Sharepoint
The latest Sharepoint coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Finally Forces Internal SharePoint Links to Expire — What Admins Must Do Now
Microsoft closed a significant governance gap on July 20, 2026, when it officially launched expiration policies for “People in your organization” sharing links across SharePoint and OneDrive....
SharePoint Pages to Get Design Guides and One-Click Conversion for Flexible Sections
Microsoft will roll out a set of authoring improvements for SharePoint Pages in August 2026, including visual column guides, persistent gridlines, and a command to convert existing sections into...
Don’t Let Users Archive SharePoint Files Without a Plan: Disable the Default Before Your Pilot
Microsoft’s SharePoint Online now includes file-level archiving for every site that has Microsoft 365 Archive enabled—and it’s turned on by default. Any employee with edit permissions can...
SharePoint Hero Links Will Make Every Shared URL Mutable — Here’s How to Get Ready
Microsoft is redesigning how sharing links work across SharePoint, OneDrive, and the entire Microsoft 365 file experience, with a new “Hero Link” system set to reach general availability in...
SharePoint and OneDrive External Sharing Faces Disruption in July 2026 — Here’s How to Prepare
Starting July 2026, Microsoft will require every external user accessing shared files in SharePoint Online and OneDrive to have a Microsoft Entra B2B guest account. Collaborators who relied on...
The Clock Is Ticking for SharePoint SMAT: Your Migration Strategy Needs a Rethink by October 2026
Microsoft has set a hard deadline: October 1, 2026, marks the end of support for the SharePoint Migration Assessment Tool (SMAT), pushing SharePoint farm administrators to adopt the built-in scanning...
Project Online's 2026 Deadline: Your Export Won't Save You Without a SharePoint Audit
Microsoft has set the retirement date for Project Online: September 30, 2026. After that, the service and all its data will become permanently inaccessible. For the thousands of organizations that...
Admins will soon pick which SharePoint sites Copilot Search trusts most—here's what to do now
Microsoft is giving IT administrators a long-awaited governance lever for Copilot Search: the ability to mark specific SharePoint sites as authoritative, so the AI knows exactly which document...
Microsoft Plans Fivefold Purview Auto-Labeling Increase for SharePoint, OneDrive
Microsoft is preparing a substantial upgrade to its Purview Information Protection service, with a new Microsoft 365 Roadmap entry revealing plans to boost the daily auto-labeling limit for files...
Microsoft 365 Archive Now Lets You Freeze Individual SharePoint Files to Cut Costs—With Some Strings Attached
Microsoft has quietly rolled out file-level archiving in SharePoint to all worldwide standard multi-tenant tenants. Marked as launched on July 15, 2026, the feature under Roadmap ID 477371 lets...
Microsoft’s Purview Will Soon Flag Sensitive Files and Suggest Retention Rules for SharePoint and OneDrive
Microsoft plans to add a new capability to its Purview compliance platform that automatically surfaces sensitive data sitting in SharePoint and OneDrive, then recommends retention policies to match....
Microsoft Adds Dedicated Resource Hub and One-Click Setup to SharePoint Home Sites
Microsoft has delivered a set of long-awaited improvements to SharePoint home sites, headlined by a new Resources web part and a simpler way to create home sites directly from the admin center. The...