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Introduction
I hope you are doing well and welcome to the final endpoint management newsletter of 2025.
As the year wraps up here in Sweden, things slow down just enough to reflect. Looking back, 2025 was not defined by dramatic announcements, but by clear shifts in direction. Endpoint management continued to move steadily toward the cloud, Intune matured at scale, Windows 365 found its footing, and Configuration Manager settled into a more predictable role.
This edition is a year-end roundup, focusing less on individual updates and more on what mattered for endpoint admins during the year, and what is worth carrying into 2026.
Thank you for reading, sharing, and contributing throughout the year.
Talk to you again in 2026!
/Daniel
2025 Endpoint Management Roundup
Intune
If one product defined endpoint management in 2025, it was Microsoft Intune.
This year, Intune clearly shifted from “good enough” to ready for scale. Microsoft focused less on headline features and more on operational maturity.
Recurring themes throughout the year:
- Better support for large environments
- Expanded workflow automation
- Deeper platform coverage across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android
- More control over updates and device behavior
December continued that pattern with improvements around workflow automation, platform refinements, Windows quality update acceleration, and Start layout customization.
By the end of 2025, Intune was no longer just the cloud alternative. For many organizations, it became the default starting point.
ConfigMgr
2025 confirmed that Configuration Manager is not going away, but its role continues to evolve.
One of the most important changes this year was the update cadence. Configuration Manager has moved to a slower, more predictable release rhythm, with fewer feature-driven updates and a stronger emphasis on stability. This makes upgrade planning easier and reinforces ConfigMgr as a long-term, foundational platform rather than a fast-moving service.
The 2509 release, now globally available without opt-in scripts, was the most notable update late in the year. While not a groundbreaking release, it reinforced where ConfigMgr continues to excel:
- OS deployment
- Co-management scenarios
- Complex on-prem requirements
- Large-scale Windows servicing
For many organizations in 2025, ConfigMgr remained the backbone, but increasingly alongside Intune, not in front of it.
Windows
Windows management in 2025 was about incremental control rather than disruption.
Key trends included:
- Faster and more flexible quality update deployment using Intune
- Continued refinement of Windows 11 servicing
- Fewer surprises for managed devices
Late in the year, Windows 11 version 25H2 became available for deployment in Configuration Manager, rounding off a steady year of platform evolution with a focus on predictability.
Windows 365
Windows 365 took a meaningful step forward in 2025.
What stood out this year:
- AI-enabled Cloud PCs moved from theory to real planning discussions
- Automation using Microsoft Graph and PowerShell became more common
- Clearer positioning between Cloud PCs and Copilot+ PCs
For many endpoint teams, 2025 was the year Windows 365 shifted from “interesting” to “we need to understand how this fits into our strategy.”
Product updates from Microsoft
- Migrate approved client app to application protection policy in Conditional Access – Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn
- Introducing resiliency improvements with Microsoft Hosted Network – Windows IT Pro Blog
- Microsoft 365 adds advanced Microsoft Intune solutions at scale – Microsoft Intune Blog
- Customize The Start Layout For Managed Windows Devices | Microsoft Learn
- Use Intune to expedite Windows quality updates – Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Learn
- What’s new in Microsoft Intune: December 2025 – Microsoft Intune Blog
- What’s new in version 2509 – Configuration Manager | Microsoft Learn
Intune updates from the community
- Gerry Hampson Device Management: My first look at Intune Agents – Gerry Hampson (@GerryHampson)
- Microsoft Intune December updates: Workflow automation, macOS, iOS, Android enhancements – 4sysops (@4sysops)
- All about Microsoft Intune | Configuring Windows Spotlight – Peter van der Woude (@pvanderwoude)
- Intune Tutorial – Trigger M365 | Microsoft Office Check for Update Using Proactive Remediation – Chander Mani Pandey (@Mani_CMPandey)
- Configure Windows Backup For Organizations Using Intune » Prajwal Desai (@PrajwalDesai)
- Lenovo BIOS versions dashboard with Log Analytics and Intune | Syst & Deploy – Damien Van Robaeys (@syst_and_deploy)
- Intune – A single view to consolidate administrators tasks – Benoit Hamet (@benoit_hamet)
- List all Intune remediation scripts containing Invoke-WebRequest without UseBasicParsing (CVE-2025-54100) | Syst & Deploy – Damien Van Robaeys (@syst_and_deploy)
- First looks at Windows 365 AI-enabled Cloud PCs | just another windows noob ? – Niall C. Brady (@ncbrady)
ConfigMgr updates from the community
- List Of Paid And Free SCCM Catalogs For Third-Party Updates » Prajwal Desai (@PrajwalDesai)
- PowerShell OSD Frontend Project – GARYTOWN ConfigMgr Blog – Gary Blok (@gwblok)
Windows updates from the community
- AI-Enabled Windows 365 Cloud PCs – Full Automation with PowerShell (Graph REST API – Part 1) | AskAresh – Aresh Sarkari (@askaresh)
- ➡️Seamless Provisioning of Windows 365 Cloud PCs for External Identities with #MSIntune – Vaishnav K (@vaishnavk93)
- How To Set Up Windows 365 Cloud Apps Using Microsoft Intune HTMD Blog – Vaishnav K (@vaishnavk93)
- Windows 365 AI-enabled Cloud PC vs. Copilot+ PC – 4sysops (@4sysops)
- All about Microsoft Intune | Understanding Windows 365 Reserve – Peter van der Woude (@pvanderwoude)
Other updates from the community
- Updated My Script To “Cleanup Entra ID Devices”, Faster and better logging – Mr T-Bone´s Blog – Torbjörn Granheden (@MrTbone_se)