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    Windows 11 26H2 Backup Default On: Settings Recovery Gets a New Baseline

    Microsoft is making Windows settings backup automatically enabled for eligible managed PCs starting with Windows 11, version 26H2, with the change available to Windows Insiders in July 2026 and broadly planned for the second half of the year outside excluded regions and cloud environments. The...
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    Control Google Sign-In in Edge (July 2026): Pilot First, Permit Narrowly

    Your organization should allow Google sign-in in Microsoft Edge in July 2026 only for user groups where Google identity materially improves adoption, while keeping browser sync, profile creation, and unsupported account behavior controlled through Edge policies rather than treating the change as...
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    Microsoft RemoveMicrosoftCopilotApp Policy: Control Copilot Sprawl on Windows

    Microsoft is giving enterprise IT admins a new way to curb Copilot sprawl in Windows, and the move says as much about governance as it does about product design. Through the new RemoveMicrosoftCopilotApp policy, administrators can automatically uninstall the consumer Copilot app from managed...