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In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss the first big update for Windows 11 in 2024, which brings new Copilot features and accessibility improvements.

Microsoft is gearing up to integrate the AI-powered Copilot tool into its OneDrive cloud storage service. This new feature will enable users to ask questions and retrieve information from their online files. According to Microsoft, users will have access to Copilot through the file viewer in Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and the OneDrive Web app….

Microsoft has announced the release of a new feature update (which is codenamed “Moment 5”) for Windows 11. This release brings a range of new capabilities and improvements for both consumers and enterprise customers — Here’s a look at what it brings to Windows 11. New consumer features Microsoft announced that Copilot in Windows is…

Microsoft is backtracking on its plans to block non-security optional updates for Windows 11 version 22H2 beyond February 2024. The company has quietly extended the deadline for delivering these updates to both consumers and enterprise customers. Essentially, Microsoft releases optional Windows updates during the fourth week of each month. These updates are non-critical for system…

Microsoft has announced a new reauthentication policy for its Microsoft Entra Conditional Access service. The new “sign-in frequency – every time” policy allows organizations to require users to perform a fresh authentication each time they access critical applications or perform sensitive actions. Single sign-on is an authentication method that lets users access multiple applications or…

Microsoft-owned GitHub has announced the general availability of Copilot Enterprise. The new offering is tailored to enable large enterprises to leverage artificial intelligence for their coding projects. GitHub Copilot Enterprise is a tool that helps developers generate code suggestions, answer queries, and summarize changes based on their organization’s coding standards. This AI-powered assistant integrates into…

Last week, Microsoft introduced its Python Risk Identification Toolkit for generative AI (PyRIT) The new tool provides security teams and machine learning engineers with tools to identify and mitigate risks within AI systems. In 2022, Microsoft introduced PyRIT to help its AI red team identify security risks within its generation AI systems, such as Copilot….

Microsoft is preparing to launch a new unified Teams client for Windows and macOS. The company has announced on the Microsoft 365 admin center that this release will allow users to access their work, school, and personal accounts in a single desktop application. Microsoft has long provided two separate Teams desktop applications for consumers and…

Microsoft has published a list of all the new features added to its Microsoft Intune service during the month of February 2023. The company highlighted that these updates should help administrators to improve security and productivity for end users. Microsoft has announced the general availability of await final configuration support for macOS automated device enrollment….

As Microsoft is expected to refresh its Surface lineup with new AI features later this year, this episode of First Ring Daily has Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discussing Microsoft’s “peak Surface” moment.

Microsoft has launched a new Entra ID license utilization portal in public preview for commercial customers. The long-awaited feature is designed to offer commercial customers insights into premium feature usage for optimizing Entra ID Premium licenses. Microsoft Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory) is a cloud-based identity and access management service. It allows…

Microsoft is getting ready to introduce the new Planner experience within Microsoft Teams. The company will begin updating the existing Tasks by Planner and the To Do apps in Teams to the new Planner application in March 2024. Microsoft first unveiled its plans to launch the new Planner app in Teams at Ignite 2023. The…