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Use These Windows 11 Onboarding, Test Kits To Make Upgrading Easier

Microsoft has released new Windows 11 onboarding and test kits designed to help IT pros navigate a Windows 11 upgrade.

July 26, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In yet another effort to push more users toward Windows 11, Microsoft is releasing two new downloadable onboarding and test kits designed to help organizations plan, deploy, and support a Windows 11 environment as well as labs and evaluation software to help test the new operating system. The new sources from Microsoft include the Windows […]

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The Public Preview Of Autopatch is Here: What IT Needs to Know

The public preview for Windows Autopatch is now available for organizations to become familiar with the tool before it reaches GA next month.

June 11, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Update July 11: Windows Autopatch is now generally available.  The public preview for Windows Autopatch is now available for organizations that want to automate the process of managing and rolling out updates for Windows and Microsoft 365 apps about a month before it is expected to reach general availability. The Autopatch service, free for certain […]

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How to Deploy Skype and Surface Hub in Meeting Rooms

Microsoft explains how companies can deploy Skype Room Systems and Surface Hub devices in meeting rooms successfully.

December 13, 2016 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

In order to help Microsoft’s own employees utilize Microsoft products like Skype for Business and Surface Hub, Microsoft created capital expense plans, support and operations plans, and change-management strategies. These plans helped Microsoft deploy technology pilot programs for new products. Microsoft shared some information that helped its employees on the company website. There’s a ton […]

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IT Can Now Communicate Natively With Employees on Windows 11

Microsoft says its organizational messages tool helps IT admins in hybrid work settings send important onboarding and update notifications.

November 18, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is releasing the public preview of organizational messages for Windows 11 to allow IT admins to communicate natively with employees on devices running Windows 11. According to Microsoft, this feature is designed to help IT admins connect with employees in organizations embracing a distributed work model by leveraging Intune to configure and send branded […]

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What IT Pros Should Know About Windows 11 22H2

Windows 11 22H2 includes new IT security and efficiency tools, improved usability and accessibility, and new productivity features.

September 20, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is releasing Windows 11 22H2, and the new version of the operating systems packs a ton of new features for users and IT professionals alike, including new usability and accessibility features, new productivity enhancements, new security tools for increased IT efficiency, and more. Officially called the Windows 11 2022 Update, the new version of […]

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Everything You Need To Know About Windows Autopatch

Windows Autopatch is a new upgrade tool coming for certain Windows versions designed to keep devices updated automatically.

April 8, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

One of Microsoft’s largest announcements about improvements to the Windows management experience for IT professionals last week was Windows Autopatch, a new feature of Windows Enterprise E3 designed to keep Windows and Office software on enrolled endpoints updated automatically. According to Microsoft, Patch Tuesdays — when the company releases monthly security patches the second Tuesday […]

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March 2022 Patch Tuesday: Patch Exchange Sever, RDP Bugs ASAP

Microsoft has released 71 security patches as part of the March 2022 Patch Tuesday, including 3 zero days and 3 critical vulnerabilities.

March 8, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has released 71 new security patches addressing vulnerabilities as part of the March 2022 Patch Tuesday, including three zero day bugs and three critical-rated software flaws. The patches fix issues in Windows, Azure Site Recovery, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and IoT, Intune, Edge, Windows HTML Platforms, Office, Skype for Chrome, .NET and Visual Studio, […]

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Patch These Windows Vulnerabilities Now

Microsoft has released patches for 71 new vulnerabilities in Windows systems this past Tuesday, including one under active attack.

October 13, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has released patches for 71 new vulnerabilities in Windows systems and applications this past Tuesday, which follows 11 previously patched software flaws in Microsoft Edge and OpenSSL. That makes 82 patches this month, which is just slightly down from the 86 patches issued by Microsoft in September. This month’s patches address issues in Edge, […]

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SolarWinds Expects Cyber Incident Costs Up To $25 Million In 2021

SolarWinds' spent $3.5 million to deal with the cyber attack in December, and is expecting more related expenses in 2021.

February 25, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

SolarWinds is preparing to incur significant costs related to the compromise of the company’s Orion IT management platform and has already spent more than $3 million to remediate the impacts of the massive hacking campaign. Going forward, the company expects to incur costs related to the attack of up to $25 million in 2021. That […]

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