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Issue #20 · 7 August 2026

Week of 7 August 2026

94 articles curated this week · Intune, Entra ID, Windows, W365, M365 & AI Pulse

30 Intune
2 Entra ID
25 Windows
4 W365 / AVD
18 M365
15 AI Pulse
94 Total
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Microsoft Intune

This weekAuto-fetchedOfficial release notes →
Intune🔥 Pinnedevil365.com
Using Autopatch Ring System for your own app deployments
Autopatch manages Windows updates using staged rings. This post shows how to leverage those same rings for your own software rollouts.
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Mads Johansen
12 Jun 2026 · 1 min
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Intune🔥 Pinnedtbone.se
Modern Drive and Printer Mapping for Cloud-Native Windows via Intune + PowerShell
T-Bone's PowerShell script handles drive mappings and printer mapping without GPO, deployed via Intune Win32 app.
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T-Bone
5 Jun 2026 · 1 min
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Intune🔥 PinnedTech Community
Implementing Intune RBAC and Scope Tags for Zero Trust
Step-by-step guide on locking down Intune admin access using RBAC custom roles and scope tags.
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Chris Vetter
12 Jun 2026 · 1 min
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Intune🔥 Pinnedcmtrace.dev
cmtrace.dev — the modern cloud-based log viewer
Browser-based CMTrace replacement that handles large logs faster with better filtering. No install needed.
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Salzmann + Reinhard
10 Jun 2026 · 1 min
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Intune🔥 Pinnedoceanleaf.ch
The Ultimate Intune Troubleshooting Guide 2026
Every Intune failure mode, every fix — all in one comprehensive reference guide.
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Niklas Tinner
1 Jun 2026 · 1 min
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Intune🔥 PinnedLinkedIn
Intune timing demystified — the 8-hour delay myth is dead
Jon Jarvis explains the Intune fast lane and why policy sync delays are much shorter than commonly cited.
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Jon Jarvis
28 May 2026 · 1 min
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IntuneJannik Reinhard
My Agentic OS: How I Run Notion, Outlook, Codex and OneDrive
I show how my agentic operating system connects Notion, Outlook, Codex, OneDrive, GitHub, reusable skills and schedules with human review.
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jannikreinhard
3 days ago · 1 min
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IntuneHTMD Community Intune…
Microsoft Intune Firewall Status Report to Monitor and Verify Firewall Policies
Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/AnoopCNairSCCM?sub_confirmation=1 and LinkedIn page for latest updates…
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Anoop C Nair
3 days ago · 2 min
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IntuneHTMD Community Intune…
Configure Microsoft Edge Non-Microsoft Account Sign-in to Manage Browser Authentication…
Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/AnoopCNairSCCM?sub_confirmation=1 and LinkedIn page for latest updates…
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Anoop C Nair
4 days ago · 2 min
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Entra ID

Identity & AccessEntra blog →
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Windows OS

11 · 24H2 · 25H2 · 26H2Release health →
Windows🔥 Pinneddeploymentresearch.com
What Are All These New Secure Boot Checkboxes in My BIOS?
Explains the new UEFI CA 2023 Secure Boot trust settings appearing in BIOS updates. Essential reading before deploying May/June 2026 cumulative updates across your fleet.
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Johan Arwidmark
29 May 2026 · 1 min
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Windows🔥 Pinneddeploymentbunny.com
DeployR Community Edition and FQDN Configuration
Addresses the common FQDN/IP mismatch issue during DeployR installation — edit the Windows hosts file to map internal IP to external FQDN for successful ConfigMgr deployment.
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Deployment Bunny
2 Jun 2026 · 1 min
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Windows🔥 Pinnedwindowslatest.com
Windows 11 June 2026 Update KB5094126 — everything new
Low Latency Profile boosts app launches up to 40%, system interactions up to 70%, Shared Bluetooth Audio, multi-app camera streaming.
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Windows Latest
9 Jun 2026 · 1 min
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Windows🔥 Pinnedwindowscentral.com
6 biggest features in the Windows 11 June 2026 update
Low Latency Profile, Shared Audio via Bluetooth LE, NPU per-app monitoring, multi-app camera, OOBE custom folder naming.
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Windows Central
9 Jun 2026 · 1 min
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Windows🔥 PinnedWindows IT Pro Blog
Windows 11 26H1 — what IT admins actually need to know
26H1 is Snapdragon X2 only. No hotpatch. Cannot upgrade to 26H2. Enterprise recommendation: stay on 24H2/25H2.
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Microsoft
10 Feb 2026 · 1 min
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Windows🔥 PinnedMedium
Why 26H2 is the Windows update that matters for enterprises
26H2 expected H2 2026 is the true annual enterprise update. 23H2 EOL approaching. Plan refresh cycles now.
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Gareth Smith
8 Mar 2026 · 1 min
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📊 Windows 11 Version Support Status (Enterprise)
VersionBuildEnterprise EOLStatusNotes
26H2TBATBA⏳ UpcomingH2 2026 expected — true enterprise annual update
25H226100.xOct 2027✓ CurrentRecommended · Hotpatch supported
24H226100.xOct 2026✓ SupportedRecommended · EOL Oct 2026
23H222631.xNov 2026⚠ Plan upgradeBegin upgrade planning now
22H222621.xOct 2024✗ EOLNo security updates — upgrade immediately

