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A hidden Windows 11 recovery option called Cloud Rebuild has appeared in recent Experimental 25H2 builds, according to Windows enthusiast XenoPanther and reporting by Windows Report and Pureinfotech, suggesting Microsoft is testing a cloud-based reinstall path inside Windows Recovery...

Microsoft’s Intune Certificate Connector is now a recurring maintenance item, not background plumbing you can forget. Each connector release has a six-month support lifecycle, an out-of-support connector may continue to function for up to 18 months after a newer version ships, and automatic...

Microsoft is making Windows settings backup automatically enabled for eligible managed PCs starting with Windows 11, version 26H2, with the change available to Windows Insiders in July 2026 and broadly planned for the second half of the year outside excluded regions and cloud environments. The...

Microsoft Intune now lets administrators apply selected endpoint security policies to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint-managed devices that are not enrolled in Intune, extending cloud policy enforcement across Windows, Windows Server, macOS, and Linux through Defender rather than traditional...

On July 2, 2026, Microsoft published a customer story detailing how Brazil’s GOL Airlines moved airport device management to Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Entra ID, and Windows Autopilot across 84 operational bases. The case study is not just another cloud-migration victory lap. It is a useful...

Microsoft released its June 2026 Intune update wave for cloud-managed endpoints, adding general availability for Enterprise Application Management auto-updates, new Endpoint Privilege Management scenarios, a Vulnerability Remediation Agent, and a modernized Apple automated device enrollment...

Microsoft said on June 25, 2026, that Forrester named it a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Endpoint Management Platforms, Q2 2026, crediting Microsoft Intune’s role across Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, security policy, identity, compliance, and emerging AI-agent governance. The announcement is not...

Microsoft introduced Admin Insights for Windows 365 in public preview for commercial customers in May 2026, adding service-generated insight cards inside the Microsoft Intune admin center to help administrators spot Cloud PC issues, trends, and optimization opportunities without building custom...

Microsoft unveiled Project Solara at its Build conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, presenting an Android-based device platform for enterprise hardware that runs AI agents rather than conventional apps. The project is early, the hardware is still reference-design territory, and Microsoft says...

Microsoft’s April 2026 Windows “news you can use” update bundled enterprise app-removal controls, Intune inventory improvements, Windows 365 reporting previews, Secure Boot planning reminders, accessibility upgrades, Copilot governance changes, and Windows Server 2025 migration hooks for IT...

Background Microsoft’s Secure Boot certificate transition is not a simple “flip the switch” update. It is a staged trust-chain renewal for the UEFI Secure Boot ecosystem, replacing older 2011-era certificates with 2023 certificates so Windows devices can keep receiving future boot-chain...

As organizations accelerate the shift from on-premises Active Directory to cloud-first endpoint management, Microsoft Intune’s Group Policy analytics has become one of the most useful bridges between the old world and the new. The idea is simple, but the execution matters: you do not literally...

Microsoft is steering Intune further away from the old-school, package-centric patching model and toward a policy-driven system in which Windows Update does the actual delivery work while admins define the outcome they want. That shift may sound subtle, but it changes the operating philosophy of...

Microsoft is making a familiar pitch to IT administrators with a modern twist: stop thinking about Windows Update as a package you push, and start treating it as a behavior you shape. That message, highlighted in a recent Neowin report, reflects a broader shift in Windows servicing strategy that...

Microsoft’s Secure Boot certificate rollout is entering one of the most consequential phases yet, with a newly maintained Microsoft support page now tracking announcements, rollout milestones, and guidance for IT teams as the 2011-era certificates approach expiration in 2026. The stakes are...

Intel’s Core Ultra Series 3 transition is doing more than refreshing laptop silicon for 2026; it is broadening Intel’s vPro story into a tighter package of security, manageability, and efficiency features aimed squarely at business fleets. The headline is simple enough: Panther Lake-based...

Secure Boot is now entering one of the most consequential maintenance cycles in the modern Windows era, and Microsoft’s latest support guidance makes that clear in unusually direct terms. The company says Secure Boot configuration settings delivered through Microsoft Intune MDM are currently...

Running a modern business on Windows 11 is no longer just about getting from desktop to desktop with a familiar Start menu. It is about enforcing identity, protecting data, managing fleets of devices remotely, and squeezing more productivity out of every login, sync, and update. The features...

Microsoft’s Intune security posture is suddenly under a much harsher spotlight after the U.S. government urged organizations to harden endpoint management systems in the wake of the Stryker intrusion. The concern is not just that attackers got into a large medical technology company’s Microsoft...

Stryker’s March 2026 network disruption has quickly become more than a vendor incident: it is now a warning shot about how endpoint management systems can be turned into high-value attack paths when administrative controls are too broad, too trusted, or too easy to abuse. On March 18, 2026, CISA...