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Lucas
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Using Windows Update for latest builds of Windows for lightweight version of server core
Hello! Thank you for doing this AmA. I am using the lightweight version of server core for hyper-v: Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016. Will it be possible for me to use Windows Update to get the latest builds of Windows on this edition?3KViews2likes1CommentRe: OEM drivers after upgrading to a new Windows 10 release
SteveThomas Thanks for the link. It's still work in progress if I understand correctly. "For IT professionals managing drivers on behalf of their organizations, there will be no change. The changes described above applies only to machines that are open to receive driver updates directly from Windows Update." I hope there will be something for MEMCM too.1.3KViews1like0CommentsOEM drivers after upgrading to a new Windows 10 release
Computers are managed through MEMCM, on prem. An issue we see on laptops regularly, after upgrading to another Windows 10 build, is that we generally need to deploy various model-specific drivers/apps (otherwise the "FN" keys such as "mute" or "screen luminosity" won't work for example). Is this expected ? (all the other drivers are automatically migrated and works well) Is Microsoft working with OEMs to find a more maintainable solution where we don't need to deploy model-specific drivers manually after upgrading Windows 10 build ? Thanks1.3KViews0likes2CommentsRe: Early preview of Microsoft Edge group policies
SeanLyndersay-MS About our scenario and KFR : Many of our users are familiar with Internet Explorer, remember its name, know they have to use it "because of reasons" or otherwise some business applications may not work (especially for historical reasons). Users have had their habits for years, and they don't want/don't need to worry about which browser to use. When Windows 10 arrived, we set Edge as the default browser and enabled redirection to Internet Explorer for some sites. This is where it starts to get complicated, here's a example: The user launches the first browser he sees (Edge because it is pinned in the taskbar), start browsing Intranet/Internet. His favorites are still there: so far, so good. Then the user connects to a website that requires IE, the system starts IE and loads the URL. After that, the user keeps browsing Intranet/Internet but never returns to Edge: in this case, if the favorites are not synchronized, the user is lost, because the next time he'll launch a browser, it may be Edge again (and favorites created in IE must be there). You'll tell me that there's a GPO that sends all sites to Edge if they're not in Enterprise Mode list, but the problem is basically the same because the user will create favorites in Edge and expect to find them in IE. ---- Why KFR ? Because we are not using Azure, and Edge device-to-device sync requires a Microsoft account. ---- It might be OK if you load IE websites directly inside Edge (without opening IE), and if we can redirect IE to Chromium Edge for everything (to catch all shortcuts and entry points towards IE) and store/read the favorites in the Favorites directory (supporting KFR so the user can use another computer and find his favorites). It reminds me of something else: In "EdgeHTML Edge" the Enterprise List is loaded after ~60 seconds, and that's really inconvenient because when a new user profile is created on a computer, the user start Edge, browse to a legacy website: The redirection will not take effect because Edge didn't read the file yet. In this Chromium version, if you can start reading the file as soon as the browser is started, it'd be cool Thanks for your time, and please tell me if anything is not clear.30KViews1like1CommentRe: Early preview of Microsoft Edge group policies
Hello SeanLyndersay-MS Thanks for this early preview. Is it possible to add a GPO to sync favorites between Internet Explorer and Edge ? We can do that with the current "EdgeHTML" version of Edge. We can configure KFR Redirection of Favorites in IE, then, if the user creates a favorites in IE, it shows up in Edge and vice-versa. Best, Lucas31KViews3likes5Comments
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