Windows 365 & AVD / VDI

Cloud PCWhat's new in W365 →
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Microsoft 365 & Office 365

Apps · LicensingM365 blog →
M365🔥 PinnedMicrosoft Intune Blog
Intune Suite now included in Microsoft 365 E5 at no extra cost
Remote Help, EPM, Advanced Analytics and Enterprise App Management rolling into M365 E5 and EMS E3 automatically.
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Microsoft
16 Dec 2025 · 1 min
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M365🔥 Pinnedconditionalaccess.uk
What's actually inside M365 Business Premium — complete breakdown
Lewis Barry's comprehensive guide to security, compliance and device management features in Business Premium.
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Lewis Barry
20 Mar 2026 · 1 min
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M365🔥 Pinnedngcloudsecurity.com
Microsoft Intune deployment guide 2026 — step by step
8 to 14 week delivery framework for 500-5000 device organisations. Fresh deployments and migrations covered.
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NG Cloud Security
10 Jun 2026 · 1 min
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M365Microsoft Teams Blog…
Microsoft is named a Leader in 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Unified Communications…
Microsoft has been recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Unified Communications as a Service—our eighth consecutive year with this recognition. We’re also excited to share…
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JohnnyMcCormick
3 days ago · 2 min
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M365Microsoft SharePoint Blog…
What's New in Copilot in SharePoint: August 2026
Copilot in SharePoint helps you do more with your content — ask questions, run workflows, and create sites, pages, interactive reports, and Office files using natural language. Here's everything…
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julieseto
4 days ago · 2 min
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M365Microsoft Security Blog
​​Microsoft named a Leader in the KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Cloud Native…
Learn why KuppingerCole named Microsoft a Leader in its Leadership Compass: Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms report. The post ​​Microsoft named a Leader in the KuppingerCole Leadership…
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Ran Rosin
5 days ago · 2 min
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IT Tip of the Week · Week #20
Always test Conditional Access policies in Report-only mode for at least 2 weeks before enabling enforcement. One wrong config can lock out your entire org.
Entra ID
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AI Pulse

OpenAI · Google · ResearchOpenAI news →
CloudVentureBeat
No cloud, no GPUs, no problem: Liquid AI's new model LFM2.5-2.6B brings powerful AI…
Earlier this week, the AI startup Liquid, formed in 2023 by former MIT computer scientists, debuted LFM2.5-2.6B, a new open-weight language model designed specifically for agentic workloads. In…
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carl.franzen@venturebeat.com (Carl…
3 days ago · 2 min
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CloudAI News & Artificial…
OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400
Additional details about OpenAI's mysterious new AI device make it sound like a pricey smart speaker.
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Lucas Ropek
3 days ago · 1 min
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CloudAI News & Artificial…
ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users
OpenAI said that ChatGPT free and Go users are also getting a new think button for complex queries.
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Ivan Mehta
3 days ago · 1 min
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CloudAI News & Artificial…
Naïve raises $28.5M to automate the grunt work of setting up and running a company
Taking vibe-coding a step further, Naïve claims its infra can automate most of the work in setting up and running a business.
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Ram Iyer
4 days ago · 1 min
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CloudVentureBeat
Qwen 3.8-Max and Claude Opus 5 show why raw benchmark scores don't predict the bill
Alibaba released Qwen 3.8-Max this week and marketed the preview as second only to Claude Fable 5 (their launch-day table was more equivocal: the model leads on one of 12 coding-agent rows). But an…
4 days ago · 2 min
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CloudAI News & Artificial…
Gen Z dating apps like Ditto ditch swiping in favor of AI matchmaking
This generation of twentysomethings is so disillusioned with swipe-based dating apps that they'll try literally anything else — even an AI matchmaker.
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Amanda Silberling
4 days ago · 1 min
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This Week's Community Picks

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Hand-picked articles, guides and announcements shared by the Microsoft IT community on LinkedIn this week. Follow the authors and join the conversation.

