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Dated, sourced updates on SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365 service changes, and ShareMaster releases.

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Platform & Rollouts

SharePoint Advanced Management Gets a Dedicated Admin Role

Microsoft expanded SharePoint Advanced Management in 2026 with a new dedicated admin role, AI-powered Admin Agent, and file-level oversharing reports.

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Copilot & AI

OpenAI Now a Subprocessor in Microsoft 365 Copilot

As of July 24, 2026, OpenAI GPT-5.6 is active as an M365 Copilot subprocessor. Here is what the MC1422074 auto-enable means for Microsoft 365 admins.

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Platform & Rollouts

SharePoint Adds Co-Authoring for Markdown Files

Microsoft is rolling out real-time co-authoring, autosave, and inline comments for Markdown files in SharePoint and OneDrive. Here's the rollout detail.

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Retirements & End of Support

SharePoint Featured Links Retire: What to Know

Featured Links on the SharePoint Start Page are being removed by late July 2026. Here is what admins should audit and replace before the links disappear.

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Security & Compliance

SharePoint RAC Now Enforced Across Microsoft 365 Search

RAC-restricted SharePoint sites drop from M365 search results for unauthorised users as of late July 2026. Here's what SharePoint admins need to check.

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Copilot & AI

SharePoint Copilot Approval Tracking: What Admins Need

Copilot in SharePoint now builds approval tracking and status views from plain-English prompts. Here is what admins should check before teams rely on it.

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Security & Compliance

Microsoft 365 Backup Adds Full Workload Coverage

One policy now protects every SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange item by default. Here's what Full Workload Backup changes and what to check before turning it on.

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Sharing & Access

SharePoint Site Ownership: What Admins Need to Know

Struggling to keep every SharePoint site owned? MC1402118 requires two owners per site. Here's what admins must do before enforcement lands.

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Security & Compliance

SharePoint DLP File Quarantine: What Admins Need to Know

Microsoft's File Quarantine action for SharePoint and OneDrive DLP policies is now generally available. Here's what changes and what to check first.

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Security & Compliance

SharePoint DLP: Policy Tips and Alerts Now Separate

Microsoft is decoupling DLP policy tips from email notifications for SharePoint and OneDrive (MC791114). Here's what changes and why it matters for admins.

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Security & Compliance

SharePoint DLP External Access Block: What Admins Should Know

A new Purview DLP action blocks external SharePoint and OneDrive access by domain or user. Here's what MC1338823 changes and how to prepare.

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Security & Compliance

SharePoint Guest Access: What Admins Need to Know

90 days is the new ceiling for stale SharePoint guest access. Here's what SharePoint admins can do about MC1398452 before enforcement begins.

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Copilot & AI

SharePoint Copilot Apps: Public Preview Launched July 2026

SharePoint Copilot Apps entered public preview on July 1, 2026, giving every tenant Copilot-connected SPFx experiences with no extra infrastructure.

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Platform & Rollouts

OneDrive Moves to cloud.microsoft: What Admins Need to Know

From July 2026, OneDrive transitions to cloud.microsoft. What SharePoint admins need to check: firewall rules, custom apps, and conditional access.

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Copilot & AI

SharePoint Copilot Adds Interactive Reports (July 2026)

Copilot in SharePoint now generates interactive HTML reports from document libraries. Here is what the July 2026 update delivers and who gets access.

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Retirements & End of Support

SharePoint Designer 2013 End of Support: What to Do Next

SharePoint Designer 2013 loses all Microsoft support on July 14, 2026. Here is what admins running SPD-based workflows need to do before the deadline.

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Copilot & AI

SharePoint Copilot Opt-Out Preview: What to Do Now

Copilot in SharePoint is live as an opt-out preview from mid-June 2026. Find out what permissions to review before AI surfaces your content automatically.

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Sharing & Access

SharePoint Org-Wide Link Expiry: What Admins Need to Know

Org-wide sharing links in SharePoint had no expiry by default. Microsoft's MC1242772 changes that. Here is what admins need to configure before rollout completes.

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Platform & Rollouts

Viva Connections Becomes the SharePoint App in Teams

No licence change required. The Viva Connections app in Teams becomes the SharePoint app from June 2026. Here is what changes and what you need to do.

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Retirements & End of Support

Teams Live Events Retirement: What Admins Need to Know

Teams Live Events shut down on June 30, 2026. Here is what Microsoft 365 admins must do to protect SharePoint recordings and move broadcasts to Teams Town Hall.

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Sharing & Access

SharePoint Sensitivity Labels: What Admins Need to Know

Stop users sharing protected documents without context. Microsoft now shows sensitivity label names in the SharePoint and OneDrive sharing dialogs for Microsoft 365.

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Retirements & End of Support

Office Online Server Retirement 2026: What Admins Must Do

Office Online Server retires on December 31, 2026, with no extended support path. Here is what SharePoint administrators still running OOS need to do now.

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Copilot & AI

SharePoint Authoritative Sites: What Admins Need to Know

New Copilot update lets admins designate trusted SharePoint sites as authoritative sources. General availability rollout begins mid-June 2026.

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Platform & Rollouts

SharePoint Framework 1.23 GA: What Admins Need to Know

SPFx 1.23 reached general availability on 28 May 2026. Here is what SharePoint admins need to check before deploying or updating custom solutions.

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