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Microsoft is gearing up to retire a key feature in Windows Server Update Services (also known as WSUS). The company is reminding customers that it will deprecate the WSUS driver synchronization service on April 18, 2025. WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) driver synchronization is a feature that allows administrators to manage and distribute driver updates…

At its core, Microsoft Intune is a Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Mobile Application Management (MAM) solution. It enables organizations to manage both corporate-owned and personal devices (Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD) in a way that balances security requirements with employee productivity. Intune integrates deeply with the Microsoft ecosystem, including Microsoft Entra ID (formerly…

Microsoft has alerted organizations about the risks of using outdated Exchange Servers. The company has warned that the Exchange Emergency Mitigation Service (EEMS) may no longer work on Exchange Server versions older than March 2023. What is Exchange Emergency Mitigation Service? Microsoft first released the Exchange Emergency Mitigation Service (EEMS) back in September 2021. This…

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss organizational shakeups at Microsoft, including the recent departure of the company’s Executive Vice President of business development.

Microsoft has announced plans to retire the Search-MailboxAuditLog and New-MailboxAuditLogSearch cmdlets in Exchange Online. The company will deprecate both cmdlets in favor of the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet in March this year. The Search-MailboxAuditLog and New-MailboxAuditLogSearch cmdlets in Microsoft Exchange Online are used for searching mailbox audit logs. The Search-MailboxAuditLog cmdlet performs a synchronous search of mailbox…

Microsoft has added support for aggregated reporting in public preview within its Defender for Endpoint solution. This new feature aims to overcome limitations in event reporting and improve data analysis for endpoint security. What is the problem? Essentially, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint collects a lot of data from various points in enterprise networks to detect…

Microsoft will soon require multi-factor authentication (MFA) for accessing the Microsoft 365 admin center. Starting on February 3, the company will begin rolling out this new MFA requirement in phases at the tenant level. Microsoft 365 admin center is a web-based portal that allows administrators to manage their organization’s users, settings, licenses, subscriptions, and more….

Sophos has raised an alert about a wave of ransomware attacks where threat actors manipulated Microsoft Teams by impersonating tech support personnel. These attackers used this tactic to gain initial access to systems, steal sensitive data, and deploy ransomware. According to a report published on Tuesday, Sophos linked these attacks to two threat actors identified…

Microsoft Teams is getting a new update that will allow participants to edit their display names in real time during live meetings. This new personalization feature will begin rolling out to participants using the Microsoft Teams desktop and web apps on Windows and macOS. In Microsoft Teams, an “(edited)” label will appear next to a…

Microsoft has issued a fix to address a bug impacting Windows Server 2022 machines with two or more NUMA nodes. The company has acknowledged that this issue previously caused these systems to fail during startup. What is NUMA? Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) is a memory architecture used in multiprocessor systems where the time it takes…

Microsoft is working on several new features for its Intune service. The company will introduce a new integration of Enterprise App Catalog apps with Windows Autopilot for enhanced deployment and management. Microsoft Intune Enterprise App Management is a feature that helps administrators discover, deploy, and manage applications from the Enterprise App Catalog. It provides a…

Microsoft launched Microsoft Teams in March 2016 as a real-time team collaboration tool. Since then, it has seen substantial adoption inside Microsoft and outside. According to a recent Microsoft announcement, Teams has 270 million monthly active users, and 3 million organisations use it. With Teams sensitivity labels, managing sensitive data has become easier for administrators….