Windows 🔗 LinkedIn
⚠️ KB5094126: Freezes, BitLocker Loops & LAN Issues
System freezes, forced BitLocker recovery, broken OneDrive and LAN after June update. Pause/rollback recommended. HP devices worst affected.
👤 Adam Macintosh
#Windows11#PatchTuesday#ITSecurity
Security 🔗 LinkedIn
⚠️ RoguePlanet Zero-Day CVE-2026-50656
Defender race condition spawns SYSTEM-level CMD on fully patched Win10/11. Patch in development. Application allowlisting prevents exploitation.
👤 Microsoft Security
#Security#WindowsDefender#ZeroDay
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
Intune's New Device View: Less Clicking, More Context
Unified dashboard: sync, diagnostics, BitLocker keys and compliance all in one pane. Major admin UX improvement.
👤 Joymalya Basu Roy
#Intune#MicrosoftIntune
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
Application Inventory Now in Intune
Microsoft launched Application Inventory with new device view and Properties Catalog to capture installed app data across your fleet.
👤 Connor Dean
#MSIntune#EndpointManagement
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
Driver Automation Tool v10
600+ orgs, 1,600 device types. Manages driver/firmware for ConfigMgr & Intune. New: filters, auto-update, searchable catalog.
👤 Maurice Daly
#ConfigMgr#MSIntune#Community
Entra ID 🔗 LinkedIn
Global Admin Lost 19 Permissions — Agentic Era Shift
Microsoft removed 19 permissions from Global Admin. New Agent ID Administrator and Developer roles for the AI agent era.
👤 Antonio Russo
#EntraID#Entra#ZeroTrust
Windows 365 GPU Select — Affordable GPU Cloud PC
New SKU: 6 vCPU, 26GB RAM, 4GB vRAM. Entry-level GPU tier enables on-device AI image generation at lower cost.
👤 Jon Jarvis
#Windows365#CloudPC#GPU
AI Pulse 🔗 LinkedIn
Copilot vs Cowork — Prompting or Delegating?
Control Mode (single tasks) vs Outcome Mode (multi-step delegation). Most people underuse AI by prompting when they should be delegating.
👤 Nathan Rose
#MicrosoftCopilot#CopilotStudio#PowerPlatform
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
Intune Admin Cheat Sheet
Quick reference covering device enrollment, compliance, app deployment and troubleshooting. Great for MD-102 prep.
👤 Sagar Aditya
#MSIntune#Intune
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
Win32 App Deployment in Intune
Full lifecycle: packaging, detection rules, install workflows and troubleshooting. Excellent MD-102 prep resource.
👤 Anuradha Kumari
#MicrosoftIntune#MD102
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
Mastering macOS Enrollment in Microsoft Intune
All enrollment methods covered. Recommends Apple Business Manager → ADE as the enterprise standard.
👤 Mohsin Tahir
#MicrosoftIntune#macOS#ADE
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
Secure Bluetooth on Windows Devices with Intune
Step-by-step guide to locking down Bluetooth via Intune policy. Note: may affect some Sony headsets.
👤 System Center Dudes
#MSIntune#Windows#Security
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
Block AirDrop on iOS Devices Using Intune
How to restrict AirDrop on Apple iOS devices through Intune MDM — practical enterprise security control.
👤 System Center Dudes
#Apple#MSIntune#AirDrop
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
Intune Troubleshooting Without Logs? Risky Game
Why logs are essential for Intune troubleshooting and where to find the right ones for fast diagnosis.
👤 System Center Dudes
#MSIntune#Troubleshooting
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
Free Right Click Tools for Intune — Recast Software
Free endpoint management tools plus PowerShell training sessions. Used by enterprise IT teams globally.
👤 Daniel Engberg
#MSIntune#PowerShell
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
PowerShell Automation + Intune Master Bundle
Course covering PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, Intune automation, M365 admin, logging and scheduling best practices.
