WEEKLY BRIEFING · 17 AUG – 23 AUG 2026 · UTC
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Week 34 sources
MSRC published 23 new Microsoft CVEs, 20 critical. 49 roadmap changes, led by Purview (14) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (12). CISA added 2 Microsoft CVEs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. 15 lifecycle milestones fall in the next 30 days. 14 Azure updates, including 1 retirement. 15 Windows and security articles from Microsoft blogs.
49Roadmap changes across 12 products
15Windows and security articles
23Microsoft CVEs published · 20 critical
2Microsoft CVEs added to CISA KEV
Security to act on2
Windows and security news15
- Announcing new builds for 21 August 202621 Aug
- Preparing the Windows ecosystem for next-generation code signing21 Aug
- New PowerShell scripts to manage Windows settings backup data20 Aug
- Windows 365 turns five: Cloud PCs recognized for enabling flexible, trusted workspaces at scale20 Aug
- Edge 151.0.4129.101: Chromium security fixes20 Aug
10 more
- WAF - Leaked credentials detection now scans Authorization headers20 Aug
- Task Manager features for visibility into AI workloads19 Aug
- Oracle Critical Security Patch Update Advisory - August 202618 Aug
- Smarter signals, broader coverage: UEBA anomalies on top of Behaviors layer and new data sources18 Aug
- Windows device recovery in 2026: A guide for IT pros18 Aug
- Improving File Explorer & Context Menu: faster, simpler, and more customizable17 Aug
- Announcing new builds for 17 August 202617 Aug
- 60-Day Reminder: AD FS DKM container ACL hardening begins in October 202617 Aug
- GitLab Critical Patch Release: 19.2.4, 19.1.6, 19.0.8, 18.11.1117 Aug
- WAF - WAF Release - 2026-08-1717 Aug
Lifecycle milestones in the next 30 days15
- Retirement · 2 products: Azure AI Document Intelligence (formerly known as Azure Form Recognizer) v2.0 API; Azure document Intelligence v2.1 Container 31 Aug
- Retirement · 5 products: Computer Vision API v1.0; Computer Vision API v2.0; Computer Vision API v2.1; Computer Vision API v3.0; Computer Vision API v3.1 13 Sep
- Retirement · 3 products: Azure Functions 1.0 Deprecation; Azure Monitor Data Collector API; Monitoring Support for AKS-Engine 14 Sep
- Retirement · 2 products: Activity logs legacy connector, storage integration API; Azure Maps Gen1 Price Tier 15 Sep
- Retirement: Azure Maps Render V1 17 Sep
- Retirement: Azure Maps Web SDK Map Controls Version 1.xx 19 Sep
- Retirement: SMART on FHIR Proxy in Azure Health Data Services 21 Sep
Product news60
Microsoft Graph · 16
- Security (beta): 3 API change passages23 Aug
- Change notifications (v1.0): 4 API change passages22 Aug
- Device and app management (beta): 3 API change passages21 Aug
13 more
- Identity and access (v1.0): 25 API change passages20 Aug
- Identity and access (v1.0): 14 API change passages20 Aug
- Backup and recovery (beta): 2 API change passages19 Aug
- Reports (beta): 5 API change passages19 Aug
- Security (beta): 5 API change passages19 Aug
- Backup and recovery (beta): 4 API change passages19 Aug
- Security (beta): 2 API change passages19 Aug
- Files (beta): 1 API change passage19 Aug
- Identity and access (v1.0): 5 API change passages19 Aug
- Files (beta): 2 API change passages18 Aug
- Mailbox import and export (v1.0): 1 API change passage18 Aug
- Security (v1.0): 1 API change passage17 Aug
- Applications (beta): 1 API change passage17 Aug
Anthropic Claude · 12
- The computer use and browser use toolsets (computer_toolset_20260801 and browser_toolset_20260801) are now available on Google Cloud for Claude Fable 5, Claude Mythos 5,…20 Aug
- We've released v1.0 of the Python SDK.20 Aug
- Agent Skills and the Skills API (/v1/skills) are out of beta on the Claude API.19 Aug
9 more
- Both toolsets are available for Claude Fable 5, Claude Mythos 5, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 5, and Claude Opus 4.8 on the Claude API.19 Aug
- Claude Managed Agents sessions that run in a self-hosted sandbox can now attach memory stores.19 Aug
- The Admin API user-management endpoints for Claude Enterprise (claude.ai) organizations (members, invites, groups, and custom roles) are out of beta.19 Aug
- The computer use tool is out of beta on the Claude API as the computer_toolset_20260801 toolset: no beta header, batch actions (several actions in one turn), zoom enable…19 Aug
- The Files API is out of beta on the Claude API.19 Aug
