March 2026 — Daily Intune News

March’s strongest Intune signals were operational rather than a single broad release. A planned Intune Data Warehouse change threatens reporting continuity; Windows Autopatch is preparing default hotpatch behavior for eligible devices; and Windows Autopilot device preparation now supports managed-installer sequencing before app installation. Security Copilot also has a phased Microsoft 365 E5 inclusion notice, while its Vulnerability Remediation Agent is documented as a limited public preview. Much of the remaining supplied material is documentation maintenance—path corrections, title cleanup, and clarifications such as Application control remaining template-based—so it should not be read as broad product behavior change.

Intune · Endpoint analytics
Data Warehouse update resets history and ends the beta Power BI connector
Microsoft’s Message Center places the Intune Data Warehouse infrastructure update in mid-June 2026. It will reset historical data to about 30 days, refresh surrogate keys, and revise licensing definitions. The beta Power BI connector will be discontinued; administrators must switch to the OData feed from the Intune admin center and back up data beforehand. This is a planned change, not a completed reset.
Intune · Device enrollment
Windows Autopatch will default eligible Intune devices to hotpatching in May
Starting May 2026, Windows Autopatch will enable hotpatch security updates by default for eligible Intune devices. An opt-out setting will be available from April 2026, while devices still need prerequisites such as Virtualization-based Security. Hotpatching is intended to speed security updates without requiring restarts.
Windows Autopilot · Device enrollment
Autopilot device preparation adds managed-installer support before app deployment
The updated Windows Autopilot device-preparation guidance says managed installer policy is applied during OOBE before Win32, Microsoft Store, and Enterprise App Catalog apps install. Those app types were previously skipped to avoid installation conflicts and deployment failures. This changes application sequencing for Autopilot device-preparation deployments.
Security Copilot · Developer
Security Copilot begins phased Microsoft 365 E5 inclusion with 400 SCUs per 1,000 users
Microsoft says Security Copilot inclusion with Microsoft 365 E5 will roll out from April 20 through June 30, 2026, providing 400 Security Compute Units per 1,000 users and core agentic features across Microsoft security products. Additional advanced capabilities may incur extra costs. This is a planned phased entitlement change, not evidence that every advanced Intune capability is included.
Security Copilot · Fundamentals
Vulnerability Remediation Agent remains limited to select preview customers
New Intune guidance identifies the Vulnerability Remediation Agent as a limited public preview available only to a select group of customers. It uses Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management data to identify CVEs, prioritize remediation, and provide summarized impact analysis, suggested actions, affected systems, and step-by-step Intune remediation guidance. Administrators should not treat it as generally available; interested customers are directed to their sales team.

For Intune administrators

Back up Data Warehouse data, review dashboards and queries for refreshed surrogate keys and licensing-definition changes, and move from the beta Power BI connector to the Intune admin center’s OData feed before the expected mid-June update. Identify Autopatch-eligible devices, verify prerequisites such as Virtualization-based Security, and prepare for the April opt-out setting if the May default is unsuitable. For Autopilot device-preparation deployments, review managed-installer and app ordering. For Security Copilot, track the April 20–June 30 phased E5 rollout, the allocation of 400 Security Compute Units per 1,000 users, and possible charges for advanced capabilities. Do not plan broad Vulnerability Remediation access: the supplied guidance limits it to select preview customers.

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

687 updates by product

12 March 2026

Reset a device from the Intune Company Portal website

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/user-help/reset-device-company-portal-website.md.

12 March 2026

Microsoft Intune In Development for March 2026 is now available

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Tenant Status

Removed

Removed Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/operations/tenant-status.md.

2 March 2026

2 March 2026

Macos Endpoints Get Started

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/solutions/end-to-end-guides/macos-endpoints-get-started.md.

2 March 2026

Platform Sso Macos

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/configuration/platform-sso-macos.md.

2 March 2026

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2 March 2026

Understand Microsoft Intune Management Extension

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/apps/intune-management-extension.md.

2 March 2026

2 March 2026

Settings Catalog Update Office

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/configuration/settings-catalog-update-office.md.

2 March 2026

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/enrollment/apple-user-enrollment-with-company-portal.md.

12 March 2026

Plan for Change: Windows Autopatch is enabling hotpatch updates by default

2 March 2026

Deployment Guide Platform Android

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/fundamentals/deployment-guide-platform-android.md.

2 March 2026

26 March 2026

Update Ring Policy Settings

Updated

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

26 March 2026

Update Rings

Updated

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

2 March 2026

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2 March 2026

Endpoint analytics

How to use Microsoft Intune documentation

Updated

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

2 March 2026

Microsoft Configuration Manager

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/configmgr/hotfix/2509/36495448.md.

5 March 2026

Product Feedback

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/configmgr/core/understand/product-feedback.md.

5 March 2026

36495448

Removed

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/protect/antivirus-microsoft-defender-settings-windows-tenant-attach.md.

12 March 2026

Windows

Get Support Admin Center

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/fundamentals/it-pro-support/get-support-admin-center.md.

23 March 2026

3 updates

Fundamentals

Intune Add Ons

Updated

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

5 March 2026

Intune Add Ons

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

2 March 2026

Microsoft Intune Advanced Analytics

General

Index

Updated

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

2 March 2026

Microsoft Security Copilot in Intune

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/agents/policy-configuration-agent.md.

26 March 2026

Change Review Agent

Updated

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/copilot/copilot-intune-overview.md.

26 March 2026

Troubleshooting

Use the Vulnerability Remediation Agent to Manage Vulnerabilities

New

Added Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/copilot/agents/manage-vulnerability-remediation-agent.md.

31 March 2026

Copilot in Intune shows device information and helps troubleshoot

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Added Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/copilot/troubleshoot-devices.md.

30 March 2026

Copilot Intune Explorer

Updated

Updated Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/intune-service/copilot/copilot-intune-explorer.md.

26 March 2026

Developer

Notice: Security Copilot will be included as part of your Microsoft 365 E5 plan soon

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Security Copilot will be included with Microsoft 365 E5 via a phased rollout from April 20 to June 30, 2026, providing 400 Security Compute Units per 1,000 users and core agentic features across Microsoft security products. Additional advanced capabilities may incur extra costs.

26 March 2026

Message CenterMC1261596 on mc.merill.net ↗Stay informed

Endpoint analytics

Explore Intune data with natural language and take action

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Added Microsoft Intune documentation in intune/copilot/explorer.md.

30 March 2026