WEEKLY BRIEFING · 20 JUL – 26 JUL 2026 · UTC
Public sources only
94 public updates in week 30
MSRC published 17 new Microsoft CVEs, 14 critical. 24 roadmap changes, led by Microsoft 365 Copilot (7) and Teams (7). CISA added 1 Microsoft CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. 1 Azure update. 11 Windows and security articles from Microsoft blogs.
0Windows KB releases
0MSRC release notes
24Roadmap changes across 6 products
11Windows and security articles
17Microsoft CVEs published · 14 critical
1Microsoft CVEs added to CISA KEV
Security to act on1
Windows and security news11
- Admin control for single sign-on prompts in Windows24 Jul
- UPDATED: Azure outage affecting Windows Updates and related services23 Jul
- Azure Lighthouse: Bring Your Partner In, Without Letting Their Identities In (part 2 of 3)23 Jul
- Understanding Microsoft 365 Copilot Risk Surface and Mitigations23 Jul
- Should You Use the New Microsoft Entra Tenant Governance or Azure Lighthouse? (part 3 of 3)23 Jul
6 more
- Strengthening Key Management Service - (KMS) with Hardware-Based Trust22 Jul
- Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28120.2546 for Experimental (26H1)21 Jul
- Now available: Admin control for SSO prompts in Windows21 Jul
- Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 202621 Jul
- RDP Multipath with redundant TCP is now generally available for Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop21 Jul
- Announcing new builds for 20 July 202620 Jul
Microsoft product news50
Claude Platform release notes · 11
- Effort is the primary control for steering Claude Opus 5: the model supports the full ladder (low, medium, high, xhigh, max), with max for capability-critical work.24 Jul
- Mid-conversation tool changes are now in beta on Claude Fable 5, Claude Mythos 5, Claude Opus 4.8, and Claude Opus 5: add or remove tools between turns of a conversation…24 Jul
- On Claude Opus 5, disabling thinking is allowed only at effort high or below: thinking: {"type": "disabled"} with effort xhigh or max returns a 400 error, a breaking cha…24 Jul
8 more
- The fallbacks parameter now supports a "default" mode, which applies Anthropic's recommended fallback models by refusal category.24 Jul
- We've launched Claude Opus 5 (claude-opus-5), a step-change improvement over Claude Opus 4.8.24 Jul
- We've removed fast mode for Claude Opus 4.7.24 Jul
- Claude Managed Agents session thread event streams now support event deltas.22 Jul
- The version field is now optional when updating a Claude Managed Agents agent.22 Jul
- Webhooks for Claude Managed Agents now cover the environment and memory store lifecycle: four environment.* event types and three memory_store.* event types.22 Jul
- When creating a Claude Managed Agents session, you can now seed it with initial events.22 Jul
- You can now set an effort level on a Claude Managed Agents agent's model configuration.22 Jul
Microsoft Graph changelog · 7
- Identity and access (beta): Added the accessReviewStage: acceptRecommendations method to accept the recommendations on all decision items that haven't been reviewed wi… (+2 more)24 Jul
- Identity and access (beta): Added the unifiedRoot resource type to group the unified (vNext) access review collections under the accessReviews/unified path segment. (+6 more)24 Jul
- Identity and access (beta): Added the user member to the agentIdentityType enumeration. (+4 more)23 Jul
4 more
- Device and app management (beta): Added the shareSnapshot method to the cloudPC resource.23 Jul
- Teamwork and communications (v1.0): Added the meetingType property to the onlineMeetingBase resource. (+17 more)22 Jul
- Identity and access (beta): Added the Update m365CapabilityBase method to the crossTenantAccessPolicyConfigurationDefault resource. (+2 more)21 Jul
- Tasks and plans (beta): Added the historyEntityType enumeration type. (+8 more)20 Jul
Jamf Blog · 5
- The EU AI Act: what it is, how to prepare and where to learn more22 Jul
- Managed doesn’t mean secure22 Jul
