Power BI Introduces New Semantic Model Settings Pane in Preview

Microsoft has introduced a refreshed semantic model settings pane for Power BI, now available in preview. The redesigned experience aligns with the modern Microsoft Fabric interface and aims to make managing semantic models faster and more seamless by keeping users within their current workspace context. The update is part of Microsoft’s continued effort to improve usability and streamline modeling workflows across the Power BI ecosystem.

Here’s what you need to know:

• Why it matters

  The new settings pane keeps you in context, opening instantly without page reloads or navigating away from your semantic model. With collapsible sections, improved organization, and built-in search, it’s now faster and easier to find settings like refresh history, credentials, query caching, and sensitivity labels.

• Incremental rollout

  The settings pane is currently optional and can be opened from the existing settings page. In the coming months, it will become the default experience, while users will still have the option to switch back to the classic settings page during the transition period.

• How to open the settings pane

  Navigate to your semantic model’s settings page from the model context menu and select Open settings pane at the top of the page.

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Microsoft Launches Case Enrichment Simulation in Dynamics 365 Customer Service

As AI continues to play a bigger role in customer service operations, organisations are looking for better ways to validate automation before rolling it out at scale. Microsoft is addressing that challenge with the introduction of case enrichment simulation in Dynamics 365 Customer Service. The new capability helps teams evaluate AI-powered field prediction accuracy using historical case data before enabling the feature in live environments.

Here’s what you need to know:

• What It Does

  Admins can test AI-powered field predictions against real historical case data before rolling out case enrichment. This allows teams to evaluate results, refine field descriptions, and confidently enable the feature once accuracy meets business expectations.

• Key Capabilities

  Case Management Agent simulations provide flexible testing with detailed field-level and case-level comparisons, exportable Excel reports, re-run capabilities, and shadow runs to help teams continuously validate and refine AI prediction accuracy.

• Getting Started

  Open the Copilot Service admin center and navigate to: Case Settings → Case Management Agent → Case Creation and Update → Simulation. From there, you can run tests against historical cases and quickly identify where field descriptions may need tuning before enabling case enrichment.

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Microsoft Unveils Agentic CX Capabilities in Dynamics 365

Microsoft has announced new “agentic” customer experience capabilities in Microsoft Dynamics 365, positioning CX as a key driver of business growth. These innovations leverage AI to automate routine interactions across the customer journey while enabling more personalized and efficient engagement. The update also introduces real-time voice agents and AI-powered tools designed to unify and optimize the entire customer lifecycle.

Here’s what you need to know:

• From IVR to real conversations

  With real-time voice agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio, customers can speak naturally—no more rigid menus. AI understands intent in real time and carries context across self-service and human support, creating a seamless experience from start to finish.

• One connected contact center experience

  Dynamics 365 Contact Center unifies every interaction into a single journey. AI agents like Customer Assist, Quality Assurance, and Service Operations work together to automate, optimize, and elevate service across the entire lifecycle.

• Smarter selling that keeps deals moving

  With Dynamics 365 Sales, signals turn into action automatically. AI-powered agents provide real-time insights, recommend next steps, and keep CRM data up to date—helping sellers move faster with confidence and less manual effort.

• Conversations that drive real outcomes

  Dynamics 365 Customer Insights brings campaigns to life through two-way, AI-powered interactions. From voice to SMS, businesses can engage customers in real time, complete actions within conversations, and only involve humans when it truly matters.

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Microsoft Introduces Governance Preview in Dynamics 365 Customer Service

Microsoft has introduced a preview of Governance in Dynamics 365 Customer Service, expanding its customer service platform with new policy-driven controls for communication oversight. The update is designed to help organizations enforce compliance, brand safety, and regulatory standards across customer interactions, including AI-generated content. It reflects Microsoft’s continued push toward more controlled, AI-assisted service operations in enterprise environments.

Here’s why this matters:

• AI-ready compliance

  Ensure both human and AI-generated responses align with your organization’s policies before they ever reach the customer.

• Policy-driven oversight

  Administrators can define rules that help enforce brand, legal, and communication standards at scale.

• Visibility and control

  Track how policies are applied, what gets flagged, and how issues are resolved—bringing transparency to every interaction.

• Safe testing with simulation

  Test governance policies before full enforcement to reduce risk and fine-tune controls.

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Meet the New Service Operations Agent in Dynamics 365 Contact Center

Microsoft is introducing Service Operations Agent in Dynamics 365 Contact Center, an AI-powered capability designed to simplify how administrators configure, manage, and optimize contact center operations. Built directly into the platform, it brings conversational setup, configuration validation, and operational guidance into a single intelligent experience. This latest addition reflects Microsoft’s broader push toward more autonomous, agent-driven customer experience solutions in 2026.

Here’s what you need to know:

• Why this matters

  Managing a contact center often means juggling multiple tools, troubleshooting issues manually, and navigating complex configurations. Service Operations Agent simplifies this by bringing everything into a single, AI-powered conversational experience.

• What’s new

  An AI-powered administration layer now lets you set up channels, manage users, receive recommendations, orchestrate conversations through playbooks, and proactively detect issues—all in one place.

• How it works

  Built into the admin center, the agent uses natural language to guide you through setup, user management, orchestration, and troubleshooting with step-by-step assistance.

• Key capabilities

  This preview focuses on three areas: setup, diagnostics, and real-time conversation orchestration to keep your contact center running smoothly.

• Key benefits

  It speeds up onboarding, reduces errors, improves reliability, and enhances customer experience through proactive insights and automated in-queue management.

