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Changes from Microsoft in February 2026

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February 2026

Pricing(2)

  1. Microsoft 365 Copilot: 30% off at 300+ licences; Copilot Business can be billed monthly

    PricingMicrosoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot Business +1

    The 30% runs for one year on annual CSP licences and needs at least 80% information worker coverage. From 1 March 2026, you can pay Microsoft 365 Copilot Business and its bundles monthly.

    #Microsoft’s announcement

  2. Microsoft 365 E3, E5 and Copilot: CSP promotion cap rises from 2,400 to 9,999 licences

    PricingMicrosoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5 +2 +1

    It covers eligible CSP promotions on Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5 and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Copilot Business promotions stay capped at 300 licences.

    #Microsoft’s announcement

Licensing(3)

  1. Microsoft 365 Business Premium + Copilot bundle: prerequisite error fixed from 19 February 2026

    LicensingMicrosoft 365 Business Premium, Microsoft Defender Suite for Business Premium +3 +2

    The bundle now counts as prerequisite for the Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview and combined Suite add-ons. If you are eligible, you can buy them again without doing anything.

    • Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    • Microsoft Defender Suite for Business Premium
    • Microsoft Purview Suite for Business Premium
    • Microsoft Defender and Purview Suites for Business Premium
    #Microsoft’s announcement

  2. CSP extended service terms: enforcement moves to 4 May 2026 from 1 April 2026

    Licensing

    At expiry, eligible subscriptions with auto-renew off roll into a paid extended service term unless set to renew or cancel. Agree your end-of-term option with your partner before then.

    #Microsoft’s announcement

  3. Microsoft Customer Agreement: no new CSP orders until you accept or your partner attests it

    LicensingMicrosoft Customer Agreement

    Accept the agreement in the Microsoft 365 admin center, or have your partner attest it through the enhanced attestation API. Older attestation methods were retired in January 2026.

    • Microsoft Customer Agreement
    #Microsoft’s announcement

Products & features(2)

  1. Microsoft Teams Shared Devices: segment SKUs renamed from 1 April 2026

    Products & featuresMicrosoft Teams Shared Devices, Microsoft Teams Shared Space – Single Space +1

    The Education, Government and Non-Profit SKUs become Microsoft Teams Shared Space – Single Space. Functionality, entitlements and SKU IDs stay the same, so you need not act.

    #Microsoft’s announcement

  2. Microsoft Defender portal: multitenant content distribution now copies rules and workbooks

    Products & featuresMicrosoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel +1

    You can push analytics rules, automation rules, workbooks and alert tuning rules from a source tenant to other tenants managed through delegated access.

    • Microsoft Defender
    • Microsoft Sentinel
    #Microsoft’s announcement

Retirements(1)

  1. Microsoft Sentinel: Azure portal retirement moves to 31 March 2027 (was 1 July 2026)

    RetirementsMicrosoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender +1    Upcoming

    Upcoming

    You have until then to move to the Microsoft Defender portal, where all new features land. Improvements such as multitenant management are targeted for general availability by May 2026.

    • Microsoft Sentinel
    • Microsoft Defender
    #Microsoft’s announcement

  1. Microsoft 365 roadmap: 86 features planned for general availability this month: 64 launched, 9 rolling out, 13 in development

    Most features: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) (33) · Microsoft Teams (16) · Microsoft Edge (11) · Microsoft Purview (11) · SharePoint (8)

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Source: Microsoft Partner Center announcements, February 2026

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ClearSource summarises Microsoft’s announcements in its own words and links each one to the original. Announcements that only concern Microsoft’s partners (partner programmes, tools, incentives) are left out. Prices are Microsoft’s public list prices for Switzerland in CHF, excl. VAT.