MC1519846 - Microsoft 365 apps: Updated Brand Kit management experience
Microsoft 365 Message Center announcement MC1519846.
MS Message Center's Summary
Microsoft is rolling out an updated Brand Kit management experience for Microsoft 365 applications worldwide to simplify setup and streamline asset management. Brand Managers will benefit from improved workflows designed to support content creation using Copilot. No technical action is required from administrators, but you should inform relevant staff about the new interface and ensure appropriate personnel are assigned to manage your brand assets.
- Administrator impact
- No direct administrator action is required.
- End user impact
- Brand Managers will see a simplified interface and improved workflows when creating and maintaining organisational brand assets.
- Importance
- 3/10: This is a feature update with low administrative impact and no required configuration changes.
Microsoft Summary
Microsoft 365 apps updated the Brand Kit management experience to simplify setup, streamline asset management, and improve workflows for Brand Managers. The update is available worldwide with no action required, helping organizations efficiently maintain on-brand content and scale creation using Copilot.
- Message Center ID
- MC1519846
- Category
- stay Informed
- Severity
- normal
- Services
- Microsoft 365 apps
- Tags
- Feature update, User impact, Admin impact
- Published
- 2026-10-21
- Last updated
- 2026-10-21
- Expires
- 2026-11-21
[What and why] Microsoft is updating the Brand Kit management experience to make it easier for Brand Managers to set up and maintain their organization’s Brand Kits. The updated experience provides clearer setup guidance, streamlined management of brand assets, and improved workflows as an organization’s brand evolves. This reduces the time and effort required to bring approved brand assets together and helps organizations scale on-brand content creation with Copilot. [Rollout schedule] General Availability (Worldwide): Available now [Impact on your organization] Who is affected Organizations that use Brand Kits and Brand Managers who create or manage them Platforms and services Microsoft 365 apps Brand Kits What will happen Brand Managers will see a simplified experience for creating and configuring Brand Kits, with clearer setup and preparation guidance. Asset management will be streamlined for adding and managing templates, logos, images, icons, colors, and fonts. Brand Managers will have improved workflows for maintaining Brand Kits as their organization’s brand evolves. Existing Brand Kits and their configured assets will remain available. Brand Managers can continue to create and manage Brand Kits using their existing permissions and workflows. [Action required and recommendations] No action is required to prepare for this update. We recommend that you: Inform Brand Managers in your organization about the updated experience. If your organization has not configured Brand Managers, consider identifying the appropriate individuals responsible for managing your organization’s brand and Brand Kits. Learn more Configure access and governance for Brand Kits | Microsoft Support Create and Manage Official Brand Kits in Microsoft Copilot | Microsoft Support [Compliance considerations] No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.