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"description": "The Outlook for Windows Usage Report in the Exchange admin center will be retired between mid-April and mid-May 2026. Admins must use the Microsoft 365 admin center for Outlook usage insights. No impact on Outlook functionality; no admin action needed, but update related documentation.",
"path": "/m365-message-center/message/mc1230889/",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-12T01:00:19.000Z",
"site": "https://blog.tophhie.cloud",
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"Microsoft 365 Reports in the admin center - Microsoft 365 Apps usage | Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn"
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"textContent": "🚨\n\n**Major Update:** This post contains a significant change that may impact your organisation.\n\n**[Introduction]**\n\nTo streamline and modernize reporting experiences across Microsoft 365, we are**retiring** the**Outlook for Windows Usage Report** in the _**Exchange admin center (EAC)**_. Admins can continue accessing Outlook usage information in the _Microsoft 365 admin center (MAC)_ , which offers a more complete and up‑to‑date reporting experience across Microsoft 365 apps.\n\n**[When this will happen]**\n\n * Retirement will begin in **mid‑April 2026**.\n * Retirement will complete in **mid‑May 2026**.\n\n\n\n**[How this affects your organization]**\n\n_Who is affected_\n\n * Admins who use the Exchange admin center (EAC) to view Outlook for Windows usage data.\n\n\n\n_What will happen_\n\n * The Outlook for Windows Usage Report will be**removed from the EAC**.\n * No replacement Outlook usage reporting will remain in the _EAC_ after this retirement.\n * Admins can continue accessing Outlook for Windows usage insights through the Microsoft 365 admin center (MAC): _Reports > Usage > M365 Apps > Usage > Outlook for Windows_\n * MAC provides consolidated usage reporting with charts and tables to help admins understand usage patterns across Outlook and other Microsoft 365 apps.\n * No impact to Outlook for Windows functionality for users.\n * This **report retirement will occur automatically** ; **no opt‑out** or admin toggle will be available.\n\n\n\n**[What you can do to prepare]**\n\n * No admin action is required.\n * If your organization references the EAC usage report in documentation or internal processes, update those materials before the retirement is complete.\n\n\n\n**Learn more** : Microsoft 365 Reports in the admin center - Microsoft 365 Apps usage | Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn\n\n**[Compliance considerations]**\n\nNo compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.",
"title": "MC1230889: Outlook for Windows report retirement in the Exchange admin center",
"updatedAt": "2026-02-12T01:00:19.000Z"
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