Microsoft Retires In-Place Records Management in April 2026

Microsoft is retiring several legacy SharePoint Online compliance features in April 2026. Organizations must manually migrate to Microsoft Purview before the deadline.

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Key Facts: Deadline: April 2026 (MC1211579) Affected features: Information Management Policies, In-Place Records Management, Document/Site deletion policies Replacement: Microsoft Purview License impact: E5 required for advanced Purview features Action required: Manual migration before deadline

After retirement, these features will no longer be supported, may disappear from the UI, and backend services may stop functioning. Microsoft will not automatically migrate existing configurations. Licensing consideration: manual retention requires Microsoft 365 Business Premium minimum; automatic retention and records management require E5.

Sources: MC1211579 · Microsoft Learn