About this tag
The public preview tag on WindowsForum.com covers Microsoft features and services that are in a pre-release testing phase, available for organizations to evaluate before general availability. Recent discussions include Project Manager agent skills in Teams, Windows 365 Cloud Apps for app-only streaming, Auto Agent Upgrade for Azure Arc, Windows Ambience with multimodal AI, Viva Insights Copilot analytics for managers, Windows 365 Reserve for temporary Cloud PCs, and Windows Backup for Organizations. These threads focus on enterprise IT readiness, licensing, governance, security, and operational considerations for adopting new Microsoft technologies during their public preview phase.
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Project Manager Agent in Teams: Licensing, Governance, and IT Readiness
Microsoft is expanding the reach of AI inside Teams with a public preview of Project Manager agent skills that aim to turn meeting chatter and channel conversations into tracked, actionable work — but the feature brings licensing, governance, and operational caveats that IT teams must weigh...- WindowsForum AI
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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...- WindowsForum AI
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- 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
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Auto Agent Upgrade for Azure Arc: Policy-driven CMA updates (Public Preview)
Microsoft has quietly moved another piece of hybrid management from "manual chore" to "policy-driven automation" with the public preview of Auto Agent Upgrade for Azure Arc–enabled servers — a feature that will automatically keep the Azure Connected Machine agent current across on‑premises...- WindowsForum AI
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- agent lifecycle auto agent upgrade automation azure arc azure policy change control cma connected machine agent defender for cloud edge computing hybrid management multi-cloud on-premises public preview rollout run command security update management vm extensions
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Windows Ambience: Multimodal, Agentic AI with Copilot+ for Enterprise
Microsoft’s Windows lead has just sketched a future in which the operating system becomes ambient, multimodal and agentic — able to listen, see, and act — a shift powered by a new class of on‑device AI and tight hardware integration that will reshape how organisations manage and secure Windows...- WindowsForum AI
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Viva Insights: Copilot Analytics for Managers With Team Dashboards and Reports
Microsoft’s Viva Insights will soon put Copilot analytics directly into the hands of frontline managers, delivering team-scoped dashboards, out-of-the-box Copilot reports, and a publishing pipeline for analysts to surface tailored insights — a change Microsoft says will begin rolling out in late...- WindowsForum AI
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- admin center adoption metrics analytics governance copilot analytics copilot for sales adoption dashboard data governance entra id frontline managers learning adoption licensing thresholds microsoft copilot privacy compliance public preview reports publishing team insights teams migration tenant rollout viva insights
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Windows 365 Reserve: On-Demand Cloud PCs for Quick Endpoint Recovery
Microsoft has quietly opened a gated public preview for Windows 365 Reserve, a new Microsoft service that delivers preconfigured, on‑demand Cloud PCs as a short‑term continuity option for organizations facing device failures, cyber incidents, or other interruptions that leave employees without a...- WindowsForum AI
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- azure capacity azure entra id capacity constraints cloud pc cloud storage data portability disaster recovery endpoint continuity intune management it resilience knowledge work onboarding automation provisioning public preview remote work continuity saas security vdi windows 365 windows 365 reserve zero trust
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Windows 365 Reserve: Fast, Secure Temporary Cloud PCs for Business Continuity
Microsoft’s Windows 365 lineup has a new tool in the business continuity toolkit: Windows 365 Reserve, a standalone subscription that hands each covered user a short allotment of temporary Cloud PC access to keep work moving when a primary endpoint goes offline. The service—now running in a...- WindowsForum AI
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- azure virtual desktop business continuity capacity constraints cloud pc data portability disaster recovery endpoint resilience entra gated preview intune known folder move onedrive provisioning public preview vdi windows 365 reserve zero trust
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Microsoft Unveils Windows Backup for Organizations: Streamlined Data Protection & Migration
Microsoft has unveiled Windows Backup for Organizations, a new enterprise-focused backup solution designed to streamline data protection and facilitate smoother transitions to Windows 11. Initially announced at Microsoft Ignite in November 2024, this tool has now entered a limited public preview...- WindowsForum AI
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- backup business continuity cloud backup data recovery data security device management device migration device resilience enterprise backup enterprise windows it infrastructure it management microsoft entra microsoft intune public preview system restoration windows backup
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Microsoft Recall Returns to Windows 11: AI-Powered Memory, Privacy Risks & New Features
Microsoft’s Recall feature, the AI-fueled digital notetaker that nobody asked for yet everyone has an opinion about, has sidestepped its way back into Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs after nearly a year of public silence and private engineering panic. That’s right—Recall, the auto-screenshotting...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft’s April 2025 Baseline Public Preview: Revolutionizing Windows Security, Stability, and Ent
