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Microsoft Teams unified client

First Ring Daily: Another New Teams App

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft's unified Teams client that just entered public testing with Windows Insiders, and the consequences of Microsoft not completely killing the Windows 10 taskbar in Windows 11.

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Windows Subsystem for Android

First Ring Daily: Goodbye Windows Subsystem for Android

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft’s decision to drop support for the Windows Subsystem for Android and the Amazon App Store on Windows 11 in March 2025.

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Windows 11 PC with Copilot for Windows

First Ring Daily: The Moment Has Arrived

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.

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Windows 365

Windows 11 Moment 5 Update Brings Improvements for Copilot and Windows Autopatch

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…

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Windows 11 2022 Update

Microsoft Extends Availability of Optional Updates for Windows 11 version 22H2

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…

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Windows 11 2022 Update

Microsoft Starts Auto-Upgrading Eligible PCs to Windows 11 version 23H2

Microsoft has started pushing Windows 11 version 23H2 to users who are still running older versions of Windows 11. The company announced on the Windows release health dashboard that it will automatically update all eligible devices to Windows 11 version 23H2. Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows 11 version 23H2 in October last year….

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Windows

How to Use the Icacls Command to Manage File Permissions

Last Update: Feb 19, 2024

Icacls is a Windows command-line utility that IT admins can use to change access control lists on files and folders. One of the most common tasks that an IT Pro or system administrator performs is modifying permission on a file server. Using the icacls command is a very efficient way to do that, and we’ll…

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Windows 11

Microsoft Unveils Improved Controls for Windows Autopatch Management

Microsoft has announced notable enhancements for its Windows Autopatch service. The biggest change in this release is the ability for commercial customers to use their existing update rings with Windows Autopatch. Microsoft has introduced a new feature that enables organizations to import their existing Intune Update rings for Windows 10 or later into Windows Autopatch…

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Laptop-Windows-10

Microsoft’s February 2024 Patch Tuesday Updates Fix Two Zero-Day Windows Flaws

Microsoft released yesterday the February 2024 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10. As usual, the company addressed several vulnerabilities across a wide range of its products, including two zero-day flaws that are actively being exploited by attackers. In addition to the zero-day vulnerabilities, Microsoft advises administrators to patch critical flaws in the…

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Copilot on Windows

First Ring Daily: Copilot Gets Bigger

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft making Copilot on Windows open in an expanded window, and how the built-in version of the AI assistant still needs some work.

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