This April, your job managing Windows 11 is made easier with continuous improvements. Watch out for these new monthly recaps—tailored to your needs as an IT admin or decision maker. Our goal? To help you quickly catch up so you can start using and benefiting from the latest features, capabilities, services, and tools.
Let's kick off this new series of "news you can use" with a look at what's new in the world of Windows to help you and your organization stay protected and productive!
New in policies and information access
- [GRAPH] Use the Microsoft Graph API to access and import Windows known issues and product lifecycle information when and where you need it. See how at Windows known issues and product lifecycle in Graph API.
- [POLICY] To manage the Snipping Tool's recording capabilities, use the new policy "AllowScreenRecorder."
- [GCC] If you're in the public sector and use the U.S. Government Community Cloud (GCC), you can now use Remote Help in Microsoft Intune to facilitate secure help desk connections with both Windows and Android devices.
New in cloud management
- [AUTOPATCH] Windows Autopatch and the Windows Update for Business deployment service are coming together in a unified solution!
- [COPILOT] A public preview of Copilot in Intune is now available in the Microsoft Intune admin center. Get tips on settings, summarize policies, get device details in your Windows ecosystem. Moreover, troubleshoot faster with a new error code analyzer. Read What's new in Microsoft Intune for more details.
- [INTUNE] You can now Expedite non-security updates as you would any latest security update in Windows 11. Start in the Devices blade in the Microsoft Intune admin center. Create an expedite profile, then a deployment policy, and watch the success from the Reports space! If you've never expedited updates before, read up and follow the steps in Use Intune to expedite Windows quality updates.
New in Windows Server
[SERVER] Enroll into the Windows Insider Program for Windows Server to try out Windows Server 2025! Curious about the improvements, enhancements, and new capabilities? See What's new in Windows Server 2025 so that you're ready to go when it becomes generally available in the second half of this year.
[HOTPATCH] Did you know that you can get all Patch Tuesday security fixes on Windows Server 2022 AE and only reboot once a quarter? To enable hotpatching today, see Hotpatch for Windows Server Azure Edition!
New in Windows security
[COPILOT] Now generally available, Microsoft Copilot for Security is seamlessly integrated with products in the Microsoft Security portfolio to help you keep your Windows estate protected and productive. You can use it standalone or as an embedded experience. It provides a natural language assisted copilot experience for incident response, threat hunting, intelligence gathering, and posture management. Copilot for Security supports custom prompts, knowledge base integrations, multi-language support, third-party integrations, Microsoft Entra audit and diagnostic logs, and even usage reporting.
- Get started today with recommendations and sample prompts at Use Copilot for Security to get device and policy information.
- If interested, join the new Copilot for Security Customer Connection Program (CCP). It's meant for customers, partners, and MVPs to foster community engagement and readiness efforts.
Which of these highlights do you care most about? Technology evolves faster than ever, and we're here to set you up for success with the right information and resources! Check back every fourth week of the month for the next installment of "Windows news you can use."
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