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Simplifying updates for Windows 7 and 8.1
updated to include link to KB article for Convenience rollup update for Windows 7 SP1 and details on Servicing Stack Update dependency While we’ve spent a lot of time over the past year talking about...
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Windows 10 for Business Onboarding Kit
We’ve produced a bundle of the most useful resources to help you adopt Windows 10 – an “adoption kit” you can download now for free to help you deploy & evangelize Windows 10 in your organization....
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Extending the capabilities of Windows Hello
Guest author: Chris Hallum Our customers face many security related challenges, but one of the biggest is related to your users’ identities. They’re getting stolen and misused at unprecedented levels,...
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Step Change in Security with Modern Devices and Architecture
Guest author: Chris Hallum Prior to Windows 10, we lived in a world where desktop operating system security, whether it was with Linux, OSX, or even Windows was built almost entirely from software. The...
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Post Breach Detection with Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection
Guest author: Heike Ritter 71% of C-level IT and security executives put endpoints at the top of their most vulnerable list, as reported in November 2015. This growing concern is primarily attributed...
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Introducing Windows Information Protection
Guest author: Chris Hallum With Windows 10 we made it a goal to make security one of the biggest benefits and one of the most compelling reasons to migrate from Windows 7. As you may have seen in our...
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Achieving Assurance with Windows 10 Security
Guest author: Chris Hallum Microsoft has a long history pursuing security certifications for our products, and in particular for Windows. Every major version of Windows since Windows 2000 has been...
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Announcing the Windows sessions at Microsoft Ignite
The Microsoft Ignite session catalog is live. Start planning now! Find out how to build, customize, and deploy your own Windows 10 image; manage updates and security; support end user devices; and...
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Making upgrading to Windows 10 simpler with Windows Upgrade Analytics
Windows 10 is off to a very fast start, with most organizations already piloting and deploying the new operating system. One of the main concerns with any new operating system is compatibility with...
View ArticleWhat’s new for IT pros in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Today’s release of Windows 10, version 1607—also referred to as the Windows 10 Anniversary Update—continues our commitment to productivity, security, and privacy for all customers. You can read about...
View ArticleFurther simplifying servicing models for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1
In our announcement earlier in May, we introduced a Convenience Rollup update for Windows 7 SP1 and a shift to monthly rollups of non-security updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1. Based on your...
View ArticleAnnouncing Extended Support for WSUS 3.0 SP2
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is key to the Windows servicing process for many organizations. Whether being used standalone or as a component of other products like System Center Configuration...
View ArticleNew Windows as a service guidance available
We have just published a new set of guidance on TechNet at http://aka.ms/waas to help organizations better understand Windows as a service. This updated documentation includes not only details about...
View ArticleNew updates now available for Windows Upgrade Analytics
Back in July, we announced the Windows Upgrade Analytics service—the cloud-based service that allows you to quickly identify the critical issues impeding your upgrade to Windows 10. Today, the Upgrade...
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More on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 servicing changes
As we previously announced, we are moving to a rollup model for Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2 updates. These changes will take...
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Introducing it.windows.com
I’m excited to announce that we have completely redesigned the home page and navigation of our Windows IT Center (formerly referred to as the Windows TechCenter). Available at https://it.windows.com,...
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Microsoft Update Catalog site updated
A few months ago, we mentioned that we were updating the Microsoft Update Catalog website to remove the ActiveX requirement that kept the site from being used by browsers other than Internet Explorer....
View ArticleUnified Windows 10 update history
As you may have noticed, we have been publishing information about the key improvements and fixes included in each Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 cumulative update on the Windows 10 update history...
View ArticleWindows 10 1607 is now a Current Branch for Business (CBB) release
Today I am pleased to announce that Windows 10 1607, also known as the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, has been declared as Current Branch for Business (CBB) and is ready for deployment. This is an...
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Tips for IT admins in the Windows 10 Get Started app
With Windows 10, version 1607 (also referred to as the Anniversary Update), we added a new section to the Get Started app specifically for IT professionals working in the enterprise called “Tips for IT...
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