Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Microsoft-managed system-preferred authentication rollout extends through September 2026

The documented timeline for Microsoft-managed system-preferred authentication deployment now runs through September 2026, rather than August. Microsoft also added a troubleshooting article for intermittent STATUS_ACCOUNT_DISABLED errors on hybrid joined Windows devices and refreshed links in the Sample V2 Code guidance.

• Entra ID · Authentication

  System-preferred authentication deployment continues through September 2026

  The Microsoft Entra ID documentation now says Microsoft-managed system-preferred authentication deployment will continue through September 2026, revising the previous August 2026 timeline.

• Entra ID · Authentication

  New guidance diagnoses STATUS_ACCOUNT_DISABLED on hybrid joined Windows devices

  A new Microsoft Entra troubleshooting article covers intermittent STATUS_ACCOUNT_DISABLED sign-in and unlock errors, including relevant event logs and stale-cache or connectivity conditions that can cause them.

• Entra ID · Microsoft identity platform

  Sample V2 Code updates Node.js Express and web app references

  The Sample V2 Code documentation refreshed the Node.js Express and web application entries, including their linked sample resources. Administrators using these examples should follow the updated references; no configuration change is required.

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