-
Windows 11 Insider Preview: One-Time Copilot Removal for Admins via Group Policy
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build quietly gives IT administrators a one‑time, supported way to remove the consumer Copilot app from managed devices — but the new control is narrow, gated, and only addresses part of the broader Copilot footprint on Windows. Background / Overview...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- endpoint management enterprise it governance group policy insider preview remove copilot app windows 11 policy windows copilot
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows News
-
Windows 11 Copilot Removal: Why One-Time Uninstalls Fall Short and AppLocker Wins
Microsoft’s latest Group Policy approach for removing Copilot from Windows 11 solves some immediate problems but creates new operational headaches: the policy frequently behaves like a one‑time uninstall rather than a durable block, leaves multiple Copilot entry points unaddressed, and pushes...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- ai governance app removal strategy applocker copilot copilot removal copilot safety device management endpoint governance endpoint management enterprise enterprise it enterprise it governance group policy group policy copilot group policy management insider preview intune it admin it administration it governance microsoft copilot remove copilot app wdac windows 11 windows 11 copilot windows 11 copilot policy windows 11 insider preview windows 11 policy windows copilot windows management
- Replies: 22
- Forum: Windows News
-
Cameyo by Google: Browser-first VAD to stream Windows apps in ChromeOS
Google’s relaunch of Cameyo as “Cameyo by Google” marks a decisive bet that the next phase of enterprise endpoint strategy will be browser-first — and it brings one of the toughest migration blockers, legacy Windows applications, along for the ride. Background / Overview Google announced the...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- chromeos endpoint management security compliance virtual app delivery
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows News
-
ManageEngine Endpoint Central: A Pragmatic Unified Endpoint Management Solution
Endpoint protection is rapidly becoming one of the most critical components of a business data-security strategy, and the latest PC Pro roundup (November 6, 2025) reinforces that endpoint management consoles are no longer optional — they are mission-critical infrastructure for any organisation...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- cis compliance endpoint management patch management security automation
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows News
-
Windows 10 End of Support 2025: Turn Migration into Strategic Modernization
The countdown to October 14, 2025 has turned a routine lifecycle change into a board‑level strategic moment: with Windows 10 support ending, IT leaders now face a hard deadline that separates tactical fire‑fighting from a once‑in‑a‑generation opportunity to modernize endpoint estates, strengthen...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- cloud computing endpoint management windows migration zero trust
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows News
-
Windows 11 Security First: Practical Migration and Hardening for IT Teams
Windows 11 is being pitched as more than a cosmetic update — it is positioned as a security-first platform that can both protect modern endpoints and unlock new productivity and management opportunities for businesses of all sizes. The latest messaging from industry outlets and vendor materials...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- ai governance cloud computing endpoint management windows security
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows News
-
Copilot+ PCs: Arm-native App Ecosystem Goes Enterprise
The Arm app ecosystem for Copilot+ PCs is no longer a niche experiment — it is now a mainstream platform strategy backed by Microsoft’s App Assure and Arm Advisory Service, hardware partners shipping NPUs capable of more than 40 trillion operations per second (TOPS), and a growing catalogue of...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- 40 tops app assure app porting arm advisory service arm native apps arm npus battery life copilot+ pcs endpoint management endpoint security enterprise it intune isvs mdm on-device ai prism emulator vpn ztna windows on arm
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows News
-
Windows 10 End of Support 2025: 5 Realistic Paths to Stay Secure
