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Jun 05 2024, 07:30 AM - 11:30 AM (PDT)
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Activate Windows 7 ESUs on multiple devices with a MAK

Poornima Priyadarshini on Feb 11 2020 10:00 AM
Find steps and a script to help you install and activate Windows 7 ESU keys using a multiple activation key (MAK).
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Obtaining Extended Security Updates for eligible Windows devices

Poornima Priyadarshini on Feb 11 2020 10:00 AM
Still have devices in your enterprise running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2? Learn how to stay protected.
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Improved MSIX Docs site

John Vintzel on Feb 07 2020 11:26 AM
Check out our updated doc site http://aka.ms/msix 
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Reminder: IE10 end of support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard

Suchithra Gopinath on Jan 28 2020 10:00 AM
Find out how Internet Explorer 11 updates will be delivered in Windows Update, WSUS, and the Microsoft Update Catalog.
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Productivity best practices for virtual environments

Joydeep Mukherjee on Jan 23 2020 10:16 AM
Learn how to improve end user productivity across on-premises and cloud-based virtual environments.
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MSIX Packaging Tool January 2020 release is now available (1.2019.1220.0)

John Vintzel on Jan 15 2020 08:57 AM
MSIX Packaging Tool 1.2019.1220.0; The January 2020 release of the MSIX Packaging Tool is now live!!
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Accelerate your RDS and VDI migration to Windows Virtual Desktop

Christiaan_Brinkhoff on Dec 23 2019 11:00 AM
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/virtual-desktop-fall-2019/create-host-pools-powershell-2019 Learn...
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MSIX Core is now available!!

John Vintzel on Dec 18 2019 12:31 PM
MSIX Core brings MSIX support to supported Windows OSes prior to Windows 10 1709 such as (Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 Upd...
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Purchasing Windows 7 ESUs as a Cloud Solution Provider

Poornima Priyadarshini on Nov 26 2019 02:08 PM
Need to purchase Windows 7 Extended Security Updates on behalf of your customers? Follow these steps.
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What’s new for IT pros in Windows 10, version 1909

Joe Lurie on Nov 12 2019 10:00 AM
Check out a list of the latest features and get information on media availability.
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Windows 10, version 1909 delivery options

John Wilcox on Nov 12 2019 10:00 AM
Find out how to update devices running Windows 10, version 1903 to version 1909 using a streamlined delivery approach.
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Introducing Microsoft Connected Cache: Microsoft’s cloud-managed cache solution

Narkis Engler on Nov 05 2019 06:00 AM
Learn more about Microsoft’s cloud-managed cache solution, formerly referred to as Delivery Optimization In-Network Cach...
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Expanding Azure Active Directory support for FIDO2 preview to hybrid environments

Aabha Thipsay on Nov 05 2019 05:30 AM
The public preview of FIDO2 security key support in Azure AD is expanding to hybrid environments. Learn more.
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Updating Windows 10 media with Dynamic Update packages

Steve_DiAcetis on Nov 05 2019 05:00 AM
Get a step-by-step guide to acquiring and applying Dynamic Update packages.
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Accelerate application validation with the Update Staging Lab

Rama Shastri on Nov 04 2019 06:05 AM
Learn about a new service that enables ISVs to validate their applications against pre-release builds of Windows updates...
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A guide to Windows 10 deployment and servicing at Microsoft Ignite 2019

Heather Poulsen on Nov 04 2019 05:04 AM
Get a look at featured sessions, find out how to provide feedback directly to the product teams, and learn how to manage...
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A guide to Windows Virtual Desktop at Microsoft Ignite 2019

Heather Poulsen on Nov 03 2019 04:01 PM
Get a quick rundown on what's on deck for Windows Virtual Desktop at this year's conference.
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Windows Virtual Desktop Technical AMA: productivity and collaboration

