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Microsoft’s cloud‑first desktop strategy just moved out of pilot mode and into the mainstream: the company today confirmed that two major PC OEMs—ASUS and Dell—will ship purpose‑built Windows 365 Cloud PC endpoints later this year, expanding the category beyond Microsoft’s own Windows 365 Link...

Microsoft's latest push with Windows 365 — anchored by the new Windows 365 Link thin client and a continuing expansion of Cloud PC options — marks a deliberate pivot back toward the "dumb terminal" model: centralized compute in the cloud, lightweight endpoints for access, and IT-managed desktops...

Microsoft has just flipped a switch in the AI assistant playbook: Copilot Tasks moves Microsoft’s Copilot from answering questions to doing work for you — spinning up its own cloud PC and browser to plan, execute, and report on multi‑step workflows you describe in plain English. Background...

Microsoft has found two new hardware allies in its bid to make the cloud PC the default endpoint in many workplaces: ASUS and Dell will ship dedicated Windows 365 Cloud PC devices alongside Microsoft’s own Windows 365 Link hardware, expanding a product category that promises simpler management...

Microsoft’s cloud-first push just gained two new hardware partners: ASUS and Dell will ship purpose‑built Cloud PC devices that pair with Windows 365, extending the small but growing category that began with Microsoft’s own Windows 365 Link. The devices — the ASUS NUC 16 for Windows 365 and the...

ABN AMRO’s move to Windows 365 for 3,500 offshore developers is more than a desktop swap — it’s a deliberate modernization of the bank’s developer workplace designed to cut latency, simplify operations, and align global teams on a single, cloud‑first platform. Background / Overview ABN AMRO, one...

Microsoft’s gradual pivot from the traditional, locally installed Windows PC toward cloud‑hosted Windows environments has crossed a new threshold: what once looked like an enterprise convenience is now shaping a mainstream strategy that stitches the PC, the cloud, and AI into a single...

A routine January Patch Tuesday update left a significant slice of Windows users temporarily unable to rely on core productivity workflows after the January 13, 2026 cumulative update (KB5074109) introduced regressions that broke parts of classic Outlook and disrupted remote access for some...

Microsoft has confirmed that its January 2026 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 introduced multiple regressions and has already shipped targeted fixes to address the most disruptive problems, but mixed reports and unacknowledged reports mean administrators and power users must act carefully...

Microsoft’s January update cycle took an unexpected detour this week when a Patch Tuesday release introduced a narrowly scoped but disruptive regression that left some Windows 11 systems unable to shut down or enter hibernation, forcing Microsoft to ship emergency out‑of‑band (OOB) updates on...

Microsoft’s January cumulative update for Windows 11 — delivered as KB5074109 — does more than fix a handful of bugs: it begins a deliberate rollback of a long‑standing, convenience‑focused WDS (Windows Deployment Services) behavior that can expose sensitive Unattend.xml data to adjacent‑network...

Heneways Freight Services has moved from brittle, location-bound IT to a cloud-first workforce by deploying Windows 365 Cloud PCs and Microsoft’s new purpose-built device, Windows 365 Link, managed through Microsoft Intune, a shift the company says cut user-experience tickets by up to 90% and IT...

Nerdio announced on January 7, 2026, that Scott Manchester — a long‑time Microsoft executive who has led Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop product teams — will join the company as its new Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO), a strategic hire that centralizes product, engineering...

The coming year will not be quiet for end‑user IT: agentic AI, baked‑in browser intelligence, and new classes of endpoint controls will reshape how knowledge workers interact with applications, how IT governs data, and where security investments land. Background The desktop as a passive...

Microsoft’s next Windows era may hinge less on widgets and more on wallets: recent community debate sparked by a ZDNET prediction and amplified on Spiceworks shows IT pros expect Microsoft to push more advanced Windows capabilities behind recurring fees — and they’re preparing for the fallout...

Organisations facing the end of Windows 10 support now have a clear, pragmatic option to protect operations and buy time for a controlled Windows 11 migration: virtualisation — used strategically — can deliver centrally managed Windows 11 desktops to legacy endpoints while IT teams sequence...

Organisations facing the end of Windows 10 support now have a clear, pragmatic option to protect operations and buy time for thoughtful hardware refreshes: virtualisation — used strategically — can deliver centrally managed Windows 11 experiences to legacy devices while teams plan and execute...

The window to act on the Windows 10 retirement is short, and virtualisation is emerging as the most pragmatic route for enterprises to preserve business continuity while they modernise endpoints and adopt Windows 11 on a realistic timetable. Background / Overview Microsoft formally ended...

There are far fewer reasons to run a full Windows install on a Mac in 2025 than there were three decades ago, yet for a shrinking — still important — slice of users the question is as practical as it is technical. Mark Lyndersay’s column captures that evolution: from SoftWindows and Connectix...

Nerdio this week confirmed it has been named a Finalist for the 2025 Microsoft Americas Partner of the Year in the SDC (Software Development & Cloud) category for Canada — an endorsement that lands amid the company’s landmark 2025 milestones: a $500 million Series C led by General Atlantic and a...