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Have a question about Windows 11, device management, security, updates, or modern endpoint operations? This hour is dedicated entirely to your questions. Bring what's top of mind—from Windows 11 adoption and application compatibility to update management, cloud-native administration, Zero Trust, Intune, Windows 365, and hybrid environments.

Drop your questions in the comments and hear directly from Microsoft experts. Whether you're planning your next rollout, troubleshooting a management challenge, evaluating new capabilities, or looking for best practices, this is your opportunity to get answers and learn from the questions other IT admins are asking right now.

This is part of our continuing series of live Q&A for IT professionals here on Tech Community. Follow the Windows Office Hours to add future dates to your calendar.

How does it work?

We will have a broad group of product experts, servicing experts, and engineers representing Windows, Microsoft Intune, Configuration Manager, Windows 365, Windows Autopilot, security, and more. They will be standing by here -- in chat -- to provide guidance, discuss strategies and tactics, and, of course, answer any specific questions you may have.

Post your questions in the Comments early and throughout the one-hour event.

Note: This is a chat-based event. There is no video or live meeting component. Questions and answers will appear in the Comments section below.

Heather_Poulsen
Updated Oct 01, 2026
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2 Comments

  • Moen-JI's avatar
    Moen-JI
    Occasional Reader
    Nov 13, 2026

    What is Microsoft's recommended way to prove that Intune Update Rings / WUfB are actually in control of a Windows 11 device?

    We have devices where the Update Ring reports Succeeded, but Windows Autopatch reports “AU option settings conflict”, even though the legacy Windows Update Group Policy registry keys are no longer present.

    Which client-side data should be considered authoritative for identifying the winning policy provider and actual update source, and for ruling out interference from legacy GPO, WSUS, RMM tools, or other management systems?

    We are also testing the IgnoreWindowsUpdateGroupPolicies CSP, which succeeds on some devices but returns errors on others.

  • Arian_van_der_Pijl's avatar
    Arian_van_der_Pijl
    Iron Contributor
    Oct 29, 2026

    Hi, starting off with another feature request 😀

    Bring Delivery Optimization into Windows Autopatch

    I see Windows Autopatch as the one-stop solution for configuring, deploying, and monitoring Windows updates. A great addition would be to bring Delivery Optimization into that same experience.

    This could include:

    • Recommended or optimized Delivery Optimization settings managed by Autopatch.
    • Reporting on how much update content was downloaded from the internet versus distributed between devices locally.
    • Delivery efficiency insights, such as bandwidth saved through peer-to-peer delivery.
    • Visibility into whether devices are actually benefiting from Delivery Optimization.

    This would make Autopatch not only about keeping devices updated, but also about optimizing how those updates are delivered.

    Especially for organizations with many devices at the same location, being able to say "Autopatch kept us current and saved X GB of internet traffic through local distribution" would be a great story.

    Thanks again for listening! 😄