The August 2025 Windows non-security preview update is now available for some supported versions of Windows

The August 2025 non-security preview update is now available for Windows 11, version 23H2 and Windows 10, version 22H2. The non-security preview update for Windows 11, version 24H2 will be available soon. Information about the contents of this update is available from the release notes, which are accessible from the Windows 11 and Windows 10 update history pages. To learn more about the different types of monthly quality updates, see Windows monthly updates explained.

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Microsoft Intune: Intune settings available in Catalog and Account Protection template for Adminless feature

Adminless settings able to be configured in settings catalog and account protection template.

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Microsoft Teams: Control External Access by Domain for Specific Users and Groups

Gain granular control over external communication. By setting custom External Access policies, you can define domain allow/deny lists and assign them to specific users or groups – capabilities that were previously tenant-wide only (“Teams and Skype for Business users in external organizations”). Use this to pilot with a department, restrict high‑risk roles to approved partners, or open federation broadly where appropriate. Example: Allow Group A to communicate only with a specific domain, while Group B can communicate with all external domains.

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Microsoft Teams: User reporting for incorrectly identified security concerns

Microsoft Teams now allows users to report messages they believe were incorrectly flagged as security concerns. This feature is available in one-on-one chats, group and meeting chats, as well as public and private channels.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Generative-AI skills for Create in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for Government Clouds

Design and edit images, posters, banners, infographics, text drafts, and forms with Copilot—align them to your brand using kits built by you or your team.

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Microsoft Teams: Choose to hide inactive channels

Microsoft Teams will offer opt-in suggestions to hide inactive channels, allowing users to review and choose which channels to hide. Users can toggle this feature in Settings or manage channels manually. The rollout begins late August 2025, with no admin action required.

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Upcoming Retirement of Sub-Domains Feature in Defender for Cloud Apps – Cloud Discovery

The sub-domains feature in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps – Cloud Discovery will be retired starting September 22, 2025, and fully deprecated by December 31, 2025, due to low usage. No admin action is needed, but sub-domain insights will no longer be available after deprecation.

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Microsoft Entra: Refreshed credential enrollment and management UX

Microsoft Entra will roll out a refreshed credential enrollment and management user experience in early November 2025, improving usability and accessibility without changing functionality. No action is required, but informing help desk teams is recommended to ease the transition. No compliance issues identified.

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Microsoft Viva : New Posts tab added to Communications dashboard

Microsoft Viva is adding a new Posts tab to the Communications dashboard, allowing users to manage drafts, scheduled, and published posts, filter by ownership, and create posts directly. Rolling out mid-September to October 2025, it’s on by default with no admin action needed.

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AI actions coming to SharePoint document libraries

AI file actions are expanding to SharePoint document libraries on the web, enabling users with a Copilot license to summarize, compare, generate FAQs, ask questions, and create audio overviews from files. The feature is on by default, rolling out from mid-May to mid-September 2025, requiring no admin setup.

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