receives Monthly Enterprise Channel builds): Version 2606 (Build 20131.20258) Office 2024 Retail: Version 2608 (Build 20326.20144) Office 2021 Retail: Version 2608 (Build 20326.20144) Office LTSC 2024 Volume Licensed: Version 2408 (Build 17932.20976) Office LTSC 2021 Volume Licensed: Version 2108 (Build 14334.20906) Office 2019 Volume Licensed: Version 1808 (Build 10417.20207) Access CVE-2026-69477 CVE-2026-6952
12.08.2026
Microsoft released Current Channel Preview Version 2608, Build 20326.20072 on August 12, 2026.
11.08.2026
Microsoft 365 Apps Current Channel Version 2607, Build 20228.20190 resolves a MailTips issue in Outlook.
11.08.2026
Office LTSC 2024 Version 2408 was updated to Build 17932.20910 on August 11, 2026.
11.08.2026
Microsoft released Office for Mac Version 16.112, Build 26081010 with Excel Copilot capabilities and Outlook improvements.
2026-08-11
Current Channel: Version 2607 (Build 20228.20190) Monthly Enterprise Channel: Version 2607 (Build 20228.20188) Monthly Enterprise Channel: Version 2606 (Build 20131.20206) Monthly Enterprise Channel: Version 2605 (Build 20026.20266) Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (receives Monthly Enterprise Channel builds): Version 2607 (Build 20228.20186) Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (receives Monthly Enterprise Channel builds): Version 2606 (Build 20131.20206) Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel: Version 2508 (Build 19127.20730) Office 2024 Retail: Version 2607 (Build 20228.20190) Office 2021 Retail: Version 2607 (Build 20228.20190) Office LTSC 2024 Volume Licensed: Version 2408 (Build 17932.20910) Office LTSC 2021 Volume Licensed: Version 2108 (Build 14334.20848) Office 2019 Volume Licensed: Version 1808 (Build 10417.20197) Access CVE-2026-64906 CVE-2026-64908 CVE-2026-64912 CVE-2026-64914 CVE-2026-6491
15.07.2026
Die Preview behebt fehlende Outlook DLP Policy Tips nach dem Anhängen sensibler Dateien.
14.07.2026
Der aktuelle produktive Build behebt Outlook-Abstürze bei Kalendern und fehlende DLP Policy Tips für sensible Anhänge.
14.07.2026
Der neue Monthly-Enterprise-Build enthält Security Updates sowie Funktions- und Performancefixes.
14.07.2026
Der unterstützte 2605-Branch erhält Juli Security Updates und Quality Fixes.
14.07.2026
Auch der 2604-Branch erhält einen separaten Juli Security Build.
14.07.2026
Mit Version 2606 vereinheitlicht Microsoft den Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel und den Monthly Enterprise Channel zu einem Enterprise-orientierten Servicing-Modell.
14.07.2026
Aktueller Zielstand: Version 2606, Build 20131.20154; veröffentlicht am 14. Juli 2026.
14.07.2026
Aktueller Monthly-Enterprise-Zielstand ist Version 2606, Build 20131.20152.
14.07.2026
Unterstützter Parallelstand: Version 2605, Build 20026.20236.
14.07.2026
Unterstützter Parallelstand: Version 2604, Build 19929.20264.
14.07.2026
Der vereinheitlichte SAEC-Zweig erhält Version 2606, Build 20131.20150.
14.07.2026
Der klassische SAEC-Zweig bleibt mit Version 2508, Build 19127.20730 unterstützt.
14.07.2026
Microsoft listet für den Juli-Release 78 CVE-Einträge über Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote und die Office Suite.
14.07.2026
Microsoft dokumentiert in diesem Build zwei konkrete Outlook-Fixes; neue Features werden für diesen Release nicht aufgeführt.
07.07.2026
Der Build behebt einen Outlook-Absturz bei Copilot Compose Chat und die Sichtbarkeit von Help me write im High-Contrast-Modus.
30.06.2026
Microsoft dokumentiert allgemeine Funktions- und Performancefixes für diesen 2606-Build.
25.06.2026
Der Release behebt deutliche Access-Performanceprobleme bei Formularen, Subforms und Record Navigation.
07.2026
Microsoft erwartet im Juli keine neuen MEC-Clientfeatures; Security- und Quality-Updates werden weiterhin veröffentlicht.