Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Microsoft has announced a new automation feature coming to Microsoft Endpoint Manager. The solution enables employees to temporarily have admin privileges for specific tasks to boot productivity. “This new capability will allow IT admins to set rules that elevate standard user permissions so that those users can then perform certain admin-level tasks on a temporary…

Microsoft Endpoint Manager is getting a new cloud certificate lifecycle management solution for Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). The company says that this release will enable IT admins to deploy certificates directly within Endpoint Manager. For those unfamiliar, the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is an encryption framework that enables entities to protect communication between the client…

Microsoft has announced some important updates for Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM), the company’s on-premise and cloud-based security solution for enterprise customers. Microsoft Endpoint Manager will let IT admins enable secure VPN connections for unenrolled mobile devices via Microsoft Tunnel. Microsoft Tunnel was initially announced in September 2020, and it’s a VPN gateway solution for Microsoft…

Microsoft has announced its plans to bring Linux support to its Microsoft Endpoint Manager solution. The new feature will enable enterprise customers to access corporate resources through conditional access policies in Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Microsoft Endpoint Manager is a free cloud-based solution that helps organizations to reduce the time and effort involved in managing all…

This week in IT, Microsoft’s Windows 11 event this week was filled with promises of what the future holds but little on the when or how new features would work or be delivered. But there is lots YOU could use to become more PRODUCTIVE and SECURE. So, I’ll be looking at the new Windows 11…

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…

Earlier this week, Microsoft released a new update (version 2201) for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager users enrolled in the technical preview branch. Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is a free on-premise solution that allows IT Admins to manage PCs and servers across the network. First of all, Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager has made it easier for…

Previously known as Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), Microsoft Defender Application Control (MDAC) is now even more accessible to organizations through the removal of the Windows 10 Enterprise / Education requirement. Now, organizations using Windows 10 and Windows 11 Professional are able to leverage the feature to gain greater insight and control of their Windows…

November 30th, 2022 will see Microsoft end availability for its Desktop Analytics solution. Microsoft said in a blog post dated November 5th: “To align our investments with this goal and the shift we have been seeing, we are announcing that we will retire Desktop Analytics on November 30, 2022. Over the next year, we will…

Test Base for Microsoft 365 is a platform which allows you to script and automate your application compatibility testing. Hosted in Azure, and based on Azure virtual machines, this service allows the easy onboarding of applications through a dedicated area of the Azure portal. To validate apps in Test Base, you should: Sign up for…