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• September 26, 2016 26 Sep'16

  Windows 10 Edge browser security gets a hand from virtualization

  The upcoming Windows Defender Application Guard feature in Microsoft's Windows 10 Edge browser will help IT departments protect against malware from compromised websites.

• September 26, 2016 26 Sep'16

  MS Upgrade Analytics for Win10

  Windows Upgrade Analytics for Win10 makes telemetry data available inside organizations to help them get a grip on in-house Win10 upgrades and deployments.

• September 14, 2016 14 Sep'16

  Anniversary Update on 3 Month Schedule

  A footnote to a recent MS email blast reveals Windows 10 Anniversary Update on 3 month schedule, thanks to Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet.

• September 03, 2016 03 Sep'16

  Windows Marketshare Jul-Aug 2016

  Looking at Windows Marketshare Jul-Aug 2016, we see Windows 7 holding steady, 10 continuing upward, and other versions declining.

• August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16

  Windows 10 lifecycle management comes to VMware Workspace One

  More in-depth capabilities for managing the Windows 10 lifecycle are coming to the new unified endpoint management feature in VMware's workspace suite.

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• August 29, 2016 29 Aug'16

  US DoD Win10 Rollout Deadlines Slip

  Despite a mandate to update by 2017, are US DoD Win10 rollout deadlines slipping into 2018? Looks likely!

• August 24, 2016 24 Aug'16

  Windows OS updates get simpler -- but there's a trade-off

  Microsoft's new monthly rollups will make Windows OS updates less hectic. IT won't be able to pick and choose which updates and patches to deploy, however.

• August 15, 2016 15 Aug'16

  Windows 10 Anniversary Update leaves Pro customers hanging

  Windows 10 Pro admins get an unwelcome surprise when they install the Anniversary Update; they lose out on the ability to block third-party applications.

• August 12, 2016 12 Aug'16

  TechNet Article: Win10 Deployment Tools Updated

  As of August 11, 2016 MS has updated its TechNet Article: Win10 Deployment Tools with new information and coverage.

• August 10, 2016 10 Aug'16

  In Windows 10 Fix-Its MIA

  For older Windows versions, MS offers online "fix-it" tools to address tricky issues. In Windows 10 Fix-Its MIA (missing in action) is the norm. Here's why.

• August 04, 2016 04 Aug'16

  MS Cuts Win10 OS Rollback to 10 Days

  MS gave users 30 days to roll back to the old OS if they didn't like the new one. The Win10 OS Rollback is cut to 10 days in the Anniversary update.

• August 01, 2016 01 Aug'16

  Long NTFS Filenames in Anniversary Update

  NTFS filenames have been limited to 260 characters in length, but a new Local Group Policy option in the Anniversary Update removes that restriction.

• July 25, 2016 25 Jul'16

  Win10 Slow-flow Anniversary Update

  Microsoft fires off its next Windows 10 RTM in the form of a slow-flow Anniversary Update. It is staggered across the user base, so some will have to wait.

• July 22, 2016 22 Jul'16

  The Windows 10 SMB Story So Far...

  Spiceworks tells the Windows 10 SMB story so far, with adoption rates and plans (or lack thereof) for companies not yet using Microsoft's latest desktop OS.

• July 18, 2016 18 Jul'16

  Windows 10 1B Milestone Recedes

  Removing Windows Phones from adoption rates means MS must watch as the Windows 10 1B milestone recedes past its projected date in fiscal year 2018.