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Week 43 · 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026 UTC · assess the changes, then plan the next dates.

What to assess first

19 Oct – 25 Oct · dates to 24 Nov Check coverage

Act on3

  1. Known issue22 Oct 2026

    Access violation when you query sys.dm_exec_requests during database recovery

    SQL Server update known issues

Coming up4

  1. Message Center action dateDue 31 Oct 2026 · in 6 days

    MC1392568: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Support for Amazon Linux 2 (ARM64) retiring October 31, 2026

    Same day: Message Center action date: MC1490899: Microsoft 365: Targeted Release retirement

  2. Patch TuesdayScheduled for 10 Nov 2026 · in 16 days

    Patch Tuesday, 10 November 2026

    The second Tuesday of the month, when Microsoft releases security updates for Windows, Office, and servers.

Changed1

  1. Security25 Oct 2026

    CVE-2026-40372
How this list is chosen

Changes from 19 Oct 2026 – 25 Oct 2026 UTC and dates due up to 24 Nov 2026. Dates are the source's own, or labelled as the day ChangeIntel observed a change; never inferred effective dates.

Ranked by kind: exploited vulnerabilities, then up to 3 dates, open known issues, and other notable changes, with at most one entry per feed. Service incidents are on the status board; security baseline downloads, first captures of a document, and metadata-only documentation checks are left out. This is a view of retained evidence, not a reconstruction of everything known at the time.

The briefing is selective. Browse every dated change, review upcoming dates or check the period's coverage.

ChangeIntel

An IT change radar: releases, security, known issues, retirements, documentation changes, and service status from public sources. Every item links to supporting evidence; dates and statuses can change after they are read.

Sources read 25 Oct 22:07 UTC · 271 of 271 readable · 269 fully read · documentation 464/464 current