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22.10.2025

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Windows

Windows 11 now integrates AI deeply into the operating system (OS), enabling secure, scalable, and agentic work environments. Multiple new features are coming to Windows 11 devices where Copilot is available, starting with Windows Insiders in Copilot Labs. Additionally, Copilot+ PCs deliver native AI experiences with features like Click to Do, Copilot Voice, Copilot Vision, and Copilot Action. Windows 365 further extends this AI-ready environment to the cloud. When these innovative features become available to organizations, IT admins can deploy and manage them using existing tools, ensuring compliance and security. Read more at How Windows 11 and AI are transforming the future of work, as you get ready for more announcements at Microsoft Ignite in November. When will this happen: Many of the announced AI features are currently available for non-IT-managed devices in Windows Insider Prev

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22.10.2025

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SharePoint Online · Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Updated October 22, 2025: We have updated the content below. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] We’re introducing Knowledge Agent, a built-in SharePoint capability that helps organizations prepare content for AI at scale. It unifies fragmented AI features into a single, context-aware interface that adapts to user roles and surfaces intelligent actions directly in the flow of work. This enhancement supports high-quality, trustworthy responses from Microsoft 365 Copilot and custom agents. [When this will happen:] Public Preview (Worldwide): Begins mid-September 2025; completes by late February 2026. [How this affects your organization:]Who is affected: Users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license on tenants opted into Knowledge Agent preview. Admins managing SharePoint content and agents. What will happen: A floating button will appear in the lower-right corner of SharePoint surface

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20.10.2025

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Exchange Online

In 2018, we announced that we were no longer making feature updates to Exchange Web Services (EWS) in Exchange Online, and we advised developers to move to Microsoft Graph. In September 2023, we announced that on October 1, 2026, we will start blocking EWS requests to Exchange Online. We are now less than 12 months from October 1, 2026. We have made progress on closing several parity gaps with more changes in development to be released in the coming quarters. Please refer to Deprecation of Exchange Web Services in Exchange Online for up-to-date guidance and roadmap information. You are receiving this notification because there are EWS applications in your tenant. If you haven't already, start the process of working with your application development organization and your application vendors to either sunset or migrate active EWS applications on your tenant to the Graph API or Power Platfo

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16.10.2025

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SharePoint Online · Microsoft OneDrive

Organizations undergoing rebranding, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or tenant consolidations often need their SharePoint domain name in URLs to reflect their new identity. The SharePoint Online Tenant Rename feature enables this change. We are announcing general availability of advanced tenant rename with no site count limitation. With this update, the feature is now accessible to all customers, regardless of the total number of sites in the tenant. When this will happen: General availability begins worldwide on October 16, 2025. Rollout started in early October and is expected to complete by mid-October 2025. How this affects your organization: Who is affected: Admins managing SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business tenants globally. What will happen: Rename support is now available for all Microsoft 365 tenants, regardless of site count. High reliability is maintained across

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15.10.2025

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30.09.2026

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Exchange Online

Updated October 15, 2025: We have updated the message to show as intended. Thank you for your feedback.In 2018, we announced that we were no longer making feature updates to Exchange Web Services (EWS) in Exchange Online, and we advised developers to move to Microsoft Graph. In September 2023, we announced that on October 1, 2026, we will start blocking EWS requests to Exchange Online. We are now less than 12 months from October 1, 2026. We have made progress on closing several parity gaps with more changes in development to be released in the coming quarters. Please refer to Deprecation of Exchange Web Services in Exchange Online for up-to-date guidance and roadmap information. You are receiving this notification because there are EWS applications in your tenant. If you haven't already, start the process of working with your application development organization and your application vend

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15.10.2025

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Windows

Use the newly published guide and tools to start updating your organization’s expiring Secure Boot certificates. As the 2011 certificate authorities (CAs) start expiring in June 2026, 2023 CAs are required. Updated CAs allow Secure Boot to continue preventing malware early in the startup sequence. New resources are available for you to start monitoring, deploying, and troubleshooting Secure Boot CAs. These include the deployment playbook, new registry keys, Windows Event Log, and Windows Configuration System (WinCS) APIs. When will this happen: The deployment guide, new registry keys, and WinCS are available today. The 2023 Secure Boot CAs are rolling out gradually as part of Windows monthly updates starting with the October 2025 security update. Additional tools will be available soon. The 2011 CAs start expiring beginning in June 2026. How this will affect your organization: Devices ma