Microsoft’s Latest Releases Week of May 1 2025

May 1, 2025 Dellenny

This week, Microsoft has unveiled several significant updates across its product lines, emphasizing advancements in AI, productivity tools, and enterprise solutions. Here’s a comprehensive overview:

🔧 Dynamics 365 & Power Platform: 2025 Release Wave 1

Microsoft has initiated the rollout of the 2025 Release Wave 1 for Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform, introducing numerous enhancements aimed at improving business operations:

Dynamics 365 Sales: Enhanced with AI-driven Copilot features to assist sellers in achieving targets, boosting productivity, and streamlining tasks. The updated user experience offers automated research, continuous follow-ups, and prioritized tasks to guide sellers effectively.
Customer Service & Contact Center: Introduces agentic capabilities for case and knowledge management, AI-driven routing, and extended Copilot functionalities to enhance productivity. The Contact Center now supports multimodal customer intent agents and improved unified routing features.
Field Service: Emphasizes Copilot-first experiences, including automated inspection generation, actionable insights for schedulers, and seamless integrations with Teams and Outlook.
Power Platform: Updates span across Power Apps, Power Pages, Power Automate, and AI Builder, focusing on governance, administration, and enhanced analytics capabilities.

🤖 Copilot Studio: April 2025 Enhancements

Copilot Studio has received notable updates aimed at enhancing AI agent capabilities and user experience:

Computer Use in Agents: Introduced as a limited research preview, allowing agents to utilize computer resources more effectively.
New Microsoft Graph Connectors: Facilitating better data integration and accessibility.
Advanced Approvals in Agent Flows: Streamlining complex approval processes within workflows.
Customer Managed Keys Support: Enhancing security by allowing customers to manage their encryption keys.
ROI Analysis with Viva Insights: Providing analytics to assess the return on investment of Copilot Studio agents.

🛡️ Microsoft 365 & Outlook: Security and Productivity Updates

Recent updates to Microsoft 365 and Outlook focus on enhancing security measures and user productivity:

“Report a Security Concern” Feature: Allows users to flag potential risks involving external participants in chats and meetings directly from the M365 admin center.
Sensitivity Labels in Microsoft Loop: Admins can now apply sensitivity labels to Loop components within Teams messages, ensuring better data classification and protection
Auto-Mapping in Outlook for Windows: Simplifies access to automapped calendars during transitions to the new Outlook interface.
Enhanced Purview Audit Search Filters: Introduction of four new filters—Id, UserType, UserKey, and ClientIP—to refine audit searches.

🌐 Microsoft Edge Version 136 Released

Microsoft Edge has been updated to version 136.0.3240.8, with the stable release rolled out during the week of May 1, 2025. While specific features of this update haven’t been detailed, users can expect performance improvements and security enhancements typical of such releases.

🖥️ Windows Server 2025: New Features and Improvements

Windows Server 2025 introduces several features aimed at improving system management and user experience:

In-Place Upgrade Support: Allows direct upgrades from Windows Server 2012 R2 and later versions.Microsoft Learn
Wi-Fi Enablement: Wireless LAN Service is now installed by default, simplifying wireless connectivity setup.
Hotpatch (Preview): Enables OS security updates without requiring system restarts, improving uptime and reducing maintenance windows.

📅 Upcoming Event: Microsoft Build 2025

Looking ahead, Microsoft Build 2025 is scheduled for May 19–22 in Seattle, Washington. The event is expected to showcase significant advancements in AI, including potential announcements related to GPT-5 integration, updates to Copilot functionalities, and new Surface devices. Attendees can anticipate sessions covering developer tools, analytics, security, and Windows OS developments.

Source: Microsoft Build 2025 Preview