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Dynamics 365 Introduces Screen Recording for Deeper Service Insights

Microsoft has introduced screen recording capabilities in Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Contact Center, addressing a long-standing gap in visibility across customer interactions. The new feature enables organizations to capture on-screen workflows, giving supervisors deeper insight beyond voice and chat transcripts. By combining interaction data with real-time screen context, businesses can improve coaching, quality evaluation, and compliance efforts.

Here’s what you need to know:

• See what really happens behind every interaction

  Go beyond guesswork. Screen context helps supervisors deliver more accurate evaluations, uncover training gaps and process inefficiencies, speed up resolution times, and confidently validate compliance.

• Built for both calls and casework

  Whether it’s call handling or case management, this feature adapts to both. Automatically record screens during calls or manually capture sessions across chats and cases—then securely store everything in Dataverse with role-based access.

• Protect data while gaining insights

  Screen recordings can contain sensitive data, so security isn’t optional—it’s built in. With role-based permissions and enterprise-grade governance, only the right people can access recordings, helping you balance operational insights with compliance and trust.

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Microsoft Brings Cloud-Based AI Agents Directly Into Visual Studio

Microsoft’s April 2026 update for Visual Studio marks a major step toward more agent-driven development, introducing cloud agent integration directly within the IDE. Developers can now start cloud-based AI agent sessions to handle tasks remotely, streamlining workflows without leaving their coding environment. This update reinforces Microsoft’s push toward scalable, AI-assisted development by enabling asynchronous, agent-powered task execution.

Here are the new features:

• Cloud Agent Integration

  Start a session directly in Visual Studio, describe the task, and let the cloud agent take over—from creating an issue to delivering a pull request—while you keep working (or even step away).

• Build Your Own Custom Agents

  Create reusable agents tailored to your workflow—now available at both repo and user level, so your setup follows you across projects.

• C++ Agentic Code Navigation (GA)

  Copilot now understands your C++ code structure more deeply—tracing class hierarchies and function calls to support smarter refactoring and edits.

• Agentic Issue-to-Resolution Debugging

  Move beyond static analysis. The Debugger Agent replicates issues, analyzes runtime behavior, and walks you through fixes—step by step, in real time.

• Smarter IntelliSense Prioritisation

  Less noise, more focus. IntelliSense now takes priority, with Copilot stepping in only when you need it.

• Custom Copilot Shortcuts

  Fine-tune how you accept suggestions—by word, line, or full completion—based on how you code best.

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Azure Test Plans Introduces “Actual Result” for Manual Testing

Microsoft has rolled out the “Actual Result” capability in Azure Test Plans, giving teams a more precise way to document what actually happens during manual test runs. The feature is now in public preview and aims to strengthen audit readiness and testing accuracy.

Here’s what you need to know:

• Why it matters

  Manual testing is essential—but often lacks detailed visibility. The new Actual Result field lets you record precise outcomes per test step, improving traceability, audit readiness, and team collaboration.

• Key capabilities

  Capture step-level actual results with flexible configuration at the test plan level, while improving audit support and making test runs easier to review and automate.

• Getting started

  Enable it in your Test Plan Settings (requires Azure Test Plans license), select your preferred mode, and start a manual test run. You’ll be able to capture and review actual results directly in the Test Run Hub.

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Power Apps Enters the Next Phase of Copilot Conversations

Microsoft has announced that custom tools and rich app-powered UI for app-based conversations are now in public preview, marking the next evolution of Power Apps within Microsoft 365 Copilot. The update enables makers to go beyond standard grids and forms by building tailored business actions and immersive, interactive experiences directly inside Copilot. This move gives organizations greater flexibility to shape how users interact with their apps through conversational AI.

Here’s what you need to know:

• Custom tools: Bring your app logic into Copilot

  Your app’s MCP server already supports core actions like querying, creating, and updating data in Microsoft Dataverse. Now, you can go further. Custom tools let you extend your app agent with your own MCP-powered actions—built directly in Power Apps using the prompt builder. Define the name, description, and instructions, and Copilot intelligently decides when to use each tool based on its metadata.

• App-powered UI widgets: Design the experience

  Widgets are standalone, MCP-compliant HTML components built with Fluent UI, automatically adapting to Copilot’s light and dark themes. You can even generate them using natural language with the generate-mcp-app-ui skill in Claude Code or GitHub Copilot CLI—making it faster to create polished, ready-to-use interfaces.

• Getting started is simple

  Enable your app’s MCP server → Add custom tools → Attach a widget → Deploy

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.NET MAUI Maps Introduces Built-In Pin Clustering

Pin clustering has officially arrived in .NET MAUI Maps, bringing a long-awaited capability to improve how dense map data is visualized. The update introduces automatic grouping of nearby pins into cluster markers, helping developers deliver cleaner and more performant map experiences. It also opens up new ways to handle interactions and customize clustering behavior across platforms.

Here’s what you need to know:

• What is pin clustering?

  Nearby pins are automatically grouped into a single cluster marker when zoomed out. As you zoom in, clusters break apart to reveal individual pins—giving you a cleaner, more intuitive map experience.

• Enable clustering

  It takes just one property to switch it on. Instantly, nearby pins are grouped into clusters with a count badge showing how many items are inside.

• Separate clustering groups

  Not all pins should behave the same. Whether it’s coffee shops, parks, hotels, or attractions - you can group them independently using the ClusteringIdentifier.

• Handle cluster taps

  Want more control? The ClusterClicked event lets you customize interactions—access cluster pins, location, and override default zoom behavior.

• Platform notes

  Android uses a built-in grid-based algorithm—no extra dependencies needed. iOS & Mac Catalyst leverage native MapKit clustering for smooth animations.

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