Local AI Agent Defense: What Intune and Defender XDR Changed in June 2026

Microsoft added new preview controls for discovering, hunting, and blocking supported local AI agents on Windows endpoints.

June 20, 2026 · 4 min · Robel Mehari

Defender for Endpoint now surfaces local AI agents on Windows endpoints

Microsoft Defender now has preview capabilities for local AI agent discovery and runtime protection on supported endpoints.

June 19, 2026 · 3 min · Robel Mehari

Defender XDR: Move AI Agent Hunting Queries to AgentsInfo Before July 2026

Microsoft is moving AI agent inventory hunting from AIAgentsInfo to AgentsInfo, with the old table available until July 1, 2026.

June 18, 2026 · 3 min · Robel Mehari