Windows 10

Microsoft recommends applying an out-of-band emergency patch for SMB remote code execution flaw as soon as possible.

Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system has passed a significant milestone, the OS is running on more than 1 billion PCs around the globe. This is a considerable benchmark for the company and shows that customers are migrating from Windows 7 to 10 but you can expect this number to continue to climb higher.

The biggest Patch Tuesday in the company’s history, this month Microsoft fixes 115 bugs. There’s also a security advisory for a critical bug in SMBv3 and a patch for a flaw in the way Windows parses .LNK files. The bug could let an attacker run code regardless of whether a user opens the infected file.

Microsoft is expanding support for passwordless logins to devices that are hybrid joined to Azure AD domains. In this article, I explain how FIDO2 security keys work in hybrid Azure AD environments.

Windows App Installer was first introduced in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607) to make sideloading UWP apps easier. Since then, Microsoft has gradually been improving App Installer to provide most of the features found in the Microsoft Store. In this article, I look at how App Installer has developed and how it fits into the bigger picture.

How account synchronization works in the new version of Microsoft Edge.

This month sees Microsoft pull a standalone security update, release a Windows 10X emulator so that developers can start adapting apps to work with the upcoming dual-screen SKU, we get more details on the container architecture in Windows 10X, a public preview of FIDO2 support for hybrid Azure Active Directory deployments, and much more.

Microsoft UEFI Revocation List File update causes problems on some devices. Here’s what you need to know about the latest Windows Update problem.  

How to configure Windows for the best experience when using an external monitor and how to reset the graphics stack without restarting Windows.

In today’s Ask the Admin, I look at how to set up Your Phone in Windows 10 so that you can use it to make and receive calls via an Android handset.