If you use Microsoft Loop components inside OneNote in your web browser, you'll notice a change from mid-September 2026. Microsoft is updating how OneNote for the web works with Loop content — and the interactive, embedded experience you're used to is changing.
Before going any further, the most important point: your underlying Loop content is not being deleted. What's changing is how that content appears inside OneNote for the web. Embedded Loop components will become links that take you to the corresponding Loop content, rather than staying interactive inline on the page.
What is Microsoft changing in OneNote?
Today, OneNote lets users place interactive Microsoft Loop components directly inside a page. These components can include collaborative content such as:
- Lists
- Tables
- Task-style content
- Shared notes
- Other live, editable Loop components
From mid-September 2026, that changes specifically in OneNote for the web:
- Users won't be able to insert new Loop components there
- Existing embedded components will no longer stay fully interactive inline on the page
- Instead, users will see a link to the corresponding Loop content
Is Microsoft Loop being discontinued?
No. This is a change to how Loop components are integrated into OneNote for the web — it is not the retirement of Microsoft Loop as a product.
Loop continues to exist across Microsoft 365. Loop components are designed to stay synced and editable across the Microsoft 365 experiences that support them; this change only affects how they're presented inside OneNote's browser-based version.
Will I lose my existing Loop content?
Microsoft says no data will be lost.
The embedded component you see inside a OneNote page has never been the only copy of that information. Loop content is stored separately within Microsoft 365, and the OneNote page effectively displays, or embeds, that shared content.
When the OneNote for the web experience changes, the Loop content itself remains available — you'll simply reach it through the replacement link rather than viewing it inline.
What will happen to existing Loop components in OneNote?
Before: an interactive Loop component appears directly inside the OneNote page in your browser, and you can work with it there.
After: that embedded component is replaced by a link. Selecting the link takes you to the relevant Loop content, where it can still be viewed and worked on.
In practice, this means one extra click to reach content that used to sit inline — but nothing about the content itself has been removed.
Can I still use Loop components in the OneNote desktop app?
Yes. According to Microsoft, this retirement applies specifically to OneNote for the web.
Microsoft says the fuller Loop component experience continues to be available in OneNote on Windows. If your team relies heavily on working with Loop components directly inside OneNote pages, the Windows desktop app may be the better option for that particular workflow going forward.
We'd only confirm this for the platforms Microsoft has specifically stated remain supported — treat other OneNote apps and platforms as unconfirmed until Microsoft says otherwise.
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Why Microsoft 365 management matters →Why is Microsoft removing the feature from OneNote on the web?
Microsoft's announcement says the change is intended to streamline the OneNote for the web experience, while preserving access to existing Loop content through the replacement links.
Beyond that, Microsoft hasn't provided a more detailed user-facing explanation for the change. We wouldn't read anything further into it — there's nothing in Microsoft's announcement to suggest Loop itself is struggling or being deprioritised elsewhere in Microsoft 365.
What should OneNote users do before September?
- Identify notebooks where Loop components are actively used and important to your team
- Make sure users know the content itself is not being deleted
- Confirm staff know how to follow the replacement Loop links once they appear
- Consider using OneNote on Windows where inline Loop functionality matters to a workflow
- Avoid assuming a link means the component or its content has been lost
- Let teams that use OneNote collaboratively know the change is coming
- Contact whoever manages your Microsoft 365 environment if the change creates a workflow problem
What if my business relies heavily on Loop components?
For occasional Loop users, this will likely feel like little more than a change from clicking directly on an embedded component to clicking a link that opens it. Not a big adjustment.
For teams that have built working habits around editing Loop components directly inside browser-based OneNote — updating a shared task list mid-meeting, for example — the change is likely to be more noticeable.
If that sounds like your team, it's worth testing the OneNote on Windows experience before mid-September, so you know what your options look like once the web version changes. Our guide on Microsoft Teams collaboration and meeting controls covers a related shift in how Microsoft 365 collaboration features are being managed.
Does this affect Loop components in Teams or Outlook?
Based on current Microsoft documentation, this announcement is specifically about OneNote for the web.
We wouldn't assume Loop components are simultaneously being removed from Teams, Outlook or other Microsoft 365 experiences that support them — Microsoft hasn't announced that as part of this change. If Microsoft does make separate changes elsewhere, that would be a different announcement to look out for. It's also a reminder that Microsoft 365 features can move at different speeds across apps — see our note on Microsoft Whiteboard's own upcoming changes as another current example.
OneNote is changing, but your Loop content isn't disappearing
To summarise: Loop components are being removed from the inline OneNote for the web experience from mid-September 2026. Existing content isn't being deleted — embedded components become links, and the Loop content behind them remains available. OneNote on Windows retains the fuller Loop component experience, according to Microsoft's announcement.
The practical step is simply making sure your team knows what to expect before the change lands, particularly anyone who works with Loop components inside OneNote pages regularly.
If you'd like help staying ahead of changes like this across your Microsoft 365 environment, take a look at our Microsoft 365 management guide.
