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Microsoft will Offer Windows 7 Extended Security Updates Through January 2023

Microsoft has announced that they will offer extended support for Windows 7 but unlike with Windows XP, it will not be free.

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Patch Tuesday – June 2020

This month Microsoft addresses 129 vulnerabilities, including SMBv3 bugs, Flash Player, and remote code execution flaws in VBScript.

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HAFNIUM Highlights the Problem with Removing the Last Exchange Server

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last week, you could not have missed that the Microsoft 365 world has been abuzz with worry after Exchange Server 2010-2019 succumbed to zero-day exploits, believed to being used by a group known as HAFNIUM. These exploits are allowing an attacker to compromise Exchange and…

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Windows Autopatch Adds New Driver and Firmware Controls, Simplifies Update Management

Microsoft held its Ignite 2023 conference in Seattle this week, and the company unveiled some big updates for Windows Autopatch. The company has announced that it’s consolidating Windows Autopatch and Windows Update for Business into a single update management solution for enterprise customers. Windows Autopatch is a cloud-based service that enables IT admins to automate…

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What’s New in Windows – February 2023

It’s been a busy month. Microsoft started testing the next Windows 11 ‘moment’, plus the Unified Update Platform (UUP) is coming to WSUS and ConfigMgr at the end of March. And Microsoft is now officially supporting Windows on Arm on Apple silicon. And much more! So, let’s get started. Windows 11 ‘Moment’ drops Microsoft announced…

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition

Because Microsoft announced its most recent quarterly earnings this week, this edition of Short Takes is going to obsess over the results, with a deeper dive into key parts of the business.

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Net Promoter Score survey coming to Teams Rooms on Windows

Last Update: Jul 03, 2023

MC579613 – Updated June 30, 2023: Microsoft has updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience. In a continuous effort to gather feedback from our Teams Rooms on Windows customers, a new Net Promotor Score survey will appear at the end of some meetings in your conference rooms starting at the…

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Redirect Favorites and Cookies folder using a Group Policy

  Here’s a great tip submitted by one of our readers – Ziv Shadar. I’ve uploaded it almost word for word. Thanks Ziv! When using roaming profiles we must understand that a lot of file copying is performed when logging on to and logging off from the workstation. For example, a user can have thousands…

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Microsoft’s June 2022 Patch Tuesday Updates Fix Several Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Microsoft has released yesterday the June 2022 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10, which include 60 security fixes for remote code execution vulnerabilities, information disclosures, and more. Windows 11 users are also getting a new feature this month with Windows Spotlight wallpapers coming to the desktop.  Serious bugs patched in June 2022…

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows – November 2019

The Windows 10 November 2019 Update is released for download and on Windows Update, Microsoft confirms that Win32 apps are coming to Windows 10X, Chromium-Based Edge gets a release date and new PWA integration features, and an early preview of WinUI 3.0 is released to help developers bridge the divide between Win32 and UWP apps.

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