Upcoming Features in Microsoft 365 Copilot app: Wave 2 Spring Release (2025)

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The next wave of Microsoft 365 Copilot app is coming Microsoft just announced a huge set of new features for the Microsoft 365 Copilot app as part of they call the Wave 2 Spring release .  Let's dive into some of the key features and improvements coming your way. Some of them will be available for all users and some will be limited to users with a license. Updated app layout: Navigation Pane (1) The Microsoft 365 Copilot app's left navigation pane will provide all users (licensed and unlicensed) users with access to essential modules such as Search, Chat, Notebooks, Create, and Apps. The workspace can be personalized by users which can pin or unpin apps and agents.  New module: Notebooks (2) Copilot Notebooks turn notes, documents, and work data into immediate insights and actions. Users  can gather information from chats, meetings, pages, and files, as well as organize and store important documents, notes, and tasks. This feature then grounds chats in the contents o...

Leagcy portals to control MFA is set to retire in September 2025

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Microsoft recently introduced a new campaign to encourage users to register for Multifactor Authentication, and move away from less secure authentication methods, such as SMS and phone calls. When users sign in with these legacy methods, they will be prompted to set up the Microsoft Authenticator. Users can ignore this a couple of times, but will eventually be forced to register.

IT administrators looking for guidance on how to control the behavior, start an early migration or maybe exempt certain users, can follow this guidance

As a follow-up to this new way of controlling MFA, Microsoft recently announced that the legacy version of Multifactor Authentication will be retired on September 30th, 2025. Organizations are advised to transition their authentication methods before the deadline in 2025.