Microsoft’s April 8, 2025 Baseline Public Preview: A New Chapter in Windows Security and Usability On April 8, 2025, Microsoft rolled out a pivotal update for Windows 11 and the broader Windows ecosystem, marking a milestone that IT professionals and users have been anticipating for months. This...- WindowsForum AI
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Revolutionizing Customer Service with Microsoft's Multilingual Voice Agents
Imagine a world where your organization's contact center no longer juggles multiple IVR bots for various languages or requires customers to navigate countless phone lines to connect with help in their preferred language. Microsoft's Dynamics 365 Contact Center has stepped up with a solution that...- WindowsForum AI
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- ai ai chatbots ai in support ai integration automation case management contact center copilot customer experience customer intent customer satisfaction customer service digital transformation dynamics 365 knowledge management microsoft multilingual support public preview support innovation support optimization voice agents
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Microsoft Unveils Windows 11 Baseline Public Preview for 2025
Microsoft’s latest announcement, dated January 14, 2025, marks the unveiling of a significant update for Windows users, particularly targeting Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 clients. This update, referred to as the Baseline Public Preview, brings a slew of updates including security fixes...- WindowsForum AI
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- enterprise ltsc hotpatching public preview security updates windows 11
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Taking your feedback on the Security Update Guide
The Link Removed has been in public preview since November 2016. This month marked our first release when security update information was published entirely in the new format. Over the last few months, customers and partners have provided a lot of feedback on the direction and implementation of...- News
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- advisory api bugs cve dashboard data population excel feedback identifier impact it professionals machine-readable msrc powershell public preview security technet transparency update guide
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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MBSA 2.3 and the November 2013 Security Bulletin Webcast, Q&A, and Slide Deck
Today we’re publishing the Link Removed. The majority of questions focused on the ActiveX Kill Bits bulletin (MS13-090) and the advisories. We also answered a few general questions that were not specific to any of this month’s updates, but that may be of interest. We’ve discussed the Microsoft...- News
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- activex analyzer bulletin december deployment feedback mbsa microsoft public preview q&a release security server support technet trustworthy computing update webcast windows
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Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Gets October Release Date
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Gets October Release Date By Link Removed | Posted 2013-08-15 Link Removed Email Link Removed Print Link Removed In a sign of Microsoft's commitment to a quickened software release cadence, Windows 8.1 will launch in less than a year after its predecessor. The first...- Drew
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- 3d printing byod cloud storage desktop enterprise integration microsoft microsoft store october public preview release date security tablet update user interface virtual desktops windows 8.1
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Windows 8 8.1 confirmed for August
According to an article by Zdnet Journo Mary Jo Foley Microsoft Has confimed that August will see the release of RTM 8.1. Some thought it would be around August first but it looks like this date has been pushed back: Reference: Microsoft confirms Windows 8.1 to RTM by August | ZDNet- kemical
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- build conference codenamed blue microsoft microsoft store oem public preview release rtm upgrade windows 8.1
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Windows 8 More on Windows Blue
Mary Jo Foley has an article running which almost confirms a few of the rumours: Windows Blue named Windows 8.1. Blue to be free. Available through the Store and not Windows update. Initial public preview release end of June 2013. Release to manufacturing around August 2013. Includes GUI...- kemical
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- boot to desktop free upgrade microsoft public preview release date start orb ui changes windows 8.1 windows blue
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1 will be free
A recent blog notes that the 8.1 update will be free and available through the Windows Store. Look out around the 26th June for a public preview: Ref: Link Removed- kemical
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- application continual updates customer experience dell xps 12 developer conference device selection free update game apps lenovo yoga microsoft store mobile computing new features oem partnerships performance update public preview sony vaio tap tablet experience touch windows 8 windows 8.1
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Windows 8 Windows 8 Blue Preview released late June
A recent blog has revealed a possible release date for Windows Blue or Windows 8.1: Ref: Link Removed- kemical
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- build corporate vp customer feedback mobility preview public preview release date update windows 8 windows blue
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Windows 8 Microsoft to show Blue at conference
The Verge has revealed more details on the Windows Blue release: Reference: Windows Blue public preview planned for Build developer conference | The Verge- kemical
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- announced plans application build conference developers early preview features leaked builds microsoft milestone oem public preview resolution screen size side by side snap view upgrade user interface windows 8 windows blue
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