Thursday, 27 August 2026

Conversational configuration of connectors in Copilot Studio

Makers will configure the connectors an agent needs through a simple in-chat sign-in instead of opening a separate settings experience. The roadmap entry lists the rollout for Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) only, with no GCC or sovereign cloud instance named.

Why it matters: Connector setup stops pulling makers out of the authoring flow, which lowers the bar for handing agent building to business-side makers.

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Events in Meet app in Teams in GCC

The Meet app is being renamed to the Events app and gains discovery of events across the organization, tracking of upcoming events, and organizing of professional events. This entry is scoped to the GCC cloud instance.

Why it matters: GCC tenants get an events surface commercial tenants already have, and the app rename needs to reach end-user comms before October.

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Hide Organizer Name in Calendar View on Teams Panels and MTR-A

Admins get a Show Organizer Name toggle across management portals and device consoles, controlling whether organizer names appear on Teams panels and Teams Rooms on Android calendar views. Teams Rooms Pro and Shared Space licenses are required.

Why it matters: Answers a recurring privacy objection to room panels in open-plan and shared-floor offices without turning off the calendar view.

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Planner: Track task progress with the Completion (%) field

A new Completion (%) column in Planner gives a more precise view of task progress, letting teams communicate incremental progress rather than only not started, in progress, and completed.

Why it matters: Removes the usual workaround of custom fields or an export to Project when a client wants percentage-based progress reporting.

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Microsoft Partner Compliance Readiness training now available in the Partner Skilling hub

The Partner Skilling hub replaces both Partner University and the Partner Compliance gallery as the single destination for partner compliance training.

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