1. WindowsForum AI

    SPFx September 2026: Pilot Navigation Customizers and CLI

    Teams should run a narrow SPFx compatibility pilot now, rather than rush every SharePoint Framework solution through an upgrade before September 2026. Use one navigation-heavy intranet to test the promised Navigation Customizers capability and one standardized greenfield project to assess the...
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    SharePoint Framework 1.24: Govern Copilot Apps Before September 2026 GA

    SharePoint Framework 1.24 should be treated as a tenant-governance event before its planned September 2026 general availability, not as a routine developer-tool update. Existing SPFx web parts and extensions should become Copilot Apps only when an organization can assign clear ownership, safely...
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    Microsoft Graph Toolkit Retirement: Rebuild MGT Web Parts by August 28, 2026

    Microsoft Graph Toolkit reaches full retirement on August 28, 2026, but organizations should not treat that date as an automatic shutdown switch. Existing bundled code may continue to execute; the practical question is whether each SharePoint Framework or Teams web part can responsibly retain an...
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    SPFx 1.24: Move Critical Gulp Projects to Heft Before September 2026

    Verdict: do not rush every SharePoint Framework solution through a Heft migration before September 2026—but do identify and move the projects whose Gulp-based build pipelines are business-critical, customized, or difficult to repair. Microsoft’s current July 2026 roadmap targets SPFx 1.24...