New Year, New Momentum: Here are three Copilot updates to get you started into 2026

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It's a new year, so I thought I'd start the year by mentioning three features already released, or soon going to be released. One of the features improves the workflow of sharing files with comments, the other improves the application specific Copilot, and the last feature makes it easer to find the nest available timeslot for a 1:1 meeting. As with all of my other posts, timelines can shift, and the timelines in this post is as written in the Message Center at the time of posting. AI-Summary experience when sharing files. With this new feature, copilot intent to help users share files with clearer context in just a few steps. Users will get the capability to generate a concise summary of a file and include it when sharing from the File Explorer share dialog or the OneDrive activity center. This will make it easier to share the context of a file and giving the receiver a faster understanding of what a document or file contains before they open it. General Availability announced...

Updates to Breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams

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Three new features for breakout rooms have been announced in the admin center recently. 

- Persistent breakout rooms assignment persists across subsequent sessions or recurring meetings.
- Reassign participants when rooms are open.
- Organizers can set timers for breakout sessions.

These features will be available by default, and might want to update training and adoption material accordingly. The current schedule for these features are to be rolled out from Mid April and forward.