WEEKLY BRIEFING · 28 SEP – 30 SEP 2026 · UTC
Public sources only
214 public updates in week 40
Microsoft published 1 Windows KB release (1 optional preview). No new MSRC release that week. 38 roadmap changes, led by Microsoft 365 Copilot (13) and Purview (7). 29 roadmap date or status changes detected this week. Microsoft updated 3 Windows known issues, 3 still open. 49 lifecycle milestones fall in the next 30 days. 35 Azure updates, including 5 retirements. 30 Windows and security articles from Microsoft blogs.
1Windows KB release
0MSRC release notes
38Roadmap changes across 11 products
30Windows and security articles
Windows releases1
Windows and security news30
- Windows settings backup is now enabled by default for eligible devices30 Sep
- What’s new in Microsoft Sentinel: September 202630 Sep
- Introducing Ctrl + Manage: Your shortcut to practical Windows management30 Sep
- Introducing Ctrl + Manage: Practical Windows management in 30 minutes30 Sep
- Unauthenticated command injection on internet-facing mail servers: tracking CVE-2026-7357030 Sep
25 more
- Phishing Abuses RMM Tools for Persistent Access29 Sep
- Windows settings backup becoming a new resilience baseline29 Sep
- Windows 11, version 26H2 security baseline29 Sep
- An IT pro’s guide to Windows 11, version 26H229 Sep
- How to get the Windows 11 2026 Update29 Sep
- Beyond source code: A path to the keys to the kingdom29 Sep
- Star Blizzard refines phishing and malware delivery with the RedFlick technique29 Sep
- LGPO.zip29 Sep
- Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 2512.zip29 Sep
- Microsoft Edge v151 Security Baseline.zip29 Sep
- PolicyAnalyzer.zip29 Sep
- SetObjectSecurity.zip29 Sep
- Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 Security Baseline.zip29 Sep
- Windows 10 Version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 Security Baseline.zip29 Sep
- Windows 10 Version 20H2 and Windows Server Version 20H2 Security Baseline.zip29 Sep
- Windows 10 version 22H2 Security Baseline.zip29 Sep
- Windows 11 v23H2 Security Baseline.zip29 Sep
- Windows 11 v24H2 Security Baseline.zip29 Sep
- Windows 11 v25H2 Security Baseline.zip29 Sep
- Windows 11 v26H2 Security Baseline.zip29 Sep
- Windows Server 2022 Security Baseline.zip29 Sep
- Windows Server 2025 Security Baseline - 2602.zip29 Sep
- NeedyMantis: Unpacking a post-compromise malware family used in targeted operations28 Sep
- From Domain Lists to Decisions: Scaling WHOIS Threat Intelligence with MDTI and Microsoft Graph28 Sep
- Updating Purview DLP Sensitive Service Domain Groups with PowerShell28 Sep
Windows known issues updated3
Lifecycle milestones in the next 30 days49
- Retirement · 11 products: Azure API for FHIR, Azure API for FHIR Gen 1 offering, Azure Container Registry ACR 2017-03-01-(GA) API, Azure FXT Edge Filer, Azure Maps Web SDK v2 Subversion (v2.0~v2.0.32) and Service Module Retirement, Azure Virtual Desktop (Classic), Container Log V1, Get AlertSummary API, Service Bus Control plane APIS v2014-09; v2015-08; v2016-07, Single URL Ping Test in Application Insights, Track 0 and 1 Service Bus SDKs and SBMP protocol 30 Sep
- Retirement · 5 products: Azure Anomaly Detector, Azure Metrics Advisor, Azure Personalizer, Personalizer, Translator Billing Model 1 Oct
- Retirement · 10 products: Access 2021, Excel 2021, Office 2021, OneNote 2021, Outlook 2021, PowerPoint 2021, Project 2021, Publisher 2021, Visio 2021, Word 2021 13 Oct
- End of support · 16 products: Access LTSC 2021, Excel LTSC 2021, Office LTSC 2021, Office LTSC 2021 for Mac, OneNote LTSC 2021, Outlook LTSC 2021, PowerPoint LTSC 2021, Project 2021 (LTSC), Publisher LTSC 2021, Skype for Business LTSC 2021, Visio LTSC 2021, Windows 10 2016 LTSB, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Extended Security Update Year 3, Windows Server 2012, Extended Security Update Year 3, Word LTSC 2021 13 Oct
- End of servicing · 2 products: Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises (Modern Policy), 2025 release wave 1, version 26.x, Windows 11 Home and Pro, Version 24H2 13 Oct
- Moves to extended support · 5 products: Office LTSC 2021 for Mac, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition, Windows Server 2022 Standard (MSL), Windows Server IoT 2022 13 Oct
Microsoft product news92
Cloudflare Blog · 27
- Cloudflare Impact reaches $100 million in donations30 Sep
- Cut your AI spend with AI Gateway's Auto Router30 Sep
- Detect and send production issues straight to your agent30 Sep
24 more
- Identify AI model overuse with User Insights30 Sep
- Monetization Gateway beta: charge AI agents for consumption with HTTP 40230 Sep
- Pay Per Use: when AI uses your work, you should get paid30 Sep
