"Windows Intelligence Update"?


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Hi Everyone,

Over the last few months I've periodically noticed a type of update I hadn't seen before that's just called "Windows Intelligence Update" and gets listed in the Other Updates section of update history. I'm curious what it is, but I couldn't find any reference to it in Microsoft's documentation. Does anyone happen to know off-hand?

(FYI I'm not referring to the usual "Security Intelligence Updates" that are listed under the Definition Updates section of update history)
 
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Over the last few months I've periodically noticed a type of update I hadn't seen before that's just called "Windows Intelligence Update" and gets listed in the Other Updates section of update history. I'm curious what it is, but I couldn't find any reference to it in Microsoft's documentation. Does anyone happen to know off-hand?
I've had three so far, the first on 06/06/2022. It's not a definitions update, it tweaks the detection logic.

Microsoft said:
Microsoft continually updates security intelligence in antimalware products to cover the latest threats and to constantly tweak detection logic, enhancing the ability of Microsoft Defender Antivirus and other Microsoft antimalware solutions to accurately identify threats. This security intelligence works directly with cloud-based protection to deliver fast and powerful AI-enhanced, next-generation protection.
 

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I've had a few of them
 

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I've had three so far, the first on 06/06/2022. It's not a definitions update, it tweaks the detection logic.


Hi Bree,
On that Microsoft link I see an explanation for Security Intelligence Update but could not find anything more specific about Windows Intelligence Update.

What is Windows Intelligence Update exactly doing?
These messages started showing up frequently with Dev Builds, but I never noticed the same message about Windows Intelligence Update with Public Build 22H2 even if they show up in the Other Updates history starting on June 3, 2022, I see 4 in the history. 🤷‍♂️

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These are in the Defender Definition History:
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These are in Other Updates History, but there is no explanation to be found about what they do. 🤷‍♂️

These ones below are in my Public Build 22621.xxxx:
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The following are on my Dev Build machine:
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    I've now clean installed 25H2 and used Garlin's scripts to update Secure Boot to CA 2023 and revoke the PCA 2011 certificates. It's new role is to test secure boot issues.

    Info for 2021-2026:
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2, and 25H2 on 30th September 2025 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 25H2.
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    In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media.
    Upgraded to 25H2 by Enablement Package.

    Also running Insider Experimental 263xx and 29xxx builds and Windows 10 as native boot .vhdx.
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    My SYSTEM FOUR was a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e (1st gen) type 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device. This has now been sold. It has been replaced by my System Eight.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 1TB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Experimental 263xx and 29xxx builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro, Hyper-V host machine. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025.

    My SYSTEM SEVEN is a Lenovo Thinkpad T580, 1920x1080 touchscreen, Intel Core i7-8650U, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2nd 512GB NVMe SSD, a supported device for Windows 11. This is my current general purpose 'main machine'. The installed Windows 11 Home from my System One has been migrated to this machine. As its new home has an existing digital licence for Pro I've been able to upgrade the migrated OS from Home to Pro.

    My SYSTEM EIGHT is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e (5th gen) type 20LN, Celeron N4120, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, a supported device for Windows 11. Currently running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Experimental 263xx and 29xxx builds as native boot vhdx.
I can find nothing much. There seems to be complete silence from MS on this. The best I could find was this (translated from Geman in Edge).

https://answers.microsoft.com/de-de...e-update/23b26b6a-a3a2-47f6-accb-a17b9bfc5217
Thanks Bree,
I guess we'll have to ask MS with an FBH.
They rarely give the right answer, but I'll give it a try. 🤣🤷‍♂️

 
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I can find nothing much. There seems to be complete silence from MS on this. The best I could find was this (translated from Geman in Edge).
Somebody suggested that those updates have something to do with A.I.
We never got an explanation from Microsoft, perhaps something to do with enabling hidden features?
A better name could be "Windows Idiocy Updates". 🤣🤣🤣😜🤷‍♂️
 

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The security intelligence update gets updated frequently - typically multiple times every single day, although Windows doesn't pull down the updates with that level of frequency.

Take a look at the web site and you will note that the latest update is almost always on the same day that you are looking at the web page.
 

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The security intelligence update gets updated frequently - typically multiple times every single day, although Windows doesn't pull down the updates with that level of frequency.

Take a look at the web site and you will note that the latest update is almost always on the same day that you are looking at the web page.
The Security Intelligence update has nothing to do with the Windows Intelligence Updates. Completely different purpose.
Also logged in a separate Update History. 😎🤷‍♂️

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The Security Intelligence update has nothing to do with the Windows Intelligence Updates.
Correct. But it is the Security Intelligence update that gets updated multiple times a day as I had noted.
 

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Correct. But it is the Security Intelligence update that gets updated multiple times a day as I had noted.
This thread was started about Windows Intelligence Update see the 1st post. 😎😂😂🤷‍♂️

"Over the last few months I've periodically noticed a type of update I hadn't seen before that's just called "Windows Intelligence Update" and gets listed in the Other Updates section of update history. I'm curious what it is, but I couldn't find any reference to it in Microsoft's documentation. Does anyone happen to know off-hand?"
 

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This thread was started about Windows Intelligence Update see the 1st post. 😎😂😂🤷‍♂️

"Over the last few months I've periodically noticed a type of update I hadn't seen before that's just called "Windows Intelligence Update" and gets listed in the Other Updates section of update history. I'm curious what it is, but I couldn't find any reference to it in Microsoft's documentation. Does anyone happen to know off-hand?"
Yes, I recognize that, but some of the screenshots also included Security Intelligence Updates.
 

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    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
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    13.3-inch IPS Display
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