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Windows – Control Internet Explorer retirement with group policy and Intune device configuration

As you know, Internet Explorer has been part of the Windows world for quite some time (first released in August 1995) and is now unsupported and being discontinued by being replaced by more modern web browser like Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. In May 2021, Microsoft has announced the 2 steps retirement phases for Internet […]

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Windows – The latest build of Windows 10 – 21H1 – is now available

As you know, every 6 months a new build of Windows 10 is being released. Well, the latest one – 21H1 – is now available for download from MSDN, Volume License or the download center (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10) from which you can get an ISO or create a bootable USB. The good news is the upgrade process

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Windows – Still handful of outdated Windows version out there

An analysis from NetMarketShare (https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx) shows that there is still quite a few devices still running outdated Windows version, including the long time retired Windows XP (still 0.87%). These devices (from Windows XP to Windows 7 – out of support since January 2020) are in high risk of being targeted and/or infected by malware as

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Windows 10 – A free file recovery tool from Microsoft

There are already thousands of file recovery tools on the market, some free, some expensive, all with different capabilities and actual results. And while many of you already use Cloud storage providers (like Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive – both consumer or enterprise) to store your files, there is still chances that you may need

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Windows 10 – The new 2004 Windows 10 Feature update is available in MSDN

The next Windows 10 Feature Update, 2004 also known as version 20H1, has been made available in MSDN. You can download it to start evaluating it. In addition a new Windows Assessment Deployment Kit (ADK) has been made available for this version. It is expected to get it available for consumers by end of May

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Windows – LDAP signing going to be mandatory in March 2020

In March 2020, Microsoft is going to release a security update for Windows which will require that all LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) request to be signed, meaning all unsigned (and as such unsecure) LDAP request will be rejected by Windows Active Directory servers (AD DS or AD LDS). You need to act now to

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Intune – You can set the Feature Update you want to stay on

By now you know, a new version/build of Windows 10 is known as Feature Update being released roughly every 6 months. You also already know that you can manage the update feature on Windows 10 with Intune policy. Well, a new policy capability has been added to Intune to let you define the Windows feature

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Windows 10 – The new release 1909 is now officially available

Few weeks after becoming available on MSDN (see https://t.co/dANct8YTwE), the new Windows 10 release, aka Windows 10 November update, aka Windows10 1909, is now officially available. You can get it through Windows Update, Volume License and/or the media creation tool (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10). IMPORTANT with this release Windows 10 1803 has reached end of support while it

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Windows – The November update for Windows 10 – aka 1909 – is now available in MSDN

The new release of Windows 10 – aka November update, aka 1909 – is now available in MSDN for download. This means you can start evaluating the new release and a general availability – from the Microsoft download and WindowsUpdate – is coming very soon.

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Windows – The PowerToys are back

For those who use Windows 95 to Windows XP, you  may know the famous PowerToys for Windows, giving you more customization and powerfull tools (like TwekUI or Virtual Desktop Manager for Windows XP).   Well, good new, the PowerToys are back with Windows 10. The first release includes a cheat sheet Windows key shortcut (this

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