Microsoft says its August Windows 11 security update (KB5063878) is not behind the recent wave of reports alleging SSDs and HDDs have been rendered inaccessible or corrupted, but the episode has exposed gaps in forensic clarity and left many users mistrustful of a conclusion drawn without a...
Microsoft has made a clear, consequential distinction in the lifecycles of its platform and browser: Windows 10’s operating system support ends on October 14, 2025, but Microsoft Edge and the WebView2 runtime will continue to receive updates on Windows 10 (22H2) through at least October 2028 — a...
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esu enrollment
extended security updates
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hybrid apps
microsoft account
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os lifecycle vs browser lifecycle
patch management
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pwas
risk management
security updates
vendorsupport
webview2
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windows 11 upgrade
Windows Office Hours, scheduled for July 17, 2025, has emerged as a critical touchpoint for IT professionals looking to navigate the continuously evolving landscape of Windows 11, device management, and the complex intersection of cloud and on-premises technologies. With enterprises still...
autopilot
cloud workloads
device management
endpoint management
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hybrid cloud management
hybrid environments
intune
it community
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live q&a
microsoft security
microsoft tech community
remote device provisioning
support forums
vendorsupport
windows 11 deployment
windows 365
windows office hours
zero trust security
Microsoft’s latest overhaul of its Windows Update service is nothing short of a seismic shift for one of the world’s most widely used operating systems, signaling a concerted move away from legacy practices that have defined the Windows experience for decades. This ambitious initiative, now...
device drivers
driver management
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hotpatching
it infrastructure
legacy hardware
microsoft windows
os updates
patch management
security updates
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tech industry
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update orchestration
vendorsupport
windows 11
windows drivers
windows server
windows update
If you’ve ever been elbow-deep in spaghetti code, cursing the data gods for making even the simplest AI integrations feel like trying to plug a PS/2 mouse into a modern MacBook, then you might want to sit down (with a strong beverage): enter the Model Context Protocol, or MCP for short. It’s not...
ai automation
ai development
ai ecosystem
ai integration
ai security
ai workflows
api protocols
cloud ai
data connectivity
data quality
data security
data sources
enterprise ai
integration protocols
mcp
microsoft copilot
model context protocol
saas integrations
tech innovation
vendorsupport
I have a Linux based application, ATIS by Trapeze, that some of my users "sporadically" can't connect to. I am running a Windows 2008 R2 server with DCHP. The client workstations are Windows 7 x86. When a user experiences this problem, not being able to connect to ATIS, I can resolve it by...
application issue
atis
client workstation
connection issue
dhcp
fqdn
ip configuration
linux
manual ip
network access
networking
server management
software compatibility
static ip
troubleshooting
user experience
vendorsupport
windows 7
windows server
workstation upgrade
I've installed build 6801 on a laptop 3 years old that uses the Intel Wireless 2915 ABG. During the installation I was propmpted which wireless network I wanted to sign on to. I tired to install build 6956 first as an upgrade and it failed so I did a clean install and it didn't recognise that...