- The session viewer in the Claude Console has been redesigned with a timeline minimap, a transcript grouped by model request, and an Inspector panel for session details a…19 Aug
- We've launched the browser use tool (browser_toolset_20260801), a client toolset for driving a browser that your application hosts.19 Aug
- You can now restrict which sites a Claude Managed Agents agent's web_search and web_fetch tools can reach.19 Aug
- Workbench is now playground in the Claude Console.18 Aug
OpenAI · 4
- API customers can now select regional processing for an individual request by using a prefixed domain with an API key from a project having Global geography.21 Aug
- GPT-5.6 Sol now costs $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens, representing 20% lower input pricing and 33% lower output pricing.21 Aug
- Released the Prompt Caching dashboard on the OpenAI API platform.20 Aug
Jamf Pro · 3
- If Apple says your iPhone was targeted by mercenary spyware, treat it like an incident20 Aug
- Back to school: Your students are back. Is your security?20 Aug
- Jamf After Dark: JNUC19 Aug
PnP PowerShell · 3
- PnP.PowerShell 4.0.0-preview121 Aug
- PnP.PowerShell 3.4.119 Aug
- PnP.PowerShell 3.4.019 Aug
Power BI · 3
- Power BI August 2026 Feature Summary21 Aug
- The AI Semantic Layer You Probably Already Have20 Aug
- Edit your Power BI projects anywhere and reload them instantly in Power BI Desktop (Preview)18 Aug
Ubiquiti UniFi · 3
- UniFi Network Application 10.6.9720 Aug
- UniFi OS - Dream Machines 5.1.3120 Aug
- UniFi OS - Dream Machines 5.1.3017 Aug
Azure · 2
- [Now Generally Available] What-If for Azure Deployment Stacks18 Aug
- Beyond Deployment: What It Really Takes to Run GitHub Actions Runners on AKS18 Aug
Azure Arc · 2
- What’s new for small form factor infrastructure18 Aug
- Episode 1: Onboarding Azure Arc at Scale | The Azure Arc Check-In18 Aug
Defender · 2
Intune · 2
- Support tip: Restore the Managed Home Screen Exit PIN21 Aug
- Configure Delivery Optimization for Windows to save bandwidth and speed up deployments18 Aug
Commercial changes · 1
Exchange · 1
GitLab · 1
- GitLab 19.320 Aug
Mailozaurr · 1
- Mailozaurr 3.0.020 Aug
Microsoft 365 Blog · 1
Microsoft Entra · 1
Teams · 1
Windows · 1
Azure updates14
- Generally Available: Summarized advertised gateway prefixes for route advertisement20 Aug
- Announcing: Azure Copilot introduces direct access to agents20 Aug
- Generally Available: Azure Databricks Lakebase in four additional regions19 Aug
- Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for mid-August 202619 Aug
- Public Preview: SQL Formatter in MSSQL extension19 Aug
9 more
- Generally Available: Azure SQL Database provisioning in MSSQL extension19 Aug
- Generally Available: vCore Customization: Disable Multithreading and Configurable Constrained Cores19 Aug
- Generally Available: BYON (Bring Your Own NIC) in Azure Site Recovery19 Aug
- Retirement: Azure VMware Solution License-included service will be retired August 30, 202718 Aug
- Generally Available: Managed Instance on Azure App Service18 Aug
- Public Preview: Ipv6 support in Azure Firewall18 Aug
- Public Preview: Zone redundancy for Azure SQL Managed Instance Next-gen General Purpose17 Aug
- Generally Available: Dragon Copilot Physician Apps and Agents on Microsoft Marketplace17 Aug
- Public Preview: Azure Linux on WSL17 Aug
From the community15
- Entra 🆔 News #163 → This week in Microsoft Entra22 Aug
- How to create a Microsoft 365 device-bound passkey on macOS22 Aug
- Primary Mailbox Quota Increases to 100 GB for Microsoft 365 Business Plans21 Aug
- Intune Newsletter – 21st August 202621 Aug
- Query CVE information using the PowerShell PoshCVE Module20 Aug
10 more
- Inside Active Directory: Misconceptions, Myths and Bugs (Part 2) – DN Reference Corruptions and undocumented RootDSE mods20 Aug
- Auditing Microsoft Defender and Intune Configuration Changes20 Aug
- New Archiving Capability for Purview Data Lifecycle Management20 Aug
- Cleaning Up Old Planner Tasks with PowerShell19 Aug
- Compose PDF reports and automate page workflows with PSWriteOffice19 Aug
- Convert mailbox folder identifiers non-interactively18 Aug
- Calculating the Licensing Requirement for Entra Conditional Access Policies18 Aug
- Collecting Windows registry data17 Aug
- Pass-the-Passkey: What Michael Grafnetter's Black Hat Research Means for Entra Admins17 Aug
- How to Use JSON Batching to Permanently Remove Mailbox Items17 Aug
Microsoft 365 roadmap49
Purview · 14
- Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management – Retention for Copilot Memory21 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Data Loss Prevention to safeguard sensitive information from external web search in Microsoft 356 Copilot and Copilot Chat20 Aug
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - DLP Policy Tip Support in Outlook for Mac19 Aug
11 more
- Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management – Hard delete capability for OneDrive and SharePoint through secure priority cleanup workflows19 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management– Hard delete capability for OneDrive and SharePoint through secure priority cleanup workflows19 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: Data Security Triage Agent in Data Loss Prevention - Reasoning Trace and Confidence Score for agent-triaged alerts19 Aug
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention - Decoupling of Policy tips and Email notifications while configuring rules on Data Loss Prevention for Sharepoint and Onedrive17 Aug
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery (Premium) – Hold reports17 Aug
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: eDiscovery (Premium) – Hold reports (U.S. Government clouds)17 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Data Security Triage Agent summaries and categorizations for DLP alerts will be made available in DLP Alerts in Microsoft Defender XDR17 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention – File Quarantine Action in DLP for SharePoint/OneDrive17 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: eDiscovery - CMK (Customer managed key) for eDiscovery direct export17 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: eDiscovery- CMK (Customer managed key) for eDiscovery direct export17 Aug
- Microsoft Purview: eDiscovery- Select user-owned SharePoint embedded container as a data source17 Aug
Microsoft 365 Copilot · 12
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Microsoft 365 admin center – New Microsoft 365 Copilot usage report for GCC High & DoD21 Aug
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference an email with Work IQ when using Edit with Copilot in PowerPoint to create a presentation21 Aug
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Work IQ APIs – Unified REST Endpoint for Agents and Workflows21 Aug
9 more
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) Writing Blocks in M365 Copilot20 Aug
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Self-serve sync connectors20 Aug
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Attach and reference an image when creating a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint using Agent Mode.19 Aug
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Code Blocks in M365 Copilot19 Aug
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Updated UI for Copilot Chat entry point in Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps19 Aug
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Work IQ APIs - Endpoints: Declarative Agent Access19 Aug
- Planner: Save AI-generated filters in Planner Agent chat19 Aug
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Federated Copilot Connectors in Microsoft 365 Copilot18 Aug
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Support for MCP Agents with Interactive UI Widgets in Government Clouds18 Aug
Teams · 8
- Microsoft Teams: Interpreter agent support in Teams Rooms on Android20 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Modernized Gallery view in Teams Rooms on Android20 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Emoji shortcuts with autocomplete on mobile19 Aug
5 more
- Microsoft Teams: Improved visibility and control for downloads19 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Assistant field visibility in Organization view18 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Enhanced Copilot chat summary18 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: SharePoint thumbnail previews17 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Specify who has control of production tools in Teams meetings and events17 Aug
Microsoft 365 · 3
- Microsoft 365: PAYGO consumption-based meter for your extra SharePoint storage needs20 Aug
- Microsoft 365: Enhancements to the room booking experience in the Places app19 Aug
- Microsoft 365: Long-term retention period for M365 Backup18 Aug
8 more products · 12 changes
Planner · 3
- Planner: Capacity view21 Aug
