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14.08.2025

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Windows

If you are an IT admin with questions about managing and updating Windows, we want to help. Every third Thursday of the month, we host a live chat-based event on the Tech Community called Windows Office Hours. Members of the Windows, Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, Windows Autopatch, and Windows 365 engineering teams will be standing by to answer your questions. We also have experts from FastTrack, the Customer Acceleration Team, and Microsoft public sector teams. Want to attend the August 21 session of Office Hours? Add it to your calendar and select Attend on the event page to let us know you’re coming. There is no video or live meeting component. Simply visit the event page, log in to the Tech Community, and leave your questions in the Comments section. You can also bookmark https://aka.ms/Windows/OfficeHours for upcoming dates (and the ability to add this event to your calendar)

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14.08.2025

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Windows

(Update: This post was updated to clarify that the change was Enabled by Default on Windows Server 2025 in May 2025 and to add information about how to configure this change.) Microsoft has introduced a hardening change to strengthen the Microsoft RPC Netlogon protocol by blocking RPC anonymous requests used to locate domain controllers. This change was Enabled by Default in the May 2025 Windows security update for Windows Server 2025, and in the July 2025 Windows security update for all supported versions from Windows Server 2008 SP2 through Windows Server 2022. This change is configurable by policy after installing the August 2025 Windows security update. See the article, KB5066014—Netlogon RPC Hardening (CVE-2025-49716), for details. After applying these updates and subsequent updates, Active Directory domain controllers will reject certain anonymous RPC requests. This may affect inte

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13.08.2025

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Windows

On November 11, 2025, Windows 11, version 23H2 (Home and Pro editions) will reach end of servicing. The November 2025 monthly security update will be the last update available for these editions. After this date, devices running these editions will no longer receive monthly security and preview updates containing protections from the latest security threats.As always, we recommend that you update your devices to the latest version of Windows 11. For detailed information, see the Windows 11, version 23H2 reaching end of updates (Home, Pro)lifecycle page. For information about servicing timelines and lifecycle, see Windows 11 release information, Lifecycle FAQ - Windows, and Microsoft Lifecycle Policy search tool.

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12.08.2025

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Windows

Windows PowerShell 2.0 is removed from Windows 11, version 24H2 starting with the August 2025 non-security update. It’s also removed from Windows Server 2025 starting with the September 2025 security update. Windows Insider preview builds already reflect this change as of July 2025. Windows PowerShell 2.0 is over 14 years old, lacks many security enhancements of the later versions, and has been deprecated since 2017. By using the newer and supported PowerShell 7 or PowerShell 5.1, you can help ensure that scripts run safer. If you have legacy scripts or software that explicitly depend on PowerShell 2.0, you’ll need to either update them or use a workaround to prevent disruptions. When will this happen: 2017: PowerShell 2.0 was deprecated. July 2025: PowerShell 2.0 is removed from Windows Insider preview builds. August 2025 Windows non-security update: PowerShell 2.0 is removed from Windo

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12.08.2025

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Windows

The August 2025 security update is now available for all supported versions of Windows. We recommend that you install these updates promptly. For more information about the contents of this update, see the release notes, which are easily 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. Highlights for the Windows 11, version 24H2 update: This security update includes improvements that were a part of update KB5062660 (released July 22, 2025).This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates.This update addresses security issues for your Windows operating system. This update addresses an issue that caused long delays during sign-in on new devices.Short on time? Watch our Windows 11 release notes video

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08.08.2025

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Microsoft Teams · Microsoft Viva

Updated August 8, 2025: We have updated the content and timeline. Thank you for your patience.To ensure continued reliability and performance, Viva Engage will undergo planned maintenance. During this period, Viva Engage will operate in read-only mode. Users will be able to view posts, messages, storylines, and communities, but will be unable to create posts, reply to conversations, post to their storyline, or make edits. Any attempt to perform these actions will result in error messages.While the maintenance is timed outside typical business hours to minimize disruption, global users may experience varying levels of impact. We recommend reviewing your schedule in advance, as no workarounds will be available during the maintenance windows. This is the first of two planned maintenance windows. [When this will happen:]We have maintenance planned for Viva Engage: Maintenance Window: Startin