Articles from July 9, 2026
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Microsoft Purview Now Spots Risk in Encrypted Office Docs on Government Windows PCs
Government agencies and defense contractors running Microsoft 365 have a new tool to prevent data leaks from encrypted documents stored on Windows endpoints. Microsoft is rolling out Roadmap ID...
Microsoft Copilot's Agent Mode Now Directly Edits Word Documents — Here's What Users Need to Know
Microsoft has quietly flipped the switch on a long-awaited Copilot feature: Agent Mode for Word. As of November 2025, the feature—tracked under Microsoft 365 roadmap ID 499428—is officially...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Will Finally Show Its Work with Deep Citations
Microsoft is preparing to add source citations directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot’s responses, a long-requested capability designed to help users verify information and meet compliance...
Military and Government Copilot Chat Gets Agent Widgets in July 2026 Roadmap Update
Microsoft has revealed that its Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat for government and military cloud environments will gain agent-based widgets powered by MCP technology, with a planned rollout in July 2026....
Viva Engage's New 'Recent' Feed Puts Fresh Content First – What It Means for Your Daily Workflow
Microsoft is preparing to add a second content feed to the Viva Engage home page, giving employees a straightforward, time-sorted view of all posts from their networks. The new “Recent” feed,...
After Years of Waiting, Teams Private Channels Finally Get Planner Tabs in August 2026
Microsoft has quietly confirmed that Planner tabs will at last become available inside Microsoft Teams private and shared channels, with worldwide general availability targeted for August 2026. The...
Microsoft to Give IT Admins PowerShell Kill Switch for Teams Interpreter Audio in July 2026
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Windows 11’s Task View Is the Multitasking Overhaul You Never Knew You Needed
Paul Thurrott’s updated Windows 11 Field Guide, published July 8, 2026, once again trains the spotlight on Task View—a multitasking control that has shipped in every version of Windows since 2015...