Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Introduction of secure workflow to bypass legal holds and retention policies in Exchange

Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 473493
In development
Microsoft Purview compliance portal
GCC GCC High DoD
General Availability
Web
August 2026

Description

The first release of Priority cleanup enables admins to create a recurring exception to delete items under a broader retention policy and/or legal hold on Exchange workload. Creating a Priority cleanup will require a separate security role, multiple approvers, and will have a complete audit trail

Change History

August 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM Updated
Release Date
Previous
October CY2025
New
August CY2026
Modified Date
Previous
2025-03-17T19:15:47.000Z
New
2025-08-14T23:15:02.000Z

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