- Simplifying domains for people and agents30 Sep
- Cloudflare Containers, rebuilt to scale agent sandboxes30 Sep
- The Internet has a second audience30 Sep
- Adaptive application security for the AI era: how Cloudflare connects code, traffic, and intelligence to stop attacks29 Sep
- Building a certificate authority for the whole Internet29 Sep
- Building a post-quantum certificate authority with Merkle Tree Certificates29 Sep
- Enforce positive security with Cloudflare Application Profiles29 Sep
- Introducing Threat Signals: agentic skills for open-source threat intelligence, free for every Cloudflare account29 Sep
- Is your domain using post-quantum encryption? Now you can see for yourself29 Sep
- Preventing quantum downgrade attacks against IPsec29 Sep
- Using AI to chart a course for our post-quantum migration29 Sep
- We tested our own WAF with frontier AI models. Here’s what we found29 Sep
- Introducing cf: the agentic CLI for the entire Cloudflare API28 Sep
- Next.js applications, powered by Vite: introducing Vinext 1.028 Sep
- How fast is the web? Explore billions of real-user measurements with BEACON28 Sep
- EmDash 1.0: the stable CMS with a secure plugin registry28 Sep
- Four months of VoidZero at Cloudflare: making the open-source JavaScript toolchain faster for all humans and agents28 Sep
- Introducing Forge: the open source pipeline for generating SDKs, CLIs, docs, and more28 Sep
- Introducing The Cold Start: pitch your startup live at Cloudflare Connect28 Sep
- Supporting native Rust in Workers with the new Emscripten target for wasm-bindgen28 Sep
- The road to the agentic browser: A Kitesurf update28 Sep
Microsoft Intune what's new · 15
- Assignment filters for Android Settings Catalog policies28 Sep
- Automatically launch Microsoft Defender for Endpoint during Android Enterprise device setup28 Sep
- Bulk manage eSIMs on corporate-owned Android Enterprise devices28 Sep
12 more
- Configure MDE AI agent runtime protection for Windows28 Sep
- Faster delivery of Win32 apps28 Sep
- Faster Win32 app delivery after Windows enrollment28 Sep
- Microsoft Cloud PKI support for US Government GCC High28 Sep
- New Apple settings in the Settings Catalog for iOS/iPadOS and macOS28 Sep
- New single device page becomes the default experience in the Intune admin center28 Sep
- Newly available protected app for Intune28 Sep
- Onboard MDM compliance partners with new self-service functionality28 Sep
- Require Managed Home Screen authentication for protected app activities28 Sep
- Skip the Device Features Tour during Apple enrollment28 Sep
- Updated minimum supported version for iOS and iPadOS28 Sep
- Upgrade an existing Android Enterprise connection to a managed Google domain28 Sep
Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog · 10
- Bringing governed analytics into the flow of work: Fabric Analytics at FabCon Europe 202630 Sep
- Build, deploy, and govern Microsoft Fabric at scale30 Sep
- Fabric September 2026 Feature Summary29 Sep
7 more
- Modernize your Azure Data Estate with Microsoft Fabric: A guided path from Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse29 Sep
- Trusted AI starts with Microsoft Fabric, Real-Time Intelligence, and IQ29 Sep
- Connecting apps, databases, and AI on one foundation: new innovations at SQLCon and FabCon EU 202629 Sep
- FabCon and SQLCon Barcelona 2026: What’s new in Microsoft OneLake and its rapidly growing ecosystem29 Sep
- FabCon/SQLCon Barcelona 2026: What’s new in Fabric Data Factory29 Sep
- From prompt to production: What's new in Fabric Apps29 Sep
- Planning in Microsoft Fabric: From insight to action29 Sep
OpenAI News · 10
- Disrupting a coordinated model-distillation campaign30 Sep
- Helping small businesses put AI to work30 Sep
- DevDay 2026 Recap29 Sep
7 more
- Introducing GPT-6.1 Sol29 Sep
- Introducing dots29 Sep
- How we will do better for Australia28 Sep
- Towards safety cases for frontier AI training28 Sep
- The Lenfest Institute grows landmark program with expanded OpenAI support28 Sep
- Are you a Codex Original?28 Sep
- Basis completes a tax workbook 2x faster with GPT-6 Astra28 Sep
Google Gemini Blog · 3
- Let skills in Gemini tackle your most repetitive tasks30 Sep
- See what 4 builders are making with Gemini 3.8 Flash28 Sep
- 3 ways this grocer cooks for 200 guests with Gemini28 Sep
Power BI Updates Blog · 3
- Microsoft & Snowflake’s Commitment to Apache Ossie30 Sep
- Power BI September 2026 Feature Summary29 Sep
- Power BI’s next chapter: The evolution of business intelligence29 Sep
SQL Server Blog · 3
- Strengthen SQL Server security on Azure Local with Trusted Launch29 Sep
- Announcing flexible provisioning for SQL Server on Linux Azure VMs (Public Preview)29 Sep
