WEEKLY BRIEFING · 13 OCT – 19 OCT 2025 · UTC
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Week 42 sources
Microsoft published 9 Windows KB releases (9 security). MSRC published October 2025 Security Updates. 7 roadmap changes, led by Microsoft 365 Copilot (3) and Intune (2). CISA added 2 Microsoft CVEs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. 21 Azure updates, including 3 retirements. 5 Windows and security articles from Microsoft blogs.
9Windows KB releases
1MSRC release note
7Roadmap changes across 4 products
5Windows and security articles
2Microsoft CVEs added to CISA KEV
Security to act on2
Windows releases9
- Windows 10, version 1607 — KB5066836 (B), build 14393.851914 Oct
- Windows 10, version 1809 — KB5066586 (B), build 17763.791914 Oct
- Windows 10, version 21H2 — KB5066791 (B), build 19044.645614 Oct
- Windows 10, version 22H2 — KB5066791 (B), build 19045.645614 Oct
- Windows 11, version 22H2 — KB5066793 (B), build 22621.606014 Oct
MSRC security releases1
Windows and security news5
Product news14
Microsoft Graph · 5
- Device and app management (beta): 5 API change passages16 Oct
- Education (v1.0): 4 API change passages16 Oct
- Identity and access (beta): 1 API change passage15 Oct
2 more
Google Gemini · 3
- Grounding with Google Maps is now generally available.17 Oct
- Deprecation announcement: Shut down for veo-3.0-generate-preview and veo-3.0-fast-generate-preview coming November 12, 2025.15 Oct
- Released Veo 3.1 and 3.1 Fast models in public preview, with new features including: Extending Veo-created videos.15 Oct
Azure CLI · 1
- Azure CLI 2.78.014 Oct
Azure Kubernetes Service · 1
- Release 2025-10-1217 Oct
Azure Virtual Desktop · 1
Commercial changes · 1
GitLab · 1
- GitLab 18.516 Oct
Windows · 1
Azure updates21
- Generally Available: New OS SKU enum to migrate to Azure Linux 3.017 Oct
- Private Preview: New planned datacenter region in Malaysia (Southeast Asia 3)17 Oct
- Generally Available: Azure Functions support for Python 3.1317 Oct
- Generally Available: Prescaling in Azure Firewall16 Oct
- Retirement: Confidential Containers preview on AKS is Closing Down16 Oct
16 more
- Generally Available: Observed capacity metric in Azure Firewall16 Oct
- Generally Available: PowerShell, Az cmdlets, and Python SDK for Azure Database Migration Service15 Oct
- Generally Available: Availability Zones and network restricted Key Vault and App Configuration references for Flex Consumption15 Oct
- Generally Available: Azure Storage Discovery15 Oct
- Generally Available: SAP Business Data Cloud Connect to Azure Databricks15 Oct
- Public Preview: Private Link Service Direct Connect15 Oct
- Retirement: The F, Fs, Fsv2, Lsv2, G, Gs, Av2, Amv2, and B series VMs are retiring in 202815 Oct
- Generally Available: Locations API Update for UK Azure Regions15 Oct
- Generally Available: Azure Event Grid new capabilities14 Oct
- Generally Available: Spot Placement Score14 Oct
- Generally Available: Azure Site Recovery support for Ultra Disks14 Oct
- Public Preview: Environmental sustainability features in Azure API Management13 Oct
- Public Preview: PostgreSQL 18 on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server13 Oct
- Retirement: Azure Custom Vision will be retired on September 25, 202813 Oct
- Public Preview: Azure Integrated HSM13 Oct
- Generally Available: Microsoft Entra ID token refresh code samples in Python and .NET13 Oct
From the community6
- Feature updates can be bigger than expected too…19 Oct
- Active Directory – 32k pages DIT and the JET_bitSetUniqueMultiValues issue (The real Exchange Schema Issue)19 Oct
- When your Enterprise PKI becomes one of your enemies (Part 8)18 Oct
- Conditional Access Baseline October 2025 (v2025-10) Available on GitHub18 Oct
- Windows 11 cumulative updates: How can they possibly be that big?17 Oct
Microsoft 365 roadmap7
Microsoft 365 Copilot · 3
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] Users will be able to upload files stored locally or in one drive to custom engine agents16 Oct
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] [DevX] Schema enrichment & validation for custom connectors for better relevance & UX16 Oct
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] Users can explore third-party content in Copilot chat with deep citations and side-by-side previews15 Oct
Intune · 2
- Microsoft Intune: Intune Suite - Endpoint Privilege Management on single session Azure Virtual Desktop14 Oct
- Microsoft Intune: Intune Suite - Improved elevation detection14 Oct
Outlook · 1
SharePoint · 1
Other public updates34
- Power Automate - Reference previous prompts in Copilot for Power Automate desktop19 Oct
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Historical analytics - Enable Intent group and agent group-based metrics and dimensions18 Oct
- Introducing Image Search in Microsoft Teams18 Oct
- Microsoft 365 admin center: Capacity pack support for SharePoint agent and Copilot tuning18 Oct
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Session persistence enhancement for Copilot chat18 Oct
29 more
- Update to inline image representation in Outlook on the web and new Outlook for Windows18 Oct
- Copilot Pages: New feature—M365 Copilot Chat can now answer questions about the currently open page16 Oct
- Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive: General availability of tenant rename with no scale limitations16 Oct
- Microsoft OneDrive: floating Copilot button simplifies Copilot discovery16 Oct
- Audio-only recording now available in Microsoft Teams16 Oct
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service – Use Assign option for cases to update capacity, presence16 Oct
- Viva Insights web app: Behavioral insights control16 Oct
- Microsoft Copilot Analytics: Data export public preview for Copilot metrics in the Copilot dashboard16 Oct
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management – Introduction of pay-as-you-go feature usage report16 Oct
- Reminder: Support for the Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile UWP applications ended on October 14, 202515 Oct
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Graph APIs for agent and app management15 Oct
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service - Intent-based suggestions has been disabled15 Oct
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Enhanced supervisor actions (Transfer, assign)15 Oct
- Secure Boot certificate deployment guide and tools15 Oct
- Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Data – Filter rows from source data for better processing15 Oct
- Action Required: Update active Exchange Web Services Applications14 Oct
- Protect your Windows 10 devices after Microsoft support ends14 Oct
- Power Apps – Information regarding the end of support for Image to App & Figma to App features14 Oct
- The October 2025 Windows security update is now available14 Oct
- Windows 10 has reached end of support14 Oct
- Windows 11, version 22H2 (Enterprise & Education editions) has reached end of servicing14 Oct
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Enable Intent group and agent group-based metrics and dimensions14 Oct
- Dynamics 365 Project Operations – Dynamics 365 expense management mobile app new features14 Oct
- Retiring the “Refresh all on page” button in OneNote Meeting Details pane by end of 202513 Oct
- Microsoft Teams: Agent and bot support for Entra authentication in group chats13 Oct
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enhancing the quarantine experience for administrators13 Oct
- Hotpatch efficiency unlocked: Smaller update size 13 Oct
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Agent Insights Empowering AI Supervisors on their Autonomous Transformation13 Oct
- Power Apps - Create offline profiles in the maker studio for Canvas apps13 Oct
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