Get started with October 2025 improvements in Windows 11
From Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando · Microsoft may not have sent this notice to your tenant.What the notice says
Microsoft’s text, safely structuredStart using the newest Windows 11 capabilities with helpful tips and actionable steps summarized in one place. Discover news about Microsoft Ignite 2025, update and driver management, Windows 11 productivity features, Microsoft Intune, AI capabilities, lifecycle milestones, security, and more.
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:
- Hotpatch updates that help you achieve security and compliance more quickly
- A new policy to remove select provisioned in-box apps without custom imaging and complex scripts
- New settings for Windows 11, version 25H2 in the Microsoft Intune Settings Catalog
- 10 key Microsoft Intune capabilities that will help simplify the upgrade to Windows 11
- New features and improvements released in the Windows 11, versions 25H2 and 24H2 October 2025 non-security update
- Additional improvements released in October
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: October 2025. It includes highlights from the following channels:
What changed
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