MC1126220 – M365 Change Digest

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New Windows 11 features, including app updates, hotpatching, Autopilot, and AI, are now available; review the July 2025 recap to start using these enhancements.

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Start using the newest Windows 11 capabilities with helpful tips and actionable steps summarized in one place. Discover enhancements to Microsoft Store apps, hotpatching, Windows Autopilot, update and driver management, AI, resiliency, and more. Learn how to get started with these and other improvements across Microsoft Intune, Windows Server, and Windows security.

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:

Refreshed media for inbox Windows apps
General availability of hotpatching for Windows x64 and Arm64 devices
General availability of hotpatching for Window Server 2025 through Azure Arc
Windows Autopatch groups
Innovations for system resilience including quick machine recovery
Additional improvements released in July

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: July 2025. It includes highlights from the following channels:

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