- Planner: Available in Outlook19 Aug
- Planner: Private tasks now stored in your private plan17 Aug
Outlook · 2
- Outlook: Purview Data Loss Prevention support for Calendar Events in Outlook for Mac20 Aug
- Outlook: Change the organizer of a meeting17 Aug
Viva · 2
- Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint – Enhanced multiple-choice questions with up to 500 options20 Aug
- Microsoft Viva: Viva Glint – In-product access to feature announcements20 Aug
Copilot Studio · 1
Microsoft 365 admin center · 1
Microsoft 365 app · 1
Microsoft Edge · 1
OneDrive · 1
Other public updates43
- Communicator app enters Public Preview21 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Admin policy to automatically block identified external meeting bots from joining meetings21 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Local Pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) controls for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows21 Aug
- Microsoft 365 admin center: Usage reports migrating to new domains21 Aug
- Microsoft Entra ID: Passkey support for B2B users21 Aug
38 more
- Microsoft Edge: Retirement of Windows Information Protection (WIP) and Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG)21 Aug
- Microsoft Teams: Prepare custom apps for private and shared channel compatibility21 Aug
- Improved capabilities for files with Copilot in OneDrive Web21 Aug
- Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning retirement of Microsoft 365 training content21 Aug
- Preparing the Windows ecosystem for next-generation code signing21 Aug
- Filter Messages by Events on Outlook Mobile21 Aug
- OneDrive macOS Native Sync Engine21 Aug
- Improved OneDrive experience in Apple Files app21 Aug
- Microsoft Edge: Security Update Alerts in the Edge management service21 Aug
- SharePoint Page and News Post: Content Update flow in the FAQ web part will be retired21 Aug
- AI overview for SharePoint News posts in the SharePoint app for Teams21 Aug
- Microsoft Outlook: Classic Outlook theme experience for Outlook on the web and Outlook for Windows21 Aug
- Microsoft Entra ID: Retirement of custom CSS layout and positioning properties in company branding21 Aug
- Simplified Copilot experience in Microsoft Teams21 Aug
- Simplified Copilot experience in Microsoft Outlook21 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service - Review historical quality metrics in a unified dashboard20 Aug
- Power Platform admin center - Cost controls - Draw from tenant credit pool20 Aug
- New PowerShell scripts to manage Windows settings backup data20 Aug
- Viva Connections multi-home site management moving to SharePoint admin center19 Aug
- Microsoft OneDrive: New policies to control file exclusions19 Aug
- Tenant will be auto-enabled into Microsoft Defender Unified RBAC19 Aug
- Task Manager features for visibility into AI workloads19 Aug
- Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel19 Aug
- Microsoft Outlook: Drag and drop calendar events to reschedule meetings18 Aug
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Import Executive Assistant data with People connectors18 Aug
- Microsoft OneDrive: Refreshed file browsing and filtering experience in OneDrive Web18 Aug
- Windows device recovery in 2026: A guide for IT pros18 Aug
- Microsoft Copilot app: Opt in selected devices to test the updated Copilot desktop app18 Aug
- Public preview: Manage agents across multiple tenants from the Microsoft 365 admin center17 Aug
- Plan for Change: New device page experience will become the default view17 Aug
- 60-Day Reminder: AD FS DKM container ACL hardening begins in October 202617 Aug
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat: Updated commercial Copilot endpoint for Microsoft Edge17 Aug
- Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Auto-labeling per-policy coverage report17 Aug
- Power Apps - Enable online mode to access Dataverse for canvas apps17 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Dynamics 365 Contact Center Certification for Windows 365 Virtual PCs17 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys - Transform customer journeys into action with record creation17 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service - Planning group support in Forecast scenario17 Aug
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Planning group support in Adherence historical analytics17 Aug
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