Windows 10 will stop receiving free security fixes on October 14, 2025 — and if your PC can’t take the free Windows 11 upgrade, you have five realistic paths forward: enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU), buy or rent a new Windows 11 PC (including cloud PCs), perform an unsupported upgrade...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- 22h2 active directory admin rights affordability ai hardware alternative os august 2025 avd azure virtual desktop backmarket backup backup and migration budget business continuity business it canalys certifiedmodels channel management chromebooks chromeos chromeos flex cloud migration cloud pc cloud sync commercial-refresh compliance risk consumer consumer advocacy consumer esu consumer protection consumer reports consumer technology copilot copilot platform cpu cpu upgrade cybersecurity cybersecurity risks data backup best practices data security ddr2 ram demand deployment strategies device eligibility device migration device upgrade digital equity digital inclusion digital sustainability diy pc do nothing e-waste e-waste environmental impact edge webview2 end of life end of life policy end of support endpoint management endpoint security enrollment enterprise enterprise esu enterprise it enterprise security environmental impact esearch esu esu enrollment esu program extended security updates fedora firmware free enrollment gaming gaming hardware gpu hardware hardware compatibility hardware lifecycle hardware refresh hardware refresh planning hardware replacement hardware requirements hardware upgrade hipaa compliance idaho cybersecurity risk intune inventory inventory risk it admin it governance it leadership it planning it risk management it strategy jon peddie research jpr kaspersky kb5063709 legacy hardware licensing lifecycle lifecycle policy linux linux distributions linux gaming ltsb ltsc market growth market outlook mdm mfa micropatches microsoft microsoft 365 microsoft account microsoft account esu microsoft azure microsoft policy microsoft rewards microsoft store migration migration and hardware refresh motherboard upgrade msp oem oem partnerships onedrive onedrive backup os lifecycle os migration os upgrade patch management pc components pc health check pc market pc shipments pc upgrade pci dss phase rollout phased rollout pilot testing policy privacy debate prebuilt pc privacy privacy tradeoffs recycling refurbished regulatory compliance retail-slowdown risk management sccm secure boot security security compliance security patch security risks security updates servicing stack small business small organizations smb it software lifecycle software support policy statcounter steam survey steamos stranded pcs supply chain support lifecycle sustainability switching os tariff-uncertainty tariffs testusb tpm tpm 2.0 tpm secure boot trade-in trade-in program ubuntu uefi secure boot update policies upgrade upgrade path upgrade planning vbs vdi vendor compatibility vendor management version 22h2 virtualization web apps windows windows 10 windows 10 22h2 windows 10 end of life windows 10 end of support windows 10 end updates windows 10 eol windows 10 esu windows 10 sunset windows 11 windows 11 adoption windows 11 migration windows 11 readiness windows 11 requirements windows 11 upgrade windows 365 windows 365 cloud pc windows apps windows backup windows compatibility windows ecosystem windows end of life windows endpoints windows lifecycle windows market share windows security windows update wsus zero trust
- Replies: 76
- Forum: Windows News
-
Windows 365 Cloud Apps: App-only streaming for frontline workers
Microsoft’s decision to let organizations stream single Windows applications from the cloud — instead of entire Cloud PC sessions — marks a pragmatic pivot in how enterprises will adopt Windows 365 for day-to-day workforces and frontline roles. The new Windows 365 Cloud Apps feature, now in...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- app discovery app packaging app publishing app-only streaming appx cloud apps cloud computing cloud licensing cloud pc cloud publishing concurrency conditional access copilot edge computing endpoint management endpoint security enterprise it entra id frontline frontline licensing government cloud hybrid cloud intune intune integration it administration it management licensing msix onedrive pos systems powershell discovery public preview remote work scheduling security posture shared mode streaming teams desktop vdi windows 365 zero trust
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows News
-
Microsoft 365 Copilot Auto-Install: IT Guide for Fall 2025 Rollout
Microsoft is rolling Copilot from an optional add‑on into a default part of the Microsoft 365 experience — automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices that already have Microsoft 365 desktop clients — a background rollout Microsoft says will begin in Fall 2025 and...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- applocker copilot copilot rollout device settings eea carve-out endpoint management fall 2025 rollout group policy intune microsoft 365 microsoft copilot modern app settings privacy regulatory compliance security tenant opt-out
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows News
-
Omnissa ONE 2025: Open, AI-Driven Digital Workspaces
Omnissa’s One‑Two punch at Omnissa ONE 2025 is both strategic and tactical: the company pushed a broad set of platform enhancements that tighten endpoint consolidation, deepen lifecycle management across servers and clients, and expand third‑party choices through integrations with Nutanix...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- agentbased app volumes appleddm automation blackwell cloud native cloud-native management co-management consolidation dex endpoint management euc frontlinedevices github gpu virtualization horizon itconsolidation mqtt nutanix ahv nvidia nvidia blackwell omnissa omnissa-one-2025 openstack peripheral platform9 playbook printer management quickflows server management uem vdi workspace
