Here are some suggestions for Windows Management topics, I would find interesting to hear from Microsoft see openly discussed with the community in future episodes AriaUpdated​.

• Quick Machine Reboot:
  This technology should prevent another Crowdstrike-like impact at pre-OS boot - But how do we get there fast and at scale on existing devices?
  
  System requirements:
  • WinRE Partition exists
  • WinRE Partition has a size of 2 GB
  • QMR Feature activated in Settings / Policy
  • reagentc.exe points to a valid WinRE partition and is enabled.
    
    Caveat: enabling QMR feature in settings or via policy does NOT ensure that all requirements mentioned before are met. 
  • What is required to improve adoption of QMR on Windows Clients and Windows Server?
    • Identified blockers: 
      • WinRE Parition on OEM devices, VMs and other installations
        • WinRE partition too small
        • removed by customers (reasons them deleding it and remediations)
        • how avoiding two WinRE partitions after in-place upgrades
        • considering adoption improvements for existing VMs and devices:
          Removing diskpart limitations vs 3rd party tools (moving partitions / flexible expanding existing partitions, currently only supports extend ( | >>) but not expand ( << |  - shrink previous volume shrink and move data to left)
        • all seems set / enabled but reagentc is not correctly configured
          
          
          
• HVCI adoption and adoption blockers, as mentioned here: 

   

• new NVMe driver
  • released and doing good for Windows Server 2025. Tests with Windows 11 24H2 indicate great improvements.
  • roadmap, migration and adoption in Windows 11
  • migration guidance or automation for devices that unfortunately using Intel RST / VMD
    
    
• ReFS OS boot
  • available in Windows Server vNext
  • roadmap, migration and adoption in Windows 11
  • benefits vs risks
  • interoperability with Bitlocker
    • considering adoption improvement for existing VMs and devices:
      NTFS to ReFS converter - we had that for FAT to FAT32 and FAT32 to NTFS.
      
      
• Bitlocker / Bitlocker HW accelerated encryption
  • Discussing new Bitlocker feature
    • considering adoption improvement for existing VMs and devices:
      XTS AES 256 is still not the default for OS and data volumes. Is Windows 7 compatibility still required?
    • migration and day two experiences / tools
  • Bitlocker Security in times of AI / Post-Quantum
    
    
• Windows version
  • get-computerinfo: reports Windows 10
    • 3rd party tools often get irritated
    • A change worth the risk in 2026+?
      
      

• Missing PowerShell commands, modules or switches
  • Which frequent management or troubleshooting tasks and scenarios require you to fallback to commandline tools in your scripts or at the command-line/ Microsoft Terminal. see also 
    
    
• 32bit apps - can we let them go, yet?
  • Discussing an optional removal of SYSWOW64
    • chances and benefits for
      • Windows Updates & patching
      • Autopilot and provisioning
      • Disk footprint in times of high NVMe and SSD storage costs
      • improved security
      • removing Windows Registry bloat
      • Application deployment and current "workarounds" and extra work for 32bit apps
      • Gaming improvements (Nvidia Smooth Motion / Frame Generation etc.)
      • Showcase the impossible: How old code shines with 64bit (wrappers):
        

        Community: https://github.com/Pannoniae/rex/releases#release-17/08
        Game Studio: https://community.creative-assembly.com/total-war/total-war/blogs/109-%E2%80%8Btotal-war-shogun-2-%E2%80%93-complete-edition-faqs

        Does this set the bar for business and LOB apps and tools for developers / ISVs?
        
        

    • Discussing the risks:
      • is Microsoft ready in terms of their own processes and tools
      • Installer landscape
      • Discussing and Identifying 32 bit apps and processes at scale.
      • Getting in touch with vendors / developers identifying low hanging fruits