Yes, this is that time of year again; the new Windows 11 release is now available for deployment. Windows 11 26H2 is now generally available and ready for deployment. To know more about the Windows 11 26H2 features, you can check the official documentation An IT pro’s guide to Windows 11, version 26H2 – Windows
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As you know, Microsoft has introduced Secure Boot with Windows 8 (2011) and has become more important with Windows 10 and Windows 11 (this is even a prerequisites). Well, in June 2026 (as announced in November 2025 Secure Boot playbook for certificates expiring in 2026) certificates used by Secure Boot are going to expire. You
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As IT administrator, you may want/need to remove preinstalled/default Windows Store apps (such as Solitaire, Feedback hub or Clipchamp). Until now, you had either to use script or deploy these applications from Intune in uninstall mode. Unfortunately, this does not block end-user to install again these applications (even if they eventually will be uninstalled again).
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Windows 11 25H2 is now available from Intune, My Visual Studio (aka MSDN), SCCM Software Update/WSUS but apparently not yet through Windows Update. You can learn about known issues from there Windows 11, version 25H2 known issues and notifications | Microsoft Learn As part of the improvements: Support for Wi-Fi 7 for enterprise connectivity
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Phone Link, previously known as Your Phone, is a Windows app that allows connecting Android or iOS phones to Windows computers. It enables access and manage various phone features directly from their PC, such as texts, calls, notifications, and photos. Well, recently, I faced the “This feature has been blocked by your system administrator” error
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By now, you are probably aware about the hotpatching for Windows 11 and Windows Server (see Hotpatch updates | Microsoft Learn and Hotpatch for Windows Server | Microsoft Learn). As hotpatch has been available for Windows 11 clients for few months already, Microsoft has announced that it will now be enable by default for all
Well, another one bit the dust but this time is more related to a third party security product – ThreatLocker (Enterprise Cybersecurity Solutions | ThreatLocker) – wrongly blocking DLL’s patched with Hotpatch. If you have read my previous post (Intune / Windows ARM – Issue with May 2025 Patch Tuesday on ARM devices) about Hotpatch
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As you may already know, Intune is offering a Hotpatch for Patch Tuesday to allow installing Windows Updates without having to restart devices (see Intune – Hotpatch is becoming available for client devices). Well, we (at the company I’m working for) found an issue with the May 2025 updates. After getting the May 2025 updates
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The wait is over, the latest release of Windows 11 is now available for download and deployment. With this release, this also marks the end of support for Windows 10. You still have few months anyway as the official end of support for Windows 10 is October 14th, 2025 after this date your Windows 10
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As you know, we running workloads in the cloud cost management is an important part of your governance. In Azure, you have multiple ways to manage your spending (running) cost; one of them is setting up a spending limit at your subscription level (such as with developer subscription [aka Visual Studio subscription]). Well, if you
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