Windows news you can use: December 2025

Last month, Windows security experts hosted an Ask Me Anything about updating Secure Boot certificates on Windows devices before the certificates expire in June 2026. Be sure to watch the video and read the questions and answers posted in the discussion section. Also, please bookmark the Secure Boot Playbook page to stay up to date on the latest details and guidance on this topic.

While December is usually a “quiet” month, there was still Windows news to be shared. Here's a quick recap: New in windows update and device management * [AUTOPATCH] – Try the new Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) report in Windows Autopatch. It provides a comprehensive view of Windows CVEs addressed by recent quality updates, along with direct links to remediation documentation and device-level vulnerability status.

Find out which capabilities will be included in Microsoft 365 plans. Then keep an eye on Microsoft 365 admin center notifications for release dates. We are also reducing the number of geographies and increasing the number of regions within each geography.

Ready for more flexibility, regional resiliency, and latency optimization. New in windows security * [BITLOCKER] – BitLocker now takes advantage of system on chip (SoC) and central processing unit (CPU) capabilities. You can now achieve better performance and security for current and future NVMe drives..