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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…

Because it’s that time of the quarter, this special edition of Short Takes will focus exclusively on Microsoft’s latest quarterly earnings report.

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…

The number of phone calls we make has been decreasing globally over the past several years. And there is a growing trend in using text-based messaging solutions, like WhatsApp, for contacting sales and support teams. This post is sponsored by 3CX Omnichannel is a term used within eCommerce and retail to define a business strategy…

Amazon may have been a bit late to the hybrid cloud party, but their latest Amazon Web Services announcements leave no doubt that it has become a big deal for them. This past October 2022, the company announced that they have essentially doubled the computing power of its Snowball Edge device. Snowball Edge is a…

Microsoft has partnered with Yubico to announce new security solutions to help organizations prevent phishing attacks against Azure, Office 365, and remote desktop environments. The new security tools are designed to make it harder for malicious actors to target privileged Azure customers. YubiKey is a USB-like hardware authentication device that lets users secure access to…

Microsoft has released a new feature for Windows Update for Business (WUfB) that lets IT admins speed up the installation of the latest security updates on Windows PCs managed with Intune. The feature helps organizations keep their Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices up-to-date to protect them against zero-day vulnerabilities. With this release, it’s possible…

Microsoft has announced a public preview of the Unified Update Platform (UUP) for on-premises environments. The company first started testing UUP with commercial customers in private preview in July, and it’s designed to create a seamless update experience. The Unified Update Platform (UUP) helps IT admins manage feature and quality updates on Windows 10 and…

Microsoft has launched Windows Dev Kit 2023 (codenamed “Project Volterra”), a new Snapdragon-powered desktop PC designed for data scientists and developers. The device was first unveiled at Build 2022, and it features a powerful neural processing unit (NPU) that lets developers build and test ARM native Windows applications. “The Windows Dev Kit 2023 is powered…

Earlier this month, Microsoft started rolling out Edge version 106 to all users in the Stable channel on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Now, the company has announced that the latest update brings some enhancements to the built-in efficiency mode feature in Microsoft Edge. Microsoft first added the efficiency mode feature in its Edge browser back…