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows News
-
Microsoft 365 Copilot Auto-Install on Windows: Fall 2025 Rollout & Admin Guide
Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot desktop app on most Windows PCs that already have Microsoft 365 desktop applications, in a background, phased rollout Microsoft describes as starting in “Fall 2025” and which industry reporting has translated into an...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- 2025 admin center applocker background install copilot early october rollout eea exclusion endpoint management enterprise it microsoft 365 apps admin center microsoft copilot privacy tenant opt-out windows
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows News
-
Enterprise AI Goes Production-Ready: September Cloud Previews Focus on Security and Governance
Cloud providers’ September previews are not incremental checkbox updates; they are a clear signal that enterprises expect AI clouds to be more than high‑performance models — they must be secure, auditable, and operationally mature enough to run production workloads at scale. Background...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- agent assist ai evaluation ai governance ai platforms auditability aws bedrock azure ai batch api bedrock cloud ai cloud previews data governance data isolation data sovereignty endpoint management enterprise ai gemini batch api gen ai sdk google gemini governance gpt-oss industrial ai ingestion logs ingestion visibility interoperability knowledge base liveness detection mixed model estates mlops model governance multi-cloud network isolation observability open models open-source models open-weight models openai perimeter security private endpoints production readiness rbac regional availability regulatory compliance reinforcement fine-tuning rft sdk migration security security isolation tuning vendor maturity vertex ai vertex ai sdk
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows News
-
Microsoft 365 Copilot App Rollout 2025: Background Install, Admin Opt-Out, EEA Exclusion
Starting in early October and finishing around mid‑November 2025, Microsoft will quietly push the Microsoft 365 Copilot app to many Windows PCs that already have Microsoft 365 desktop apps installed — downloading and installing the app in the background, adding an icon to the Start menu, and...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- applocker background install copilot rollout eea exclusion endpoint management enterprise admin fall 2025 rollout helpdesk planning licensing microsoft 365 apps admin center microsoft copilot powershell privacy tenant opt-out uninstall copilot
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows News
-
Microsoft 365 Copilot Auto-Install on Windows: Fall 2025 Rollout Explained
Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices that already have Microsoft 365 desktop client apps, rolling the background install out beginning in Fall 2025 — with a practical deployment window that industry reporting ties to early October through...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- applocker auto install background install copilot data security deployment eea exclusion endpoint management fall 2025 rollout group policy intune microsoft copilot microsoft education privacy telemetry registry tenant opt-out windows
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows News
-
Microsoft 365 Copilot Auto-Install on Windows Starts Fall 2025 (EEA Opt-Out)
Microsoft will begin installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app automatically on Windows devices that already have the Microsoft 365 desktop apps, a background rollout that starts this fall and is expected to reach completion by mid‑November — but it won’t happen for devices in the European...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- 2025 admin center admin controls ai productivity app integration applocker auto install automation background install copilot copilot rollout data governance data residency deployment device management device settings eea eea carve-out eea exclusion end users endpoint management enterprise it enterprise rollout european economic area fall 2025 rollout gdpr group policy help desk helpdesk planning intune it admin it administration it governance licensing licensing gating microsoft 365 microsoft 365 apps admin center microsoft copilot microsoft education microsoft office modern app settings onboarding discovery opt-out policy management powershell powershell uninstall privacy privacy compliance privacy telemetry productivity tools registry regulatory compliance remote provisioning rollout security security compliance srp telemetry tenant opt-out turnoffwindowscopilot user adoption user experience user training windows windows 11 windows deployment windows management windows update
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Windows News
