Windows 10 office hours will be back in 2021!
Our team of Windows, Microsoft Endpoint Manager, public sector, and FastTrack experts will be in the office and ready to help you manage and update your Windows 10 device estate every third Thursday. Learn more about office hours, then save the date! Thursday, January 21st, 9:00-10:00 a.m. Pacific Time - ADD TO CALENDAR Thursday, February 18th, 9:00-10:00 a.m. Pacific Time - ADD TO CALENDAR Thursday, March 18th, 9:00-10:00 a.m. Pacific Time - ADD TO CALENDAR Thursday, April 15th, 9:00-10:00 a.m. Pacific Time - ADD TO CALENDAR Thursday, May 20th, 9:00-10:00 a.m. Pacific Time - ADD TO CALENDAR Thursday, June 17th, 9:00-10:00 a.m. Pacific Time - ADD TO CALENDAROffice hours are closed: December 17, 2020
Office hours are now closed. We hope we were able to answer your questions and provide tips and resources to help you more easily manage Windows 10 updates and your Windows device estate. The experts and engineers who supported today's session were: Windows as a service strategies, tactics, best practices: Dave Backman and James Bell Windows 10 deployment: Steve Thomas Cloud-based update management, Windows Update for Business: Aria Carley Microsoft Endpoint Manager: Joe Lurie Microsoft Endpoint Manager (public sector, CMG, etc.): Danny Guillory Configuration Manager: Rob York, Bruno Yoshioka Product feedback: Kevin Mineweaser FastTrack: Sean McLaren Save the date for future events We'll be back in 2021 every third Thursday. Save the date for our next office hours event -- Thursday, January 21st, 9:00-10:00 a.m. Pacific Time -- and see the Windows IT Pro Blog for an up-to-date list of future events. See you next time!CrowdStrike Secure Boot Lifecycle Management Content Pack
CrowdStrike has recently released the Secure Boot Lifecycle Management Content Pack. This new feature helps Falcon for IT module users manage Windows Secure Boot certificate updates ahead of these certificates’ expiration beginning in late June 2026. The dashboard provides an at‑a‑glance view of Secure Boot–enabled devices, showing which systems are already compliant with the updated 2023 Secure Boot certificate, which are in progress, and which are blocked or require opt‑in to a managed rollout. It also highlights certificate update failures that may require investigation. In addition, overall readiness is summarized through a compliance gauge, while a 30‑day trend shows how pass and fail counts change as remediation progresses. Filters by operating system, server edition, hostname, and update status help administrators quickly identify devices that need action to help ensure systems remain secure after the certificates expire. The feature also provides management options to opt devices into Microsoft's managed rollout for gradual, tested deployment, and to block updates on hardware with known compatibility issues to prevent boot failures. Note that this feature is available as part of CrowdStrike's Falcon for IT module. CrowdStrike Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) customers who are not licensed for this module can enable a free trial from the CrowdStrike Store. To learn more about this feature, please see the content pack tutorial video.
