Key Dates

Upcoming Microsoft 365 rollout milestones, feature retirements, and compliance windows — organized by Modern Work practice area. Not everything here requires action; use the Applies to note to decide if it's relevant to your environment.

Last updated: 2026-07-17 · ← Back to homepage

Endpoint & Device Management

1 deadline

Aug 1, 2026

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS EOS (Intune)

Applies to Intune-managed Linux fleets

Identify 22.04 devices in Intune and start upgrade comms. New enrollments blocked after EOS.

Collaboration & Productivity

3 deadlines

Aug 1, 2026

Teams Rooms IntelliFrame People Labels (Windows) GA

Applies to Orgs running Teams Rooms Pro on Windows with compatible intelligent cameras

Plan face-enrollment policy and confirm camera compatibility for Rooms devices ahead of GA.

Aug 1, 2026

Teams Rooms on Android: Front-of-Room View Control GA

Applies to Orgs running Town Halls via Teams Rooms Pro on Android

If you run Town Halls from Rooms on Android, plan testing ahead of GA.

Oct 1, 2026

EWS Disablement in Exchange Online

Applies to Orgs with apps or service accounts still authenticating to Exchange Online via EWS

Audit all apps/service accounts still authenticating via EWS. Configure EWSAllowedAppIDs for stragglers and set internal migration milestones now - don't wait for enforcement to discover dependencies.

AI & Copilot

1 deadline

Sep 1, 2026

Copilot in PowerPoint: GCC / Sovereign Cloud GA

Applies to GCC and sovereign cloud Copilot tenants

Add to your GCC/GCC-H Copilot rollout timeline and validate brand kit configuration ahead of release.