enterprise management

  1. January Updates Patch Windows 10 LTSB 2016 and Server 2016, ESU Boundaries Explained

    Microsoft’s January patch cycle quietly widened protection for a pair of aging platforms that many organizations still rely on: the company delivered cumulative security updates for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 (version 1607) and Windows Server 2016, a move that has prompted IT teams to...
  2. Windows Baseline Security Mode and User Consent in Windows 11: Secure by Default

    Microsoft’s latest security push for Windows 11 marks a deliberate turn toward a consent-first, secure‑by‑default desktop: the company has announced Windows Baseline Security Mode (BSM) and User Transparency and Consent, a pair of features that together limit runtime execution to verified...
  3. Microsoft Windows AI Pivot: Pausing Copilot UI, Redesigning Recall, and Strong Admin Controls

    Microsoft’s quiet course correction on AI in Windows has ripple effects across the OS, enterprise management, and the broader PC market: after months of visible Copilot rollouts and a high-profile push for system-level AI features, product teams are reportedly pausing many front‑facing...
  4. Centralized RDP Shortpath Control via GPO and Intune for AVD and Windows 365

    Microsoft has quietly moved a practical — and long-requested — piece of RDP plumbing into the enterprise management plane: administrators can now centrally control RDP Shortpath behavior for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) session hosts and Windows 365 Cloud PCs using Group Policy (GPO) and...
  5. Managing Copilot in Windows 11 25H2: Enterprise Controls vs Community Removal

    Microsoft has quietly handed IT administrators a new lever to excise the visible Copilot app from managed Windows 11 devices while open-source projects and community scripts promise to strip much broader AI surface area — but the reality of removing AI from Windows 11, version 25H2 is...