Table of Contents
Introduction
Hello,
I hope you are doing fine!
This edition focuses on Secure Boot, especially Microsoft’s guidance around the Secure Boot certificates expiring in 2026. Start here:
- Secure Boot playbook for certificates expiring in 2026: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/secure-boot-playbook-for-certificates-expiring-in-2026/4469235
- Ask Microsoft Anything: Secure Boot (Feb 5, 2026): https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/windowsevents/ask-microsoft-anything-secure-boot/4486023
Also worth calling out:
- Autopilot v2 (device preparation) now supports up to 25 apps during OOBE: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/autopilot/device-preparation/whats-new
- Windows news you can use (Jan 2026) includes a couple of deployment heads-ups (OOBE updates behavior + upcoming WDS change):
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/windows-news-you-can-use-january-2026/4473282
Have a great week!
/Daniel
Product updates from Microsoft
- Agents in OneDrive Now Generally Available: Your AI Assistant Built with Your Own Content | Microsoft Community Hub
- Announcing general availability of RDP Shortpath configuration via GPO and Microsoft Intune
- Tune in, skill up: Windows at Tech Takeoff 2026 – Windows IT Pro Blog
- Windows news you can use: January 2026 – Windows IT Pro Bog
Intune updates from the community
- All about Microsoft Intune | Getting started with secure password deployment in Microsoft Edge – Peter van der Woude (@pvanderwoude)
- GitHub for Intune Admins Part 3: Making Safe Script Changes and Rolling Them Back – YouTube – Steve Weiner (@getrubix)
- Intune Wallpaper Lock Screen Configuration Tutorial – Emanuel De Almeida (@ctrlaltnod)
- All about Microsoft Intune | Getting started with the PowerShell script installer for Win32 apps – Peter van der Woude (@pvanderwoude)
Powershell updates from the community
- Microsoft.Graph PowerShell Modules 2.35.0 released – Icewolf Blog – Andreas Bohren (@andresbohren)
- PowerShell is fun :)a Hidden gem in PowerShell : Format-Custom – Harm Veenstra (@HarmVeenstra)
- WhiteboardAdmin 1.13.9 PowerShell Module released – Icewolf Blog – Andreas Bohren (@andresbohren)
- GitHub Copilot Handbook – Oleksii Nikiforov (@nikiforovall)
Windows updates from the community
- .NET Framework 3.5 Moves to Standalone Deployment in new versions of Windows 11 | Windows 11 Forum – Shawn Brink (@Shawn_Brink_MVP)
- 6 AI Agentic Features Within Windows 365 Cloud PC HTMD Blog – Anoop C Nair (@anoopmannur)
- Configure RDP Shortpath with Group Policy and Intune to optimize connections to Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 – 4sysops (@4sysops)
- First looks at Frontline Shared UES | just another windows noob ? – Niall C. Brady (@ncbrady)
- GETRUBIX PODCAST – EPISODE 24: AVD vs Windows 365 – YouTube – Steve Weiner (@getrubix)
- Explore The Windows 365 Cloud PC Overview Reports In Intune HTMD Blog – Vaishnav K (@vaishnavk93)