Week in Microsoft 11/16/25 - 11/22/25

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• Ignite 2025 Frontier Firm / M365 Copilot + agents – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/11/18/microsoft-ignite-2025-copilot-and-agents-built-to-power-the-frontier-firm/

• Copilot control system & agent governance for IT – https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/ignite-2025-copilot-control-system-and-related-updates-for-it-and-security-teams/4469768

• Security Copilot included with Microsoft 365 E5 – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/11/18/agents-built-into-your-workflow-get-security-copilot-with-microsoft-365-e5/

• Ambient and autonomous security / Agent 365 overview – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/11/18/ambient-and-autonomous-security-for-the-agentic-era/

• Windows at the frontier of work (Ignite 2025) – https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/11/18/ignite-2025-windows-at-the-frontier-of-work/

• Evolving Windows: new Copilot and AI experiences – https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/evolving-windows-new-copilot-and-ai-experiences-at-ignite-2025/4469466

• Edge for Business secure enterprise AI browser – https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2025/11/18/edge-for-business-presents-the-worlds-first-secure-enterprise-ai-browser/

• What’s new in Microsoft Teams at Ignite 2025 – https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-teams--microsoft-ignite-2025/4470387

• SharePoint showcase announcements at Ignite 2025 – https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/sharepoint-showcase-announcements-at-microsoft-ignite-2025/4470378

• What’s new in Microsoft Intune at Ignite – https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/whats-new-in-microsoft-intune-at-ignite/4471043

• Azure Copilot for agentic cloud operations – https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azureinfrastructureblog/ushering-in-the-era-of-agentic-cloud-operations-with-azure-copilot/4469664

• Context aware intelligence in Power BI – https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/bringing-context-aware-intelligence-to-power-bi/

• Inside the new Power Apps (future of app development) – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/2025/11/18/inside-the-new-power-apps-the-future-of-app-development/

• Microsoft 365 Copilot Business for SMBs – https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/introducing-microsoft-365-copilot-business-empowering-small-and-medium-businesse/4469700

• Windows 11 23H2 end of servicing & 25H2 auto-upgrade – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-23h2

• Windows 11 23H2 end of updates (Home/Pro lifecycle) – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/announcements/windows-11-23h2-end-of-updates-home-pro

• Windows 10 ESU licensing prep package (KB5072653) – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5072653-extended-security-updates-esu-licensing-preparation-package-for-windows-10-8c8b215c-d2af-44dc-b712-1ec403842cdc

• Windows 10 KB5072653 ESU failure fix coverage – https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/11/19/windows-10-kb5072653-emergency-update-fixes-esu-failure-0x800f0922-affecting-kb5068781/

• Windows Server 2025 last LTSC with WINS – https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-warns-it-admins-that-windows-server-2025-is-the-last-edition-to-support-wins/

• Visual Studio 2022 v17.14 release notes – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes

• Visual Studio 2022 v17.14.21 November 2025 build – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-history

• Visual Studio CVE-2025-62214 security advisory – https://www.qualys.com/research/security-alerts/2025-11-11/microsoft/

• Windows 11 forced upgrade to 25H2 (background detail) – https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/why-microsoft-is-automatically-upgrading-certain-windows-11-pcs-to-version-25h2-and-why-you-shouldnt-try-to-block-it