Tech Community Live: AMA - Windows Management

For Enterprise customers managing thousands of Win10/11 devices, how do we best prepare for the end of the "Microsoft Store for Business"? Core applications that come with a Windows build may or may not be available in the Store, and presented to users to load or use. Consumer versions of Teams don't want to be presented to replace the Enterprise version of Teams. Tools like Windows Package Manager are available, as well as 3rd party tools, and Private Stores. Asking for clarity around what the best practice or recommendation is on delivering the right build and app options to users as the store retires. I understand clients all have different environments and use different methods today. Hoping we can get some fresh updates on this post with common scenarios to make this change more clear: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/evolving-the-microsoft-store-for-business-and-education/ba-p/2569423

Windows 11 Start menu layout Pinned List Does Microsoft plan to update deployment tools or PowerShell to customize Windows 11 start menu. The Windows 11 Start Menu Layout customizations needs more flexibility, with other deployment or customization tools. In a corporate or business environment IT admin need the flexibility, to customize the start menu. Windows 11 Start Menu ConfigureStartPins policy is only available if you have Cloud based Microsoft Endpoint Manager ( Intune ) The problem with that is not all companies, businesses , have access to Microsoft Endpoint Manager ( Intune ) for a number of reasons like, cost, licensing. We need ability to apply via PowerShell, or or deployment tools, to be able to Remove the Store Icon from the start menu for all users, including new user profiles. It would also be helpful to have a Windows 11 GPO policy object to remove the Windows Store Icon from the Start Menu for ALL Users, in a business or corporate environment you do not want the Windows Store front and center for the users.

Please add the admin elevation rules you showed on Tuesday also to Microsoft Endpoint Confiugration Manager!

Please add more MSIX (Management) Options/Possibilities to Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager like MSIX App Attach, Support for MSIX Configuration Packages etc.

Would be great to have a Windows Package Manager integration in Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager also, not only in MEM as planed. Please take this into scope. Thanks!

What is best practice and steps to move ADFS\MFA from on premise Windows Server 2012 R2 to Azure for HA?

What is Microsoft's preference/stance on traditional Domain Joined Machines vs. AD/Hybrid Azure AD Joined machines vs. Azure AD joined machines in a Hybrid or Remote Only work environment? How should enterprises be handling Group Policy, Windows Licensing, Cached Domain Credentials\Accounts, and Device Management if laptops may never see a corporate LAN or VPN after being deployed?

Would like to get a better understanding of use cases for Delivery Optimization, especially in a hybrid work environment where we do have some devices clustered in specific locations but most devices scattered at user’s homes. Trying to get an understanding of Delivery Optimization and how it relates to or is different from BrancheCache, peer cache, etc.

Hello, please forgive my beginner question, but where exactly do you download windows 10 or 11 home? thank you, Kind regards