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[What and Why:]
The Content Update flow helps SharePoint page authors compare existing FAQ answers with their selected grounding sources and review suggested answer updates. Suggestions are never published automatically; authors choose whether to accept or dismiss each suggestion.
As part of our ongoing work to simplify the FAQ authoring experience and focus on its core creation and editing capabilities, we will retire this optional flow. There is no direct replacement for the Content Update check; authors can continue maintaining their FAQs by editing questions and answers directly.
[Rollout Schedule:]
- Worldwide, GCC: We will begin rolling out mid-September 2026 and expect to complete by late September 2026.
[Impact on your organization:]
Who is affected:
- SharePoint page authors who use the Content Update flow in the FAQ web part.
- SharePoint administrators and support teams who maintain guidance for FAQ authors.
What will happen:
- Authors will no longer see or be able to start the Content Update check.
- Authors will no longer receive AI-generated answer-update suggestions through this flow.
- Existing FAQ web parts and published content will continue to display normally.
- Suggestions accepted before retirement are already stored as FAQ content and will remain unchanged.
- FAQ generation, FAQ import, manual editing, and other FAQ web part capabilities will remain available.
- No new admin controls are introduced.
[Action Required / Recommendations:]
No admin action is required, and there is no SharePoint admin center setting or PowerShell action to configure. We recommend that you:
- Inform SharePoint page authors who use the FAQ web part about this change.
- Update internal training, support content, or documentation that refers to the Content Update flow.
- Encourage authors to maintain FAQ questions and answers through the existing manual editing experience.
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