(Updated) Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management: Separate retention policies for Copilot and AI apps

Admins can now configure separate retention policies for Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI apps. The public preview starts in late May 2025, with general availability in mid-September 2025. This feature is enabled by default and requires no admin action. More details are available in the provided link.

Updated June 16, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This new feature provides the capability for admins to configure separate retention policies for various Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI apps. As a result, admins will have the option to configure policies that can delete Copilot and Generative AI interactions faster.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 470025.

[When this will happen:]

Public preview: We will begin rolling out late May 2025 (previously late April) and expect to complete by early June 2025 (previously early May).

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2025 (previously late June) and expect to complete by late September 2025 (previously early July).

[How this will affect your organization:]

Organizations will now have controls to configure different retention policies for Microsoft Teams Chat, Copilot, Copilot studio, and ChatGPT Enterprise.

This feature is available by default.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

For more information, see Create and configure a retention policy.

This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.