February 2026 — Daily Intune News

February was dominated by Learn maintenance and clarification rather than evidenced feature launches. The clearest service-level change is a late-February reporting rule: devices inactive for 12+ months will be excluded from Intune reports. The most actionable documentation updates add an iOS/iPadOS Automated Device Enrollment MFA limitation, record Hybrid Entra join Autopilot timeout fixes, expand documented Endpoint Privilege Management support-approved request scope to all device users, and spell out Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management prerequisites.

Intune · Endpoint analytics
Reports will omit devices inactive for 12+ months
Message Center says that, starting late February 2026, Intune will exclude devices inactive for 12+ months from reports to improve accuracy. Reported counts may fall; Microsoft says no action is required, and devices must check in to remain in reports. This is a changed service behavior.
Intune · Device enrollment
ADE Setup Assistant requires alternate MFA for modern authentication
Updated Automated Device Enrollment guidance adds a caution that phishing-resistant MFA isn't supported on Setup Assistant for iOS/iPadOS. Users enrolling through Automated Device Enrollment with modern authentication need an alternate MFA method to complete enrollment. This is an enrollment limitation and security guidance update, not a launch claim.
Endpoint Privilege Management · Device security
EPM support-approved requests are not limited to primary users
The updated Endpoint Privilege Management guidance says support-approved elevation requests can be submitted by all users of a device and aren't limited to the device's primary user. Administrators should treat this as updated operational scope for approval workflows.
Windows Autopilot · Device enrollment
Hybrid Entra join Autopilot timeouts map to specific OS fixes
Windows Autopilot known-issues guidance now lists Hybrid Entra join deployment timeouts with error 0x80004005 and identifies fixes: KB5065789 or later for 25H2, KB5065426 or later for 24H2, and KB5070312 or later for 23H2. This is issue-resolution guidance, not a new deployment capability.
Intune · Device security
Defender Vulnerability Management prerequisites are now explicit
The remediation article now uses Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management terminology and adds prerequisites: Intune Plan 1, Defender for Endpoint, a service-to-service connection with Microsoft Intune enabled in the Defender portal, and policies to onboard devices and enable risk assessment. This clarifies setup requirements rather than announcing a new integration.

For Intune administrators

Rebaseline report dashboards after the change; Microsoft says no action is needed, but devices need to check in to remain in reports. For modern-authentication Automated Device Enrollment on iOS/iPadOS, provide an alternate MFA method because Setup Assistant doesn't support phishing-resistant MFA. For Hybrid Entra join Autopilot deployments, verify relevant OS builds include KB5065789 or later for 25H2, KB5065426 or later for 24H2, or KB5070312 or later for 23H2. Before using Intune security tasks for Defender vulnerabilities, verify Intune Plan 1, Defender for Endpoint, the service-to-service connection with Microsoft Intune enabled in the Defender portal, device onboarding, and risk-assessment policies. For Endpoint Privilege Management support-approved workflows, allow for requests from

This period briefing was generated by AI from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.

675 updates by product

Microsoft Intune

431 updates

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/fundamentals/create-custom-role.md.

2 February 2026

In Development

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Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/fundamentals/in-development.md.

2 February 2026

4 February 2026

Deployment Guide Platform Macos

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Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/protect/microsoft-tunnel-upgrade.md.

5 February 2026

Device Protect

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/protect/device-protect.md.

4 February 2026

Privacy Personal Data

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/protect/privacy-personal-data.md.

4 February 2026

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25 February 2026

Microsoft Intune In Development for February 2026 is now available

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Microsoft Intune In Development for February 2026 is available with an updated features list to aid organizational readiness. IT staff should review upcoming changes, inform helpdesk, and update user guidance as needed before these features roll out in the next month or later releases.

14 February 2026

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What’s new in the Microsoft Intune Service Update for January 2026

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Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/device-updates/windows/compatibility-reports.md.

11 February 2026

Wi Fi Settings Apple

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Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/configuration/wi-fi-settings-apple.md.

11 February 2026

Plan for Change: Improving Intune reporting accuracy

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Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/configuration/wi-fi-settings-ios.md.

6 February 2026

2 February 2026

4 February 2026

Windows 10 Virtual Machines

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/fundamentals/windows-10-virtual-machines.md.

4 February 2026

12 February 2026

Windows VPN settings in Microsoft Intune

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/configuration/vpn-settings-windows-10.md.

6 February 2026

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10 February 2026

Device updates

Index

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Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/device-updates/apple/index.md.

9 February 2026

Feature Update Policy

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/device-updates/windows/feature-update-policy.md.

9 February 2026

Developer

Intune Data Warehouse Collections

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/developer/intune-data-warehouse-collections.md.

17 February 2026

Linux

Windows Autopilot Scenarios

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in autopilot/windows-autopilot-scenarios.md.

5 February 2026

Endpoint analytics

Endpoint management services and solutions at Microsoft

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Added Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/fundamentals/endpoint-management.md.

27 February 2026

How to use Microsoft Intune documentation

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Added Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/fundamentals/use-docs.md.

27 February 2026

Microsoft Configuration Manager

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/configmgr/core/plan-design/configs/support-for-sql-server-versions.md.

4 February 2026

List Of Prerequisite Checks

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24 February 2026

Diagnostic and usage data for 2509

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Added Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/configmgr/core/plan-design/diagnostics/levels-of-diagnostic-usage-data-collection-2509.md.

23 February 2026

Troubleshoot

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Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/configmgr/tenant-attach/troubleshoot.md.

17 February 2026

State Messages

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/configmgr/core/plan-design/hierarchy/state-messages.md.

15 February 2026

Device security

Deploy Management Agent

2 updates

Device security

Epm Support Approved

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/protect/epm-support-approved.md.

12 February 2026

Epm Known Issues

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Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/protect/epm-known-issues.md.

12 February 2026

Microsoft Intune Remote Help

5 updates

7 February 2026

Device enrollment

Remote Help

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Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/fundamentals/remote-help.md.

18 February 2026

Fundamentals

Remote Help Use

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Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/fundamentals/remote-help-use.md.

27 February 2026

Microsoft Intune Advanced Analytics

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/advanced-analytics/device-query-multiple-devices.md.

23 February 2026

25 February 2026

Microsoft Cloud PKI CA expiration

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Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/cloud-pki/renew-ca.md.

11 February 2026