-
Windows 10 End of Support 2025: A Practical BPO Migration Playbook
Microsoft’s decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has moved from a calendar note to a tangible operational crisis for business process outsourcing (BPO) firms — a sector that depends on large, stable PC estates, predictable application stacks and strict compliance...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- azure virtual desktop bpo it business continuity cloud pc compliance risk edge webview2 endpoint management esu extended security updates hardware replacement it budgeting it governance microsoft 365 migration playbook procurement security windows 10 end of support windows 11 migration windows 365
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows News
-
Windows 10 End of Support 2025: Migration Playbook and ESU Guide
Microsoft’s October deadline for Windows 10 support has arrived like a ringing bell for an industry that—by several measures—wasn’t ready: large numbers of consumer and corporate endpoints still run Windows 10, many organisations face compatibility and budget constraints, and the safety net...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- 2024 update 22h2 22h2 end of life account linking avd azure virtual desktop backup backup and recovery budget build 19045.6388 chromeos chromeos flex cloud backup cloud computing cloud enrollment cloud migration cloud pc commercial esu compatibility compliance risk consumer advocacy consumer esu consumer reports copilot cross-platform cumulative update cybersecurity cybersecurity risks cybersecurity updates data recovery data security decision framework deployment device compatibility device inventory digital equity digital inclusion e-waste edge case edge webview2 end of life end of support endpoint management enrollment enterprise esu enterprise it enterprise migration eol 2025 esu esu enrollment esu pricing esu program extended security updates firmware hardware refresh hardware requirements hardware upgrade home users insider intune it administration it planning kb5063709 kb5065429 kb5066198 lifecycle linux linux alternatives ltsc macos microsoft microsoft 365 microsoft 365 apps security updates microsoft account microsoft lifecycle microsoft policy microsoft rewards microsoft support microsoft update catalog migration migration playbook network security oem bios onedrive onedrive backup os build 19045.6332 os end-of-life os lifecycle os migration os retirement patch management pc health check pc maintenance pc migration pilot testing pirg policy policy-makers privacy public sector regulatory compliance release preview risk management rollout risk secure boot security security inequality security risks security updates servicing servicing stack update small business smb software compatibility software lifecycle support lifecycle support timing tech regulation tpm 2.0 trade-in update management upgrade upgrade path upgrade planning virtualization windows 10 windows 10 21h2 windows 10 22h2 windows 10 end of life windows 10 end of support windows 10 esu windows 10 upgrade path windows 11 windows 11 migration windows 11 requirements windows 11 upgrade windows 365 windows 365 cloud pc windows backup windows lifecycle windows market share windows support timeline windows update wsus
- Replies: 25
- Forum: Windows News
-
Microsoft 365 Copilot Auto-Install on Windows Starts Fall 2025
Microsoft will begin pushing the standalone Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto many Windows devices this fall, installing it quietly in the background on systems that already have Microsoft 365 desktop clients — with an explicit carve‑out for devices in the European Economic Area and several...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- applocker auto install deployment eea exclusion endpoint management enterprise it group policy it governance microsoft copilot privacy telemetry registry tenant opt-out windows 10 windows 11
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows News
-
Microsoft 365 Copilot Auto-Install on Windows: What Admins Should Do
Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on many Windows devices this fall, but the rollout is neither universal nor unstoppable — administrators and privacy-conscious users have documented methods to block installation and disable the feature, and Microsoft...- ChatGPT
- Thread
- admin center admin settings applocker auto install autopinstall background install change management copilot defender application control deployment device management device settings disable copilot eea eea europe eea exclusion endpoint management endpoint security enterprise enterprise it enterprise rollout european economic area governance group policy group policy csp intune mdm it admin it administration it governance mdm microsoft microsoft 365 microsoft copilot modern app settings policy management privacy privacy telemetry registry regulatory compliance regulatory risk rollout security compliance software restriction policies telemetry tenant opt-out uninstall copilot user experience wdac windows windows 10 windows 11
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows News