As promised, here are the links for the topics covered during the Adelaide Microsoft IT Pro Community User Group Meetup on the 20th October 2026.
In addition, here is the recording, which includes Andrew’s presentation: https://youtu.be/7pAzN4hiPdo
What’s New? – AI Workforce
New in Copilot App
•Office in Copilot
Newer LLMs in Copilot
•Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5.5
•OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol
SharePoint Team Knowledge Base
•Human-Agent Team Collaboration
SharePoint Agent changes
•Transition from .agent files to M365 Copilot Agent Builder
What’s New? – Exchange
Exchange Web Services must be explicitly enabled, and an EWSAllowedAppIDs list must be managed to allow API Permissions to EWS.
Exchange Server October 2026 Security Updates may be causing issues/instability
What’s New? – Windows
Remote PC Connections in Windows App on Windows is now GA
5 Years of Windows 365
Windows 11, 26H2 is now GA
What’s New? – Security
Windows 11, version 26H2 Security Baseline
v2 Package available to reflect GA of Administrator Protection
Windows 11, version 26H2 features
•Built-in Sysmon
•TLS Baseline Hardening
•Driver Security Tightening through WHCP (Windows Hardware Compatibility Program)
•Device Association feature via Intune Autopilot (better Out of the Box experience)
•Point-in-time restore (apps, settings, personal files) to a recent automatic point
Project Perception
Security Ninja Training
Microsoft Sentinel & Defender XDR Virtual Ninja Training (YouTube)
Microsoft Copilot for Security Ninja
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Ninja
Microsoft Student Accelerator – Michelle Sandford
https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/anz-microsoft-student-accelerator/
Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors (MLSA)
https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-US/studentambassadors
Adelaide Microsoft Community
Tune in again next month during our Meetup, or catch the notes here!
If you would like to present or have a topic to request, please use this form!
Links!
Agent 365
What’s new in Agent 365 – September 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/agent-365-blog/whats-new-in-agent-365—september-2026/4560803?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Azure Arc
End of Lifecycle for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurearcblog/end-of-lifecycle-for-windows-server-2012-and-2012-r2/4564611?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
https://aka.ms/the-azure-arc-check-in
Episode 2: Reduce restarts with Hotpatch for Windows Server 2025 | The Azure Arc Check-In
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurearcblog/episode-2-reduce-restarts-with-hotpatch-for-windows-server-2025–the-azure-arc-c/4557249?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Azure
Build and govern AI agents across a multitenant organization
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurearchitectureblog/build-and-govern-ai-agents-across-a-multitenant-organization/4559921?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Copilot Studio
Are bigger agents better? How to design agents that scale
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/copilot-studio-blog/are-bigger-agents-better-how-to-design-agents-that-scale/4559073?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Exchange
EWS Deprecation Is Here – What This Means To You
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/ews-deprecation-is-here-%E2%80%93-what-this-means-to-you/4561431?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Released: September 2026 V2 Exchange Server Security Updates
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/released-september-2026-v2-exchange-server-security-updates/4561718?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Sending From Email Aliases – General Availability
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/sending-from-email-aliases-%E2%80%93-general-availability/4562543?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Released: October 2026 Exchange Server Security Updates
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/released-october-2026-exchange-server-security-updates/4563014?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Exchange servers may become unstable after installation of October 2026 Windows updates
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/exchange-servers-may-become-unstable-after-installation-of-october-2026-windows-/4565382?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
M365
Office LTSC 2021 support ends today
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/office-ltsc-2021-support-ends-today/4562577?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Now in public preview: Microsoft 365 SharePoint Storage and OneDrive Storage
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/now-in-public-preview-microsoft-365-sharepoint-storage-and-onedrive-storage/4559758?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft Copilot
Change Management Best Practices to Drive Value with Agent Builder
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-blog/change-management-best-practices-to-drive-value-with-agent-builder/4559753?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Introducing the plugin registry – one place to discover and govern plugins for Microsoft Copilot
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-blog/introducing-the-plugin-registry—one-place-to-discover-and-govern-plugins-for-m/4559682?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
What’s New in Microsoft Copilot | September 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-blog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-copilot–september-2026/4559107?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Available today: OpenAI’s GPT-6.1 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5.5 in Microsoft Copilot
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-blog/available-today-openais-gpt-6-1-sol-and-claude-sonnet-5-5-in-microsoft-copilot/4560801?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Introducing Office in the new Microsoft Copilot app
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-blog/introducing-office-in-the-new-microsoft-copilot-app/4561230?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
What’s New in Notebooks | October 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-blog/whats-new-in-notebooks–october-2026/4559105?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Building Trust-Aware Controls for AI: Differentiated handling of untrusted content
