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Microsoft has recently published a roundup of all the new features and capabilities added to Copilot for Microsoft 365 in March 2024. The company highlighted several improvements such as a new Copilot integration into Outlook and the addition of a Microphone feature in Copilot in Excel. Microsoft has announced that Copilot for Microsoft 365 will…

Microsoft has decided to stop bundling its Microsoft Teams app with the Office productivity suite globally. This unbundling offers businesses the opportunity to purchase more cost-effective Microsoft 365 subscription plans that do not include Teams. Slack filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft before the European Commission in July 2020. The company alleged that Microsoft is…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Windows Admin Center (WAC) is the modern evolution of “in-box” management tools, like MMC (Microsoft Management Console) and Server Manager for Windows Server management. WAC provides wizards to guide users through its deployment and deploying Windows Servers and other cluster solutions. Learn more about what Windows Admin Center features and capabilities might be useful to…

In this article, I will demonstrate how to use Windows Admin Center (WAC) to remotely manage your servers. If you haven’t already, check out my article on how to download and install Windows Admin Center before starting with the tutorial below. How to Use Windows Admin Center When you launch Windows Admin Center, you’ll see…

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…

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…

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…

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.