👤 Anuradha Kumari
#PowerShell#Intune#MicrosoftGraph
Windows 🔗 LinkedIn
June 2026 Patch Tuesday KB5094126 — Full Summary
Security fixes + Bluetooth LE Audio but severe stability issues. Test thoroughly before deploying to production.
👤 krehlik
#PatchTuesday#Windows11
Windows 🔗 LinkedIn
KB5094126 Install Failure on Upgraded PCs
PCs upgraded from Win10 21H2/22H2 get errors 0x80073712 / 0x800f0993. DISM workaround available.
👤 Pravin Balakrishnan
#Windows11#PatchManagement
Windows 🔗 LinkedIn
Microsoft Store Download Throttle — Finally Fixed
Years-long speed limit (200KB–4MB/s) resolved in June Patch Tuesday. Full-speed downloads now enabled.
👤 krehlik
#Windows11#MicrosoftStore
Windows 🔗 LinkedIn
Get Ready for Windows 11 26H2
Enablement package release. 24H2/25H2 can upgrade; 26H1 cannot. Enterprise support lifecycle: 36 months.
👤 Jason Melrose
#Windows11#26H2#Microsoft
Windows 🔗 LinkedIn
Windows Troubleshooting CMD Commands
Essential CMD commands: SFC, DISM, CHKDSK, network diagnostics. Save hours on common system issues.
👤 Tom Amollo
#Windows#ITSupport#Troubleshooting
Windows 🔗 LinkedIn
Windows PC Unexpected Shutdowns — Causes & Fixes
Top 5 causes: overheating, faulty PSU, RAM, disk errors, software conflicts. Practical prevention tips.
👤 Deepak Kumar
#Windows#PCRepair#ComputerTips
Security 🔗 LinkedIn
Defender EDR Decoupled from Windows Updates
EDR updates now via Microsoft Update independently. Faster security response, fewer restarts, no more waiting for Patch Tuesday.
👤 Samuel Kofi
#MicrosoftDefender#EndpointSecurity
Security 🔗 LinkedIn
Windows Server 2025 Security Baseline v2606
New OSConfig baseline on GitHub: Defender Antivirus, LAPS and SecuredCore CSV configurations for system hardening.
👤 Karl Wester-Ebbinghaus
#Security#WindowsServer#AzureLocal
Security 🔗 LinkedIn
Free Azure Data Platform Training — Jun 25-26
Microsoft free event: Azure Databricks, Fabric and Storage. Includes 50% certification exam discount.
👤 Microsoft
#Azure#MicrosoftFabric#DataPlatform
Entra ID 🔗 LinkedIn
Conditional Access Baseline Scope Enforcement
New Entra update closes CA bypass loophole — all auth requests now subject to policy. Custom app developers should audit.
👤 Daniel Bradley
#MicrosoftEntra#ConditionalAccess#ZeroTrust
Windows 365 for Agents — Now Generally Available
AI agent Cloud PCs from Microsoft Build: Entra-joined, Intune-managed isolated environments for enterprise AI agents.
👤 Microsoft Build
#Windows365#AIAgents#MicrosoftBuild
Optimize SCCM with Delta Content Downloads
Enable delta downloads to cut WAN bandwidth. Admin path: Client Settings → Software Updates.
👤 Ranveer Shahi
#SCCM#MECM#ConfigMgr
AI Pulse 🔗 LinkedIn
Microsoft MAI Models + Frontier Tuning
Satya Nadella: companies can now customise frontier AI models with their own data via reinforcement learning.
👤 Satya Nadella
#AI#Microsoft#FrontierAI
AI Pulse 🔗 LinkedIn
Windows + NVIDIA RTX Spark — Local AI on Every PC
Microsoft & NVIDIA bringing local AI to Windows PCs. "Unmetered intelligence to every home and desk."
👤 Satya Nadella
#Windows#AI#NVIDIA
AI Pulse 🔗 LinkedIn
OpenAI Codex — Track Bugs with AI
"Less time debugging, more time shipping." Codex helps dev teams improve efficiency and stay on schedule.
👤 OpenAI
#AI#OpenAI#Codex
AI Pulse 🔗 LinkedIn
Local LLM Server with Dual AMD R9700 — Performance
Part 2: running local AI models on dual AMD R9700 GPUs (32GB each) via ROCm. No cloud dependency.
👤 Timmy Andersson
#LocalAI#AMD#LLM
AI Pulse 🔗 LinkedIn
11 Free Google AI Tools You Should Be Using
Firebase Studio, Veo, Gemini Live, NotebookLM, Google AI Studio and more — all free from Google.
👤 Shabnam Parveen
#AI#Google#GoogleAI
AI Pulse 🔗 LinkedIn
Microsoft Cloud & AI Frontier Week — EMEA
Free Microsoft event Jun 22-26: AI platforms, governance, security and agentic AI across EMEA.
👤 Irina Gontcharova
#AzureAI#CloudAI#Microsoft
AI Pulse 🔗 LinkedIn
