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Aria Carley on 01-19-2021 07:58 PM

Review recommended Windows update policies that can accelerate update compliance and ensure a good end user experience.

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Aria Carley on 01-12-2021 10:00 AM

To help prevent man-in-the-middle attacks, the January 2021 cumulative update for Windows 10 offers security improvement...

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Aria Carley on 12-08-2020 10:01 AM

Learn about the new one cumulative update package for Windows latest cumulative updates and servicing stack updates.

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Jason Leznek on 12-03-2020 04:23 PM

With many users working remotely, you may need to re-evaluate how to best keep your devices activated. Explore your opti...

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Yannis_Lempidakis on 11-20-2020 09:04 AM

Learn what's new in the public preview, and how to participate.

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Poornima Priyadarshini on 11-10-2020 09:00 AM

Find out what you need to know about year two coverage for ESUs.

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Barak Manor on 10-28-2020 02:10 PM

We have transformed driver servicing by making a clear distinction between automatic and manual driver updates.

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Megha_Sharma on 10-22-2020 11:34 AM

Update Compliance now enables you to see which safeguard holds are impacting the devices in your estate. Learn more.

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Joe Lurie on 10-20-2020 10:01 AM

Find out what's new, what's changed, and how to deploy across your organization.

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Benjamin_Soon on 10-13-2020 03:32 PM

Learn how to block Jscript execution in Internet Explorer 11 to support a more secure browsing experience.

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Chris Morrissey on 10-07-2020 09:00 AM

Explore the changes we're making to formatting, the user interface, and the type of metadata available.

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Steve DiAcetis on 09-22-2020 08:00 AM

Get info on the current status of the Unified Update Platform (UUP) and find out how to keep optional content in tact du...

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Heather Poulsen on 09-20-2020 11:42 PM

Dive into the what, how, and why of Windows deployment and servicing at Microsoft Ignite.

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James_Bell on 09-17-2020 09:56 AM

Learn how to tie the benefits of staying up-to-date to real value for your end users and your business.

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Braeden_Petruk on 09-10-2020 11:03 PM

Learn more about which licenses are eligible to enable the public preview of Universal Print today.

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Mizanur Rahman on 09-08-2020 08:44 PM

Windows Autopilot for HoloLens 2 now supports Tenant lock and Wi-Fi setup during OOBE. Learn more at Windows Holographic...

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Aria Carley on 09-08-2020 01:25 PM

Explore the new, more seamless experience for those managing monthly updates on-premises.

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Aria Carley on 09-08-2020 11:44 AM

The September 2020 security update improves security for devices scanning WSUS for updates, but may require you to take ...

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Chris Morrissey on 08-26-2020 10:00 AM

Security updates for Enterprise and Education editions will continue to be released monthly until May 11, 2021.

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Aria Carley on 08-20-2020 03:41 PM

Find out how to obtain a pre-release version of the next Windows 10 feature update to start validating devices and apps.

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Heather Poulsen on 08-17-2020 04:17 PM

Get answers to help you better manage and help secure the Windows, Android, iOS, and macOS devices used by students, tea...

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Michael_Cureton on 08-13-2020 11:39 AM

Learn how to configure your WSUS servers to use HTTPS for greater protection against potential malware attacks.

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James_Bell on 08-13-2020 07:52 AM

Learn how to eliminate potential slowdowns when preparing and deploying Windows 10 feature updates.

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Alec_Oot on 08-12-2020 04:58 PM

It's now easier to discover available, but optional Windows 10 updates. See how!

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Namrata_Bachwani on 07-28-2020 05:00 PM

To support evolving industry security standards, Microsoft is retiring content that is Windows-signed for SHA-1.

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Steve Thomas (GLADIATOR) on 07-24-2020 09:29 AM

Find out how to move away from legacy user profile technologies to more cloud-friendly, time-tested solutions.

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Aria Carley on 07-23-2020 11:42 AM

Learn which channel is right for your organizations and how to map your policies.

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KristinCarr on 07-21-2020 08:02 AM

Go from Ctrl+Pain to Ctrl+Print and never look back! Join the public preview of Universal Print today.

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Christiaan_Brinkhoff on 07-08-2020 06:36 AM

Learn how to create a dashboard that provides access to insights about key elements of your Windows Virtual Desktop depl...

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Yuri_Blaise on 07-02-2020 02:51 PM

Find out what's changed with Local Experience Packs in Windows 10, version 2004.

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in Scan changes and certificates add security for Windows devices using WSUS for updates on 01-25-2021

@EddieRowe we are working on putting together in depth guidance for Microsoft docs that will explain step by step how to take these actions. This will be added to the WSUS docs shortly. Apologies for the delay!

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in What’s next for Windows release notes on 01-25-2021

@Chris Morrissey The so called improvement missed up Update History page for Windows 7/8.1 and some Windows 10 versionslist of updates is mssing on the navigation panehttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/windows-7-sp1-and-windows-server-2008-r2-sp1-update-history-720c2590-fd58-26ba-16cc-6d8f3b5...

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in What’s next for Windows release notes on 01-23-2021

@Chris Morrissey sadly it seems that the migration has destroyed many KB articles, they don't conform as described to this new style/structure in URI nor content (KBarticle# is totally missing) and articles link to themselves instead of to the intended targets, and links to downloads are gone/wrong....

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in Year two: Extended Security Updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 on 01-22-2021

To answer some of these questions: Year 2 can be installed without Year 1 being installed (but due to the nature of cumulative updates, we require you purchase both Year 2 & Year 1 for any device receiving Year 2 updates) Year 2 can be installed early - and Year 1 updates will install Year 1 ESU inc...

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in Common policy configuration mistakes for managing Windows updates on 01-21-2021

Thanks, Aria.That's quite helpful, and you have no idea how convenient the timing is! At least the time when I found it, I'm not sure when it was written. :)Emanuel

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