Entra
The latest Entra coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Authenticator's New Integrity Check Blocks Entra Credentials on Rooted Devices
Microsoft has implemented a strict new integrity check in the Microsoft Authenticator mobile app that prevents work and school Entra credentials from being used on devices the app detects as rooted...
Windows Backup for Organizations GA: Enterprise Data Protection with Intune OOBE Restore
Microsoft has officially launched Windows Backup for Organizations into general availability, marking a significant advancement in enterprise data protection and device management capabilities. This...
Microsoft Entra Logging Enhancements: Agent ID and Service Principal Sign-In Logs Explained
Microsoft has expanded Microsoft Entra's logging toolkit with a set of targeted capabilities that give administrators far better visibility into agent activity, service-to-service authentication, and...
Teams' AI Project Manager is here: How to set it up and why your Copilot license matters
Microsoft has begun rolling out a public preview of an AI-driven Project Manager agent inside Teams that can autonomously create project plans, assign tasks to itself, and generate status reports –...
Microsoft’s New Intune Initiative Lets MSPs Automate 365 Security and Copilot Readiness Via Inforcer
Microsoft has selected security management vendor Inforcer as one of only two initial software partners for its Intune-for-MSPs initiative, a program designed to help managed service providers lock...
Bonfy ACS v1.1 Aims to Lock Down Microsoft 365 AI Data Leaks in Real Time
Bonfy.AI shipped a major update to its Adaptive Content Security platform on September 18, 2025, planting deep hooks into Microsoft 365’s mail, SharePoint, identity, and governance layers. The...
Azure Ships One-Click Kubernetes: AKS Automatic Now Generally Available
Microsoft has flipped the switch on general availability for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Automatic, a fully managed cluster mode that ships with hardened security, autoscaling, and observability...
Microsoft Expands Windows Backup for Organizations with Intune-Managed OOBE Restore for Enterprise Migrations
August 2025 security updates unlock a long-awaited enterprise capability: Windows Backup for Organizations is moving to broad availability, giving IT administrators direct Intune controls to restore...
Microsoft makes MCP and A2A the backbone of Agent Factory to liberate enterprise AI from vendor silos
Microsoft is staking its Agent Factory initiative on two open protocols to break the enterprise AI agent out of its silo and into a governed, multi‑vendor ecosystem. The company’s latest...
Copilot's 5.6M Mobile User Surge Proves In-App AI Is Becoming Enterprise Infrastructure
Microsoft Copilot’s mobile user base jumped by 5.6 million in three months, overtaking ChatGPT’s 3.9 million additions in the same period, according to Comscore data reported by Adweek. That...
Microsoft Readies Windows 11 25H2 Release Preview with AI, Hotpatch, and Enterprise Backup Surge
Microsoft closed out August 2025 not with a splash of consumer features but with a tightly orchestrated wave of enterprise-grade refinements, security hardenings, and AI integrations that set the...
Microsoft Offers Free Copilot to Feds in $3B OneGov Deal—But Critics Cry Lock-In and Security Risks
The U.S. General Services Administration has struck a deal with Microsoft that makes Microsoft 365 Copilot free for eligible federal agencies for the first year—the latest in a string of...