- The same connection string keywords now work across our SQL drivers29 Sep
OpenAI API changelog · 3
- Added computer use to the Agents API.29 Sep
- Added Ultrafast mode for GPT-6 Astra in the Responses API.29 Sep
- Released GPT-6.1 Sol (gpt-6.1-sol) for complex coding and professional work at a lower cost than GPT-6 Astra.29 Sep
Claude Platform release notes · 3
- Code written for Claude Sonnet 5 can break on Claude Sonnet 5.5 in five ways.28 Sep
- Thinking blocks that Claude Sonnet 5.5 produces work only in the account that produced them, or in an account linked to it.28 Sep
- We've launched Claude Sonnet 5.5 (claude-sonnet-5-5).28 Sep
Microsoft Teams Blog · 2
- Help your customers get answers and support with Teams Phone Agent30 Sep
- Serve customers with Queues app's collaborative calling for Microsoft Teams30 Sep
Exchange Team Blog · 2
- Impact of Exchange Online EWS Deprecation on Hybrid Rich Coexistence and Cross-org Sharing30 Sep
- Cross-tenant Free/Busy, MailTips, and Calendar Sharing are moving to Cross-Tenant Access Policy29 Sep
Microsoft Purview Blog · 2
- Scaling classification and labeling: an interactive reference architecture update30 Sep
- Microsoft Purview Referential Architecture Diagrams30 Sep
Azure DevOps Blog · 1
Azure Arc Blog · 1
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog · 1
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog · 1
Microsoft Intune Blog · 1
Microsoft 365 Blog · 1
Microsoft Entra Blog · 1
Azure Governance and Management Blog · 1
Windows 365 what's new · 1
Azure updates35
- [In preview] Public Preview: Ubuntu 26.04 support in AKS30 Sep
- Announcing: Azure canvases for GitHub Copilot30 Sep
- Retirement: Dv3, Dsv3, Ev3, and Esv3 Azure VMs30 Sep
- Retirement: Azure Functions v1 hosting model on Azure Container Apps29 Sep
- [Launched] Generally Available: Storage optimized Lasv5 and Laosv5 Azure VM series29 Sep
30 more
- [In preview] Public Preview: Automatic Zone Placement for Virtual Machine Scale Sets29 Sep
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server in Germany West Central29 Sep
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server Available in Italy North29 Sep
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Ultra Disk29 Sep
- [In preview] Public Preview: SQL Performance Monitoring for Azure SQL Database29 Sep
- [In preview] Public Preview: Performance monitoring for Azure Arc–enabled SQL Server29 Sep
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late-September 202629 Sep
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server supports cross-tenant customer-managed keys (CMK)29 Sep
- [In preview] Public preview: Script-based deployment for SQL Server on Linux Azure VM29 Sep
- [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Server on Azure Local Disconnected (ALDO)29 Sep
- [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Server support on Azure Local connected mode29 Sep
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-September 202629 Sep
- [Launched] Generally Available: Database DevOps in SSMS powered by SQL projects29 Sep
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Serverless auto-pause and auto-resume29 Sep
- [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Formatter29 Sep
- [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Migration Agent Skills for assessment, migration, and validation29 Sep
- Retirement: Azure Arc enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager will be retired September 30, 202929 Sep
- [In preview] Public Preview: Migrate directly from Azure Arc to Azure SQL Database, including Hyperscale29 Sep
- [In preview] Public Preview: Microsoft SQL Agent Skills29 Sep
- [In preview] Public Preview: Long-term retention (LTR) v2 for Azure Database for PostgreSQL29 Sep
- Retirement: Microsoft HPC Pack29 Sep
- Retirement: Azure IoT Central will be retired on September 20, 202929 Sep
- [Launched] Generally Available: Support for large volume breakthrough mode29 Sep
- [Launched] Generally Available: Storage with cool access enhancement29 Sep
- [In preview] Public Preview : Microsoft entra kerberos authentication for Azure NetApp Files29 Sep
- Mitigated - Intermittent request failures and increased latency across Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, and Cognitive Services29 Sep
- [Launched] Generally Available: Vector search and vector indexes in Azure SQL28 Sep
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL Dev Hub28 Sep
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL Managed Instance updates for late-September 202628 Sep
- [Launched] Generally Available: Luxembourg - Azure Extended Zones28 Sep
From the community18
