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Microsoft has shared a roundup of improvements made to its Teams collaboration service in October 2022. The major highlights of this release are suggested replies for group chats, pop-out support for shared content in meetings, new Teams-certified devices, and management features, so let’s dive into it. First up, Microsoft detailed new chat and collaboration features…

Microsoft has added support for application filters to Azure AD conditional access (CA) policies. This release enables organizations to use an app filter based on custom security attributes to restrict access to specific applications. Currently, it’s possible for IT admins to apply conditional access policies to individual or all apps. However, this process may prove…

Microsoft has confirmed and issued a fix for a bug in Windows 10, which could cause OneDrive to crash or close unexpectedly. The problem first appeared after the latest Patch Tuesday updates, which rolled out on October 11, and it affects all supported versions of Windows 10. Last week, Microsoft updated the Windows Health Dashboard…

Microsoft has warned users that threat actors have deployed a Clop encryption malware to encrypt enterprise networks affected by the Raspberry Robin worm. The company detailed in a security advisory that the payload had infected around 3,000 devices in 1,000 organizations in the last month. Security firm Red Canary first discovered the Raspberry Robin worm…

Microsoft is getting ready to release an update for the Outlook for Windows client that will let users store their Signature settings in the cloud. The company has been testing this feature with Office Insiders in the Beta channel for quite some time to incorporate user feedback before making it generally available for everyone. Microsoft…

Microsoft is investigating a new issue that could cause data loss when resetting virtual disks using the Server Manager Management console in some versions of Windows Server. The company has confirmed that the problem affects systems running Windows Server 2019 and Windows 11 version 22H2. The Windows Server management console is a tool that enables…

Microsoft has announced that its OneNote desktop app is now available to download on the Microsoft Store. Microsoft’s UWP version of OneNote (also known as OneNote for Windows 10) will no longer show up in the search results, but the app will continue to work until it reaches the end of support deadline in 2025….

Microsoft has released a new optional update for Windows 10 and Windows 11 version 22H2. This release brings bug fixes for a critical security issue that was previously preventing the Windows kernel vulnerable driver blocklist from being synced to older versions of Windows. The hypervisor-protected code integrity (HVCI) feature is designed to protect Windows users…

Microsoft has introduced a new Azure Active Directory Identity Protection alerts feature in Microsoft 365 Defender. The feature is designed to help organizations prevent threat actors from gaining unauthorized access to enterprise networks via compromised accounts. With this release, IT admins can now configure policies to trigger Identity Protection alerts when one or more user…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of several new security capabilities in its Microsoft Authenticator app. The first new feature that the company highlighted today is number matching support, which prompts users to enter a number displayed on the sign-in screen to verify their identities. Last month, Microsoft warned about the rise in MFA fatigue…