New SharePoint experience heads for June rollout
Microsoft Message Center item MC1240699 says the new SharePoint experience adds a redesigned app bar, a refreshed start page, and AI-assisted capabilities for eligible users. The item was published on 27 February 2026 and updated on 30 April 2026. Targeted Release began on 5 May 2026, with general availability due to begin in mid-June 2026. The experience applies to all SharePoint users, while AI-assisted capabilities require a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
Before this rollout, many users reached SharePoint content through familiar site navigation, saved links, or Teams tabs. That made it easier for stale pages, weak ownership, and awkward information architecture to stay hidden. The new app bar and start page put sites, news, and content discovery in front of more users. For small SharePoint and Teams admin teams, the risk is not the interface itself; it is that old permission gaps, external links, and abandoned content become easier for users and Copilot-assisted experiences to surface.
Analysis
Pick the ten busiest SharePoint sites and check owner, navigation, news freshness, external sharing, and broken inheritance before the general availability rollout reaches your tenant.
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