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  1. Managing Automatic OOBE Windows Updates with ESP Toggle: Security vs Control

    Microsoft has quietly changed how Windows handles critical updates during the Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE), introducing an “automatic installation” behavior for monthly security (quality) updates during initial setup — and then given administrators a way to block it. The move was intended to...
  2. Levi Strauss Adopts Surface Copilot+ PCs for Secure AI Ready Enterprise IT

    Levi Strauss & Co. has quietly but decisively shifted a critical piece of its global employee experience: the company is standardizing on Microsoft Surface Copilot+ PCs to deliver a consistent, secure, and AI‑ready platform for thousands of knowledge workers and retail staff. What began as a...
  3. Windows 11 Recovery Goes Cloud Powered with PITR QMR and Cloud Rebuild

    Microsoft’s Ignite-stage update makes Windows 11’s recovery story far more ambitious: the operating system is getting a cloud-aware, pre-boot toolbox — including Point‑in‑Time Restore (PITR) and Cloud rebuild — tied into Intune, Autopilot, OneDrive and the Windows Resiliency Initiative so that...
  4. Australia Windows 10 End of Support 2025: Partners Sprint to Windows 11

    Australia’s channel has moved from planning to action as the October 14, 2025 deadline for Windows 10 end of support closes in, turning a long-noted migration challenge into an operational sprint for distributors, resellers and managed service providers across the country. The local ecosystem is...
  5. Day-One Patch Flow in Windows OOBE: KB5065813, KB5065847, KB5065848

    Microsoft has quietly pushed three Out‑of‑Box Experience (OOBE) servicing packages — KB5065813, KB5065847, and KB5065848 — that change how Windows 11 (22H2/23H2/24H2) and Windows Server 2025 are provisioned at first boot, enabling day‑one quality updates and delivering emergency fixes to...