- Lost in translation: when your bank texts you — but it isn’t your bank21 Jul
2 more
Microsoft Entra Blog · 4
- Modernize SAP Identity Management with Microsoft Entra24 Jul
- What's New in Microsoft Entra: July 202624 Jul
- Secure AI, web, and private apps with Zero Trust21 Jul
ITOps Talk Blog · 4
- Some tools and techniques for hardening Windows Server22 Jul
- Cut Your Azure Blob Storage Bill in Half: A Practical Walkthrough of Object Storage TCO22 Jul
- Feeding the GPUs: File Storage for AI and Cloud-Native Workloads on Azure21 Jul
1 more
PowerShell release notes · 4
- v7.7.0-preview.3 Release of PowerShell20 Jul
- v7.6.4 Release of PowerShell20 Jul
- v7.5.9 Release of PowerShell20 Jul
1 more
Power BI Updates Blog · 3
- Deep dive into modern visual defaults and formatting your entire report (Preview)23 Jul
- Power BI July 2026 Feature Summary22 Jul
- Bringing Power BI Insights to Every Copilot User21 Jul
Microsoft Intune Blog · 2
- From hours to minutes: Rethinking Microsoft Intune compliance reporting with the Export API24 Jul
- Designing Intune enrollment for frontline workers: Choosing the right path for real-world devices23 Jul
Gemini API release notes · 2
- Deprecated parameters21 Jul
- Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite generally available (GA)21 Jul
Windows 365 what's new · 2
- Admin Insights for Windows 365 expands to the Monitor Cloud PCs page (Public Preview)20 Jul
- Alternate regions for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery in Public Preview20 Jul
Exchange Team Blog · 1
Microsoft Teams Blog · 1
Azure Governance and Management Blog · 1
Azure Arc Blog · 1
OpenAI API changelog · 1
SharePoint Blog · 1
Azure updates1
From the community8
Microsoft 365 roadmap24
Microsoft 365 Copilot · 7
- Microsoft 365: New profile cards for buildings, rooms and desks24 Jul
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Admins can now edit user mappings and query filters for ServiceNow Connector23 Jul
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Extensibility] Improved discovery of Copilot connector sources in Microsoft 365 Copilot (optionally add chat) with Content Source filter(s)23 Jul
4 more
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Seamless Search and Chat Integration21 Jul
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Viva Engage - Agents in communities21 Jul
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): [Copilot Search] [Copilot Search] Copilot Chat available when using Copilot Search21 Jul
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Declarative agents with Actions available in GCC High and DoD20 Jul
Teams · 7
- Microsoft Teams: Branded Meeting Reactions21 Jul
- Microsoft Teams: Camera view switching in multi-camera Teams Rooms on Windows21 Jul
- Microsoft Teams: Meeting toolbar redesigned21 Jul
4 more
- Microsoft Teams: Proximity join support for presenters in Teams events from Teams Rooms on Windows and Android21 Jul
- Microsoft Teams: Room availability signal for Teams events20 Jul
- Microsoft Teams: Save your event as template to reuse event configurations20 Jul
- Microsoft Teams: Shared & Delegate Mailbox Scheduling for Events20 Jul
Purview · 3
- Microsoft Purview: Information Protection - Apply default SharePoint library labels to data at rest23 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention to restrict processing external emails in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat20 Jul
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention – Enrich Defender alerts Graph API with DLP event data20 Jul
SharePoint · 3
- SharePoint: Cross-post SharePoint News to Engage22 Jul
- SharePoint: Admin policy for expiring "People in your organization" links20 Jul
- SharePoint: Flexible Section Authoring Improvements20 Jul
2 more products · 4 changes
Viva · 3
- Microsoft Viva: Campaigns in SharePoint23 Jul
- Microsoft Viva: Engage Community feed improvements23 Jul
- Microsoft Viva: Insights for GitHub Copilot spend and usage23 Jul
Copilot Studio · 1
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