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RM392838Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Introduction of secure workflow to bypass legal holds and retention policies

Summary

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.

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.

GA date: September CY2026

Preview date: February CY2025

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  1. Jun 18, 2026 - 11:00 PMLatest - v2

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  2. Apr 16, 2026 - 11:15 PMOriginal - v1

    Changed: Initial version