Joydeep Mukherjee on Oct 28 2019 02:25 PM
Have questions on FSLogix? Teams AV redirection? Join this AMA on October 31, 2019.
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[ARCHIVED] How to get Extended Security Updates for eligible Windows devices

Poornima Priyadarshini on Oct 17 2019 09:00 AM
A more current version of this content is available at https://aka.ms/Windows7ESU.
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MSIX Packaging Tool - October 2019 Release Now Available

John Vintzel on Oct 14 2019 07:15 AM
MSIX Packaging Tool 1.2019.926.0 and quick create VMs are now live.
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End of service reminders for Windows 10, versions 1703 and 1803

John Wilcox on Oct 09 2019 11:19 AM
Have devices running these versions? Learn how to stay protected and productive.
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Using machine learning to improve the Windows 10 update experience

archana_ramesh on Sep 26 2019 01:30 PM
Learn how we use ML to guide the rollout of feature updates and identify which PCs will have a great experience.
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Publishing pre-release Windows 10 feature updates to WSUS

Aria Carley on Sep 24 2019 12:17 PM
Want to deploy pre-release feature updates using Configuration Manager? Learn how.
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New extended support dates for MDOP tools

Joe Lurie on Sep 04 2019 11:54 AM
There is now a single end of support date for all Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack products. Learn more.
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Save the date: Windows Virtual Desktop Technical AMA on August 28th

Joydeep Mukherjee on Aug 19 2019 09:15 AM
Get answers to any technical questions that have come up during testing of the public preview of Windows Virtual Desktop...
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MSIX events throughout 2019

John Vintzel on Aug 15 2019 10:53 AM
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FastTrack for Windows 10 deployment and other migration resources

Alan_Meeus on Aug 12 2019 11:00 AM
Find out about the newest FastTrack offering and other resources to help you with OS and app migrations.
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MetaDefender ICAP with Windows Defender Antivirus: World-class security for hybrid environments

Kasia Kaplinska on Aug 12 2019 09:02 AM
Antivirus scanning in Windows Defender Antivirus for on-prem and hybrid cloud ICAP scanning is now available. Learn more...
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Improvements for enterprises signing MSIX packages (Insider Preview)

John Vintzel on Jul 30 2019 10:41 AM
In an upcoming Windows release will improve the tooling to enable signing of MSIX packages from your Azure Active Direct...
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MSIX Labs and Training Videos - Now Available!

John Vintzel on Jul 22 2019 12:51 PM
We are happy to announce the public availability of MSIX Training Labs. The labs have been used in various workshops acr...

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NeilAtUniting
in Configuring weather and more on the lock screen in Windows on May 27 2024 04:54 PM
Check your regional settings. Mine shows ℃My guess it is that it needs to be set correctly for the Welcome screen in the advanced settings
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KelvinKam
in Configuring weather and more on the lock screen in Windows on May 27 2024 03:15 PM
Microsoft I don't care what is the weather "and more" mean, but how tf I can change the weather to show Celsius?
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ZaferBalkan
in VBScript deprecation: Timelines and next steps on May 27 2024 12:01 PM
I have been blocking script engines, wscript and csript for years as a hardening method. I am lucky that I am not using any SCCM components anymore. For the things I needed, I started writing Powershell alternatives already. For instance, slmgr.vbs is one of them: https://github.com/zbalkan/slmgr-ps...
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Michael Smith
in VBScript deprecation: Timelines and next steps on May 27 2024 11:28 AM
@Ronan_Fahy - In regards to your item 3, I've been using this solution and I'm quite happy with it: https://github.com/MSEndpointMgr/PSInvoker
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Ronan_Fahy
in VBScript deprecation: Timelines and next steps on May 27 2024 10:19 AM
For those of us who are infrastructure types who use things like logon scripts, macros etc, but aren't necessarily core developers who know what some of the terminology above means, can you answer these simple scenario-type questions. Affected or not?1) .vbs logon scripts for users logging on to Win...
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