- Windows 11 Version 26H2 Gives IT Admins a Simpler Upgrade Path30 Sep
- Patch My PC Publisher Production Version 3.1.1.0 Released30 Sep
- Enablement package links30 Sep
- Microsoft 365 Groups, Conversations, Threads, and Posts30 Sep
- Windows 11 26H2 is now being offered29 Sep
13 more
- Microsoft Pauses Office Update After Licensing Issues Affect Office 2016 and 201929 Sep
- September 28, 2026 Apple Updates29 Sep
- Microsoft to Drop Most Azure Communication Services29 Sep
- Microsoft Begins Retirement of Windows PowerShell Support for Graph SDK29 Sep
- Microsoft Brings Copilot in SharePoint to General Availability28 Sep
- Windows Deployment Services Deprecation Forces IT Teams to Evaluate Alternatives28 Sep
- Autopilot Device Preparation BitLocker 256 Bit Issue: The 128 Bit Race Is Finally Fixed28 Sep
- How to Disable BitLocker in Windows 11 (And When You Shouldn’t)28 Sep
- TMOG modernizes the Windows Task Manager28 Sep
- How to manage and control your updates in Windows 1128 Sep
- Migrating the tricky bits28 Sep
- I was wrong about the iPhone 17e — again!28 Sep
- Microsoft Learn Plans to Remove External Contributions via GitHub28 Sep
Roadmap dates and statuses that changed29
- Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics - Export metrics from Agent Dashboard — GA Sep 2026 → Oct 2026 29 Sep
- Microsoft Teams: Use Copilot Chat after a call in Queues app — Rolling out → Launched 29 Sep
- Microsoft Teams: Personal message reminders for chat and channels — GA Oct 2026 → Nov 2026 29 Sep
- Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management – Policy Recommendation Panel in IRM — Preview Nov 2026 → Jan 2027 29 Sep
- Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management – Policy Recommendation Panel in IRM — GA Dec 2026 → Feb 2027 29 Sep
Microsoft 365 roadmap38
Microsoft 365 Copilot · 13
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Excel Agent29 Sep
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Live subtitles on voice chat in Copilot when using the quick composer29 Sep
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Microsoft 365 admin center - Usage reports - Copilot Chat for GCC, GCC High and DoD29 Sep
10 more
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft M365): Delegated prompt publishing for organization prompts29 Sep
- Work IQ: Custom agents + 3P calls29 Sep
- Work IQ: ExpandedContextIQ29 Sep
- Microsoft Clipchamp: Copilot video creation updates28 Sep
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Add custom insights to record summaries in Sales agent28 Sep
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Engage prospects faster with Sales Agent-enriched leads28 Sep
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Enrich Sales agent meeting prep with more data sources28 Sep
- Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft M365): Copilot Chat can now better match search results from text that appears inside images embedded in Word and PowerPoint files28 Sep
- OneNote: Multimodal capture in Copilot Notebooks (Android)28 Sep
- Word: Legal plugins in Copilot28 Sep
Purview · 7
- Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention - Data Security for non-Microsoft connected apps29 Sep
- Microsoft Purview: Information Protection-Auto-labeling per-policy coverage report29 Sep
- Microsoft Purview: Insider Risk Management – Policy Recommendation Panel in IRM29 Sep
4 more
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection - Sensitivity label grouping modernization28 Sep
- Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Information Protection- Scan existing files in SharePoint and OneDrive for business for sensitive information28 Sep
- Microsoft Purview: Information Protection-Auto-labeling scale increase for SharePoint and OneDrive28 Sep
- Microsoft Purview: Permissions audit log improvements28 Sep
Teams · 7
- Microsoft Teams: Personal message reminders for chat and channels29 Sep
- Microsoft Teams: Use Copilot Chat after a call in Queues app29 Sep
- Microsoft Teams: Enable agents for existing applications in your organization28 Sep
4 more
Outlook · 2
- Outlook: New Copilot entry point in Classic Outlook28 Sep
- Outlook: Send availability in Outlook mobile apps28 Sep
7 more products · 9 changes
Planner · 2
- Planner: Refreshed experience and new capabilities28 Sep
- Planner: Refreshed experience and new capabilities28 Sep
Viva · 2
- Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics - Export metrics from Agent Dashboard29 Sep
- Viva Glint - Action Taking Report (Public Preview)28 Sep
Copilot Studio · 1
Dynamics 365 · 1
Microsoft 365 · 1
Microsoft Edge · 1
OneDrive · 1
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