Lenovo AI Services — From Pilot to Production
Real AI challenge is post-pilot: sustainable production with clear ownership and governance.
👤 Ken Wong, Lenovo
#AI#Lenovo#EnterpriseAI
Exchange Online Duplicate Sent Items — Mystery Solved
Shared mailbox delegates getting duplicate sent items. Fix: set Outlook registry DelegateSentItemsStyle = 0.
👤 Vishal Shinde
#Microsoft365#ExchangeOnline#Office365
PowerShell 🔗 LinkedIn
Free PowerShell + Intune Live Session — Jun 23
Harm Veenstra & David Segura (PowerShell MVP, Recast) hosting a free live PowerShell session.
👤 Harm Veenstra
#PowerShell#Intune#Learn
Security 🔗 LinkedIn
July 2026 Patch Tuesday: Four Critical RCEs Affect Managed Windows Fleets
CVE-2026-42982 (Secure Kernel Mode EoP), CVE-2026-49164 (AD DS RCE), an MSMQ RCE, and CVE-2026-48561 (Edge Copilot RCE on iOS/Android). Confirm cumulative update ingestion and Edge 150.0.4078.96+ across your fleet.
👤 Microsoft · MSRC
#PatchTuesday#Security#CVE
Entra ID 🔗 LinkedIn
Conditional Access Enforcement Change Breaks MAM Flows with App Exclusions
An upcoming CA change evaluates downstream resources instead of excluded client apps, breaking iOS MAM redirect flows. Scoping affected policies to Office 365 instead of All Cloud Apps resolves it without weakening enforcement.
👤 Reddit · r/Intune
#ConditionalAccess#Intune#MAM
Entra ID 🔗 LinkedIn
Passkey Auto-Enrollment Overrides SMS/Voice Exclusions from September 1
Any user enabled for SMS or voice MFA will be auto-enabled for passkeys on Sep 1, 2026, triggering registration prompts and overriding intentional exclusions unless the Authentication Methods Policy is updated first.
👤 Microsoft · Message Center
#EntraID#Passkeys#MFA
Windows 🔗 LinkedIn
Admin Control Over Windows SSO Prompts Now Available via July Patch
KB5101650 for Windows 11 24H2/25H2 adds a supported registry setting letting admins auto-accept SSO permission prompts on managed devices, addressing EU-regulation-triggered consent prompts.
👤 Microsoft · Tech Community
#Windows11#SSO#PatchTuesday
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
macOS Tahoe 26.5 Fixes Platform SSO Reregistration Bug
macOS Tahoe 26.5 resolves unexpected Platform SSO reregistration prompts on Intune-managed fleets and improves reliability of managed app update offers via self-service.
👤 Apple
#Intune#macOS#PlatformSSO
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
Get-IntuneAssignments v1.1.0 Drops Graph SDK Dependency
Community tool update removes the Graph SDK dependency and adds coverage for App Configuration Policies and iOS LoB App Provisioning — faster ad-hoc assignment audits without chaining Graph calls.
👤 Reddit · r/Intune
#Intune#PowerShell#CommunityTool
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
LG and ASUS Drivers Silently Push Bundled Apps via Windows Metadata
Devices with LG monitors or ASUS hardware connected receive vendor app installers via Windows device metadata, bypassing Intune policy entirely. The Device Installation CSP setting blocking automatic driver app downloads stops it.
👤 Reddit · r/Intune
#Intune#Windows#DeviceManagement
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
Dell Firmware Catalog Lag Exceeds Six Weeks for 5520 Fleet Admins
A June 2026 Dell firmware release still has not appeared in the Intune Driver Updates catalog after 6+ weeks, leaving 5520 devices exposed with no resolution yet from Dell or Microsoft.
👤 Microsoft · Tech Community
#Intune#Dell#DriverUpdates
Intune 🔗 LinkedIn
Autopilot Pre-Provisioning Silently Skips User-Assigned Apps on Slow Group Resolution
Dynamic Entra group membership resolving slowly during the technician phase causes user-scoped app assignments to be silently skipped in pre-provisioning. Static groups avoid the issue until Microsoft addresses the timing bug.
👤 Reddit · r/Intune
#Autopilot#Intune#Provisioning
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