Sunday, 6 September 2026

Create videos with Copilot from the Clipchamp Start page

Copilot generates a video directly from the Clipchamp Start page: from a prompt or an existing document it drafts the script, selects visuals, adds narration and assembles the video, which the user then reviews, refines and exports. Roadmap 553215 is Launched for Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) on desktop, Mac and web, GA date April CY2026.

Why it matters: Gives internal comms and enablement work a Copilot-native path to video without a separate editing skillset.

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OpenAI GPT-6 Astra available in Copilot Cowork and Copilot Studio

GPT-6 Astra joins the frontier models in Copilot Cowork and Copilot Studio, aimed at delegating larger tasks rather than guiding work step by step, with Work IQ grounding it in files, meetings, chats and business data inside existing permissions. Availability may vary by region and organization, and admins manage access and configure availability through the Microsoft 365 admin center.

Why it matters: Model choice for delegated work moves both cost and output quality, and the region and organization variability means availability has to be verified per tenant before it is promised to a customer.

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Anthropic Claude Fable 5.1 available in Copilot Cowork and Copilot Studio

Claude Fable 5.1 joins the frontier models in Copilot Cowork and Copilot Studio, described as built for long-running work, financial analysis and front-end visual coding, with tighter up-front plans and more concise closing summaries. It rolls out to eligible users only, availability may vary by region and organization, and admin access control runs through the AI subprocessor connection setting.

Why it matters: Two frontier models landed in the same surfaces within three days, so model selection guidance written before September is already out of date.

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Workflows built from scratch can take multiple steps

Teams Workflows lets a user add multiple steps when building a workflow from scratch instead of being held to a single step. Roadmap 569209 is rolling out to Targeted Release and Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) on Desktop and Mac, GA date September CY2026.

Why it matters: Raises what an end user can automate inside Teams without opening Power Automate, which changes where simple automation requests land.

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Refreshed file browsing and filtering in OneDrive Web

OneDrive Web gets multiple simultaneous filters across Home, Shared, People, Meetings and Favorites, the same filtering in folder views such as My files and shared folders, and file-type filtering through both filter pills and the filter pane. The modern SharePoint document library experience also comes to OneDrive Web with an updated layout and navigation. Roadmap 566316 is rolling out to Targeted Release and Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) on web, GA date August CY2026.

Why it matters: A visible end-user UI change, so adoption material and support screenshots showing the old OneDrive Web layout need reshooting.

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Viva Insights leaders and analysts can create and customize Power BI reports

Viva Insights leaders and analysts can open a Power BI report and edit the time range, filters, attributes and visuals to fit their organization, then save the report to view later. Roadmap 566317 is rolling out Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) on web, GA date September CY2026.

Why it matters: Removes the round trip to a BI team for routine Viva Insights reporting changes.

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Planner tab support for shared and private channels in Teams

Microsoft Planner can be added as a tab in shared and private Teams channels, so tasks are created and managed inside the channel. Roadmap 558928 is Launched for Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) on Desktop, Mac and web, GA date August CY2026.

Why it matters: Closes a long-standing gap for teams that run their work in private or shared channels rather than standard ones.

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Text and shape animations in the Clipchamp video editor

Clipchamp Editor supports preset in and out animations on text layers, with control over duration and direction and a preview before export, across web and native desktop. Roadmap 564968 is Launched for Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GA date July CY2026.

Why it matters: Small but visible polish for internal communications video produced in Clipchamp.

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Endpoint DLP device health reporting dashboard reaches the government clouds

The Microsoft Purview Endpoint Data Loss Prevention dashboard shows device health across all devices so admins can confirm systems are ready to receive policy updates and identify the ones that are not. Roadmap 561033 is Launched for GCC, GCC High and DoD on web, GA date July CY2026; the entry lists no Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) availability.

Why it matters: Endpoint DLP coverage gaps fail silently, and this is the government-cloud rollout of the report that exposes them.

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What's New in Microsoft Copilot | August 2026

Monthly roundup covering effort level and cost control in Cowork, text selections and session sharing in Copilot Chat, Copilot Notebooks changes, meeting recap languages in Teams, and Copilot updates in Word, Excel, SharePoint and Outlook.

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