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Microsoft Announces Remote Help, A New Premium Endpoint Management Solution for Windows

Microsoft is holding its “Windows Powers the Future of Hybrid Work” digital event this morning, where Chief Product Officer Panos Panay announced some new security and management experiences for Windows 11. The company has announced security enhancements such as phishing protection capabilities, Smart App Control, as well as a premium endpoint management solution for helpdesk…

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This Week in IT – Windows Update Gets the Greta Thunberg Seal of Approval

Windows Update gets new energy efficiency feature, Microsoft buys Minit for mining, and QNAP says its NAS devices are vulnerable to a critical OpenSSL bug. About This Week in IT This week in IT is a weekly podcast hosted by Petri’s Editorial Director Russell Smith. Each week, Russell rounds up the most important stories for…

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Microsoft Windows Update for Business Gets New Gradual Rollouts Feature

Microsoft has released a new gradual rollouts feature for its Windows Update for Business deployment service. This new capability was first announced in November 2021, and it aims to ensure a smoother feature update experience for organizations with specific software and hardware compatibility issues. For those unfamiliar, Windows Update for Business was introduced in March…

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Microsoft Defender Can Now Block Malicious Drivers on Windows PCs

Microsoft has released a new security feature that should help to protect Windows PCs against malicious drivers. David Weston, Microsoft’s Vice President of Enterprise and OS Security, announced on Twitter today that the vulnerable driver blocklist feature is now available on Windows 10, Windows 11, as well as Server 2016 and higher. The new vulnerable…

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This Week in IT – Microsoft Wants to Secure Google Cloud but John Malkovich Isn’t Impressed

Last Update: Mar 26, 2022

This week in IT, Microsoft adds Google Cloud Platform support to Microsoft Defender for Cloud, CloudKnox helps organizations gain visibility and better management into multi-cloud identities and permissions, and .NET 7 preview launches to help developers build cloud-native apps more easily. Plus, Windows Update gets a cameo in Netflix’s Space Force. This Week in IT…

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This Week in IT – Linux Gets Its Pipes Dirty

Last Update: Mar 26, 2022

This week in IT, all Linux distributions are affected by a serious security flaw, called Dirty Pipe, that can completely destroy systems. Google buys cybersecurity specialist Mandiant, swiping it from underneath Microsoft’s nose. Apple unveils its new all-powerful M1 Ultra chip. And Microsoft makes it easier for startups to participate in its Founders Hub program….

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New Windows 10 Optional Patch Fixes Bluetooth Issue Causing BSODs

Microsoft has released the optional March 2022 non-security patch (KB5011543) for Windows 10 versions 21H2, 21H1, and 20H2. This optional update addresses a serious Bluetooth issue that was previously causing blue screens of death (BSODs) on Windows 10 machines. This Bluetooth bug was first discovered following the release of the optional KB5009596 patch in January,…

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Microsoft Lifts Windows 11 Update Block As Oracle Releases VirtualBox Fix

Microsoft has removed an important upgrade block that should finally allow more users to upgrade to Windows 11. Last week, Microsoft updated the Windows health dashboard (via Bleeping Computer) to mention that the latest version of VirtualBox has finally removed the last Windows 11 safeguard hold, and users should update the app to version 6.1.28…

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Microsoft is Bringing Update Stack Packages to Windows 11

As part of Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22478 in the Dev Channel, Microsoft is starting to test a new way to update the servicing stack in Windows. What are Update Stack Packages? Update Stack Packages deliver changes to the Windows 11 update experience before a monthly cumulative update (CU), or yearly feature update, is…

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What’s New with Windows – September 2021

It’s been a relatively quiet month for Windows as Microsoft gets down to finalizing Windows 11 for an October 5th release. What you need to know Windows 11 is faster than Windows 10 New Surface hardware is announced Passwordless sign-in comes to Microsoft consumer accounts Windows Server 2022 reaches general availability Windows 11 is faster…

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