Microsoft 365 updates on new Copilot capabilities

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Microsoft has announced a set of upcoming enhancements that continue to expand the value of Copilot across Microsoft 365. These updates introduce new ways for users to manage collaboration and meeting experiences with less context switching and more control. As always, timelines may shift as development progresses. I have provided the official reference IDs and documentation links for your convenience. Schedule meetings directly from Copilot Chat The first update introduces a new capability that allows users to schedule meetings directly from Copilot chat. This feature reached general availability worldwide with rollout completed by late January 2026. It enables users to find available times, book rooms, draft agendas, and send invitations entirely within the chat experience, reducing the need to move between applications and helping streamline everyday workflow. The feature is on by default, requires no administrator configuration, and respects all existing calendar and meeting polici...

Microsoft Authenticator lite generally available

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Microsoft Authenticator Lite has been made generally available (post). This is a feature allowing Microsoft Outlook to work as the authenticator app for a user. This is a nice feature for users who are not using MFA, or maybe still use SMS MFA for their login and don't want to install the authenticator app for some reason.

I would of course, recommend to use the authenticator app itself, but admit this can simplify things for users. The feature isn't "brand new", but it has not been supported for the legacy "per user mfa" a lot of organizations are still using. 

If you do not want this new feature available to users, you would have to turn it off, as it seems it will automatically made available to everyone. There is a good description of how to do so in this article. This will be rolling out from late september and for a couple of weeks.