Get started with August 2025 improvements in Windows 11

If you’re an IT professional or decision maker, start using the newest Windows 11 capabilities with helpful tips and actionable steps summarized in one place. Discover enhancements to the Windows out-of-box experience (OOBE) for quality updates, hotpatching, productivity features, update and driver management, AI, and more. Learn how to get started with these and other improvements across Microsoft Intune, Windows Server, and Windows security.    When will this happen:  Improvements summarized in this monthly recap are already available. Note that some of them are rolling out gradually.    How this will affect your organization:  You can start seeing improvements across various workflows in your organization with:  Windows Backup for Organizations  Enabling virtualization-based security (VBS) for hotpatch readiness  Integrating Zero Trust with cloud-native Windows  Using GPT-5 in Microsoft 365 Copilot or Microsoft Copilot Studio   Pull print capability in Universal Print anywhere  Additional improvements released in August    What you need to do to prepare:  Read the new monthly recap and additional information to start benefiting from the latest improvements.    Additional information:  Read the monthly recap at Windows news you can use: August 2025. It includes highlights from the following channels:   Windows IT Pro Blog  Microsoft Intune Blog  Microsoft Security Blog  Windows 11 update history  Windows Server update history