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Microsoft Intune Boosts Security with Enhanced Policy Targeting and Dell BIOS Management

Microsoft has unveiled all the new features it introduced in Microsoft Intune during the month of March 2024. The company announced today enhanced granular policy targeting capabilities for Windows Mobile Application Management (MAM). Last year, Microsoft introduced support for app assignment filters for iOS and Android devices. This update allows IT admins to customize Mobile...

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Microsoft Intune Enhances Onboarding Experience for Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft is making some improvements to the way Intune deploys and manages Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on devices. This release enables organizations to use a unified device management service for monitoring and protecting their devices with cloud-based threat detection and response capabilities. “The single-pane of glass for these capabilities will be Intune. This assures streamlined…

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Microsoft Entra ID Now Supports External to Internal User Account Conversion

Microsoft has released a new “convert to internal user” feature in preview for its Microsoft Entra ID service. The latest release allows IT administrators to seamlessly convert external accounts into internal ones to ensure a smooth transition without disrupting user access and workflows. Microsoft mentioned that most enterprise customers use a combination of internal and…

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Microsoft Teams Gets New Discover Feed and Voice Isolation Features

Microsoft has published a detailed roundup of the latest enhancements to its Teams collaboration service during the month of March 2024. The company has launched a unified Microsoft Teams app, allowing users to seamlessly switch between their work and school accounts. First off, Microsoft Teams has introduced a new Discover Feed that allows users to…

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Microsoft Adds New Copilot and AI Features to Teams Meetings and Teams Rooms

Microsoft has announced a slew of new AI capabilities coming to Copilot in Teams to make hybrid meetings even better. Microsoft’s latest research study indicates that the Copilot AI assistant boosts users’ productivity by up to 70 percent and helps to save over 10 hours per month. Copilot update brings automated insights and details summary…

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Microsoft Teams Desktop Client to Improve Chat Experience With Intelligent Message Translation Capabilities

Microsoft is set to introduce intelligent message translation capabilities to enhance the chat experience in its Microsoft Teams desktop app. The new feature will allow users to see translation suggestions whenever they receive a message in a different language. Currently, the intelligent message translation capabilities are only available for Microsoft Teams for Android and iOS…

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Microsoft to Drop Support for 1024-bit Windows RSA Keys

Microsoft has announced plans to discontinue Windows RSA keys shorter than 2048 bits. The company explains that this step aims to prompt organizations to abandon weaker encryption methods in favor of stronger ones for server authentication. Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) keys are the cryptographic keys used in the RSA encryption algorithm. RSA involves the use of a…

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First Ring Daily: Stoic Surface

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott look back at yesterday’s Surface and AI event yesterday from Microsoft and discuss why the company needs to do a better job at convincing organizations that its Copilot assistant is about to change how we work forever.

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Latest Windows Server Updates Cause LSASS Memory Leaks and Reboots on Domain Controllers

Microsoft has confirmed a new issue that is currently plaguing Windows Server machines. The company detailed on the Windows Health Dashboard that the latest Patch Tuesday Update may cause Domain Controllers (DCs) to stop working or automatically restart. Specifically, Microsoft has warned that customers installing the latest Windows Server updates could experience a memory leak…

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New Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 Get Intel AI NPU and 53% Performance Boost

Microsoft unveiled two new Surface devices during its business-focused digital event today: The Surface Pro 10 for Business and the Surface Laptop 6 for Business. The company has also announced a new Surface IT Toolkit, which offers a unified hub for configuration and technician tools. It has been two years since Microsoft released the Surface…

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