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Welcome to Recast’s Endpoint Management Recap, Vol. 79 

Recast's Endpoint Management Recap
Published On Aug 20, 2026 by Prajwal Desai Prajwal Desai
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Introduction

Hello, everyone! I am Prajwal Desai, a Microsoft Intune & Windows 365 MVP dedicated to sharing my expertise through blogs, forums, and video tutorials. I’m delighted to share that my Microsoft MVP award has been renewed for the 14th time, and I still feel as though I’m only getting started.

July was a hectic month. I have successfully migrated an environment to Intune. The migration presented several challenges, but it was also a valuable learning experience.

Microsoft has several new announcements and updates across their products. Notably, Intune got some long-awaited features such as updated per-device sync that now displays progress, Samsung Knox Enterprise Firmware-Over-The-Air (E-FOTA) integration, custom compliance settings for macOS, simplified Autopilot provisioning without requiring device registration, and much more.

As I always say, it’s an honor to present the latest edition of the Recast Endpoint Management Recap. Don’t forget to subscribe to the newsletter on the left-hand side of this page.

Prajwal’s take on Microsoft news

There have been numerous developments and significant announcements from Microsoft in areas such as Intune, Configuration Manager, Windows 365. In case you haven’t yet had time to catch up on all the announcements from Microsoft across different products, I’m happy to offer a recap of the important updates.

  1. The Intune admin center has improved the per-device sync experience by adding a progress indicator. This allows for easier confirmation of ongoing actions and provides clarity on their status.
  2. Starting September 3, 2026, Windows 365 Frontline service plans will be renamed to Windows 365 Flex. There will be no changes to functionality, licensing, user entitlements, provisioning, or billing.
  3. Starting August 18, 2026, Microsoft will introduce updates to the Microsoft Copilot web, desktop, and mobile app experiences to make it easier for users to distinguish between their work and personal accounts.
  4. Beginning September 1, 2026, Microsoft will begin rolling out passkeys as the default authentication experience in Microsoft Entra ID.

Microsoft product announcements & updates

Now let’s look at the latest releases and change announcements across the Microsoft family of products.

Microsoft Intune & Autopatch

Windows 365 & Flex

Microsoft Entra

Configuration Manager

Microsoft 365

  • Microsoft 365 Latest Product Updates and Insights [Documentation]
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot release notes [Documentation]
  • The next measure of AI momentum is work transformed [Read Blog]
  • Real-Time Protection and Threat Detection for Microsoft Agent 365 [Read Blog]

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Security

  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Updates and Insights [Documentation]
  • Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) [Security Updates]
  • What’s new in Microsoft Security: July 2026 [Read Updates]
  • Evolving Windows vulnerability management for AI-driven discovery speed [Read Article]
  • Advance Zero Trust for AI [Read Article]
  • Passkeys are the default authentication method in Entra ID [Read Article]

Microsoft Windows Client and Server

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Patch to the Future webinar series

Great Scott, that’s a lot of manual work! Join us to learn how modern tools and automation can help you deploy faster, patch smarter, and spend more time moving your environment into the future. This series of webinars will run August through October. Get more details or sign up to attend.

Third-Party Patching in 2026

Setting the patching strategy rather than running the deployments? Join our IT leadership session pairing fresh survey data with field insight on where third-party risk still hides, why autonomous patching isn’t here yet, and how to prove patch impact. Register or catch the recording.

Why third-party patching can’t wait anymore

Keeping third-party applications current in the wake of AI has become an ongoing race against emerging risks, making faster, more automated patching processes increasingly important. Learn what you can do to protect your organization in this blog.

State of Intune in 2026 survey results released

See how your Intune journey compares to the 890 IT professionals surveyed and uncover the application and endpoint management trends shaping cloud migration, ConfigMgr co-management, and the future of Intune. Get the results.  

Right Click Tools Patching Tour

New to Right Click Tools Patching? This video gives you a guided tour of the platform and highlights the key features that help simplify third-party application deployment and patching in ConfigMgr and Intune with the largest catalog on the market.

The Warranty Information Dashboard – Right Click Tools Insights

See how the Warranty Information Dashboard in Right Click Tools Insights automatically collects warranty data for your Intune-managed devices and surfaces it in a single, easy-to-use dashboard. Learn how to identify expiring warranties, plan hardware refreshes, and eliminate manual warranty tracking.

Right Click Tools Release Show – July 2026  

Watch the July Right Click Tools Release Show webinar on demand if you missed the rundown of what was included in this release and what we’re working on next for the systems management community. 

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Thank you

Thank you for reading Recast’s Endpoint Management Recap, Vol. 79. Stay tuned for more helpful content in our next edition.

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Prajwal Desai

As a fourteen-time Microsoft MVP in Intune, SCCM, and Windows 365, Prajwal Desai helps IT professionals with in-depth technical guides, expert insights, and online forums for Intune & ConfigMgr discussions.
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