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-blog/building-trust-aware-controls-for-ai-differentiated-handling-of-untrusted-conten/4562160?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Introducing Microsoft Copilot for legal
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-blog/introducing-microsoft-copilot-for-legal/4564246?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Entra
Master Microsoft Entra with live webinars, AMAs, and on-demand videos
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/master-microsoft-entra-with-live-webinars-amas-and-on-demand-videos/4502147?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
What’s new in Microsoft Entra: October 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-entra-october-2026/4556460?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Intune
What’s new in Microsoft Intune – September
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-intune-%E2%80%93-september/4537394?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft Mechanics
Windows 365: Five Years In, See What’s New
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftmechanicsblog/windows-365-five-years-in-see-whats-new/4548204?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
New Agent 365 controls for Microsoft admins
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftmechanicsblog/new-agent-365-controls-for-microsoft-admins/4552315?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Create agents fast with Agent Builder in Copilot
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftmechanicsblog/create-agents-fast-with-agent-builder-in-copilot/4559139?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Build Automated Agents, Workflows, and Apps – New in Copilot Studio
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftmechanicsblog/build-automated-agents-workflows-and-apps—new-in-copilot-studio/4562164?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
OneDrive
Microsoft Security Baselines
Windows 11, version 26H2 security baseline
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-baselines/windows-11-version-26h2-security-baseline/4560382?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Purview
Meet the New Microsoft Purview Classifiers Experience: Your Admin Playbook for Public Preview
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-purview-blog/meet-the-new-microsoft-purview-classifiers-experience-your-admin-playbook-for-pu/4561324?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Scaling classification and labeling: an interactive reference architecture update
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-purview-blog/scaling-classification-and-labeling-an-interactive-reference-architecture-update/4560925?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft Security Community
Sentinel
What’s new in Microsoft Sentinel: September 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-sentinel-september-2026/4560902?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Introducing the Microsoft Sentinel ASIM EmailEvent schema
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/introducing-the-microsoft-sentinel-asim-emailevent-schema/4562581?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
SharePoint
Introducing a team knowledge base, curated by Copilot and agents
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/introducing-a-team-knowledge-base-curated-by-copilot-and-agents/4564203?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
What’s new in Copilot in SharePoint: October 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-copilot-in-sharepoint-october-2026/4535423?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Teams
What’s New in Microsoft Teams | August – September 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/whats-new-in-microsoft-teams–august—september-2026/4556438?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Windows IT Pro
An IT pro’s guide to Windows 11, version 26H2
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/an-it-pro%E2%80%99s-guide-to-windows-11-version-26h2/4559760?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Introducing Ctrl + Manage: Your shortcut to practical Windows management
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/introducing-ctrl–manage-your-shortcut-to-practical-windows-management/4560916?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
What’s new in Windows 365: September 2026 recap
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-windows-365-september-2026-recap/4558777?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Windows news you can use: September 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/windows-news-you-can-use-september-2026/4552395?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Remote PC connections in Windows App on Windows is now generally available
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/remote-pc-connections-in-windows-app-on-windows-is-now-generally-available/4561186?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Prepare for Windows Update certificate rotation in 2027
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/prepare-for-windows-update-certificate-rotation-in-2027/4562463?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Coming to Windows 11: An updated Photos experience
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/coming-to-windows-11-an-updated-photos-experience/4564903?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Learn
This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, build skills to secure the future
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/skills-hub-blog/this-cybersecurity-awareness-month-build-skills-to-secure-the-future/4560465?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
New accessibility updates for Microsoft Certification exams
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/skills-hub-blog/new-accessibility-updates-for-microsoft-certification-exams/4528354?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
New Microsoft Certified: Agentic DevOps Engineer Expert
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/skills-hub-blog/new-microsoft-certified-agentic-devops-engineer-expert/4528356?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
New GitHub Certified: Agentic AI Business Professional
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/skills-hub-blog/new-github-certified-agentic-ai-business-professional/4564532?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
New Microsoft Certified: Supply Chain Management AI Consultant Associate
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/skills-hub-blog/new-microsoft-certified-supply-chain-management-ai-consultant-associate/4564533?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
