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After the successful SolarWinds attack in 2020 where attackers gained access to Microsoft’s systems, Microsoft changed its approach and aligned with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) zero trust architecture. In this article, we’re going to detail how Microsoft’s zero trust approach leverages Azure Active Directory and Identity and Access Management to enable cloud…

Microsoft has announced some improvements coming to the Shared experience in OneDrive on the web. The new feature is designed to make it easier for users to find files and folders shared by colleagues through chats, meetings, and emails across Microsoft 365 apps. “The refreshed OneDrive Shared with you view will show files and folders…

Microsoft has announced that it’s rebranding the Yammer app to Viva Engage. The new branding changes will begin rolling out to the Yammer mobile apps and the Communities app in Outlook next month, with the Yammer web experience to follow in Summer 2023. Microsoft explained that the first stage of the rebranding effort began with…

Microsoft has released a new home experience that should make it easier for desktop users to get started with Viva Connections. The latest Viva Connections update has started rolling out to targeted release customers, which surfaces important tasks and personalized content as well as provides easier access to other Viva apps. “On desktop, Connections introduces…

Microsoft has announced the release of a new update that brings improvements to reports in its Universal Print service. The company has made it easier for IT administrators to monitor print activity in their organization by updating the Usage and Reports page with new graphs, charts, and data points. Microsoft launched the Universal Print service…

Microsoft is adding a new policy that enables IT admins to customize the Windows Search experience on the Windows 11 taskbar. The company announced yesterday that the feature is already available in the latest Windows 11 preview builds for Insiders in the Beta and Dev channels. Microsoft recently started testing improvements to the search experience…

Windows has had a slow start to 2023. But nevertheless, there are some interesting pieces of news to share, including a 39 percent drop in Windows revenue from PC makers in FY2023 Q2, tabs coming to Notepad, an updated design for File Explorer, and more. So, let’s get started. Windows revenue plummets 39 percent in…

Microsoft has released a new troubleshooting pane update for Microsoft Intune. The new experience is designed to provide information about users’ devices, applications, policies, and deployment status to help IT admins address help requests in their organization. Microsoft Intune’s new troubleshooting pane experience enables customers to export, filter, and sort all reports. It also provides…

Microsoft has recommended customers to deploy the latest January 2023 security updates on on-premises Exchange servers. The company urges IT admins to keep their Exchange servers patched to protect their organization from cyberattacks and security threats. In a Techcommunity blog post, Microsoft raised an alarm that malicious actors are increasingly leveraging vulnerabilities to compromise unpatched…

Microsoft has updated the preview release of Windows Terminal to version 1.17. The latest update brings several new features and enhancements based on customer feedback, including Mica and process restart support, dropdown menu customizations, an updated color schemes page, and much more. First off, Microsoft has added support for dropdown menu customization to help users…

The world of hybrid meetings, hybrid working, meetings, webinars, and live events is firmly upon us. As of today, organizations have three options for creating a new video conference within Microsoft Teams: meetings, webinars, and live events. In this article, I will give you an overview of the different features of each option and provide…

Microsoft has released a new feature that adds support for concurrent license assignments in Exchange Online. The latest release enables organizations to assign more than one Exchange Online license to each Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) user. Previously, the Microsoft 365 admin center and Azure AD PowerShell restricted IT admins from allocating concurrent Exchange Online…