Changes to Microsoft Product Terms – August 2026
A new month brings new changes to some Microsoft Product Terms - read the summary of the latest amendments to be made.
Published on 3rd August 2026
Universal Terms for Online Services
Minor update for clarity to the Responsible Use of Microsoft AI Services language.
🔗 https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/terms/product/ForOnlineServices
Privacy & Security Terms
Add Web IQ in the Exceptions to the DPA table as well as the Microsoft AI Services terms to denote Web IQ as a Limited Access Service.
🔗 https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/terms/product/PrivacyandSecurityTerms
Microsoft 365
License Prerequisite table updated to add government (G3 and G5) as eligible prerequisite licenses for Microsoft 365 Copilot.
🔗 https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/terms/productoffering/Microsoft365
Microsoft Azure
Clarified Retirement of Services or Features for Microsoft Azure Services.
🔗 https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/terms/productoffering/MicrosoftAzure
Microsoft Defender Experts
Microsoft Defender Experts XDR has been renamed to Microsoft Defender Experts MDR; Microsoft Defender Experts for Hunting has been renamed to Defender Experts Hunting, and Defender Expert Suite P1 has been renamed to Microsoft Defender Experts Suite for Unified Customers.
🔗 https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/terms/productoffering/MicrosoftDefenderExperts
Glossary
Clarified Covered Product language.
🔗 https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/terms/productoffering/Glossary
Professional Services
Updated terms for clarity. Added terms explaining Customers’ responsibilities for testing, deploying, maintaining, and making decisions based on Professional Services. Added terms explaining ownership as between Microsoft and Customer of certain intellectual property created during the course of Professional Services engagements and treatment of residuals.
🔗 https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/terms/product/ProfessionalServices
Software Assurance Benefits
Updated Windows Server ESU terms to introduce Azure Machine eligibility and clarify the application of Software Assurance prerequisites across Azure Virtual Machine, Azure Arc-connected, and traditional licensing scenarios.
🔗 https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/terms/product/SoftwareAssuranceBenefits
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