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Windows management on WindowsForum.com covers practical administration topics for IT teams, including device management platforms like Scalefusion, Microsoft Intune integration, and the limitations of third-party compliance connectors for Windows PCs. Discussions also address software deployment and servicing, such as WinGet package behavior, Microsoft Store auto-update policies, and Intune app inventory piloting. The shift of PowerShell to MSIX packaging and its enterprise deployment impact is another recurring theme. The tag focuses on real-world troubleshooting, policy decisions, and release validation for managed Windows environments, helping administrators navigate updates, compliance, and endpoint controls with a conservative, evidence-based approach.
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    Scalefusion Intune Partner Compliance Does Not Cover Windows

    Scalefusion’s August 4 Mid-Year Platform Update is less a single product release than a consolidation of work already shipping across its UEM, identity, and security products — with a significant limitation for Windows administrators: the newly highlighted Microsoft Intune Partner Compliance...
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    Scalefusion Intune Compliance Connector Does Not Support Windows

    Scalefusion’s Mid-Year Platform Update puts real new Windows management controls and a Microsoft Intune compliance connector in front of administrators, but its most important practical message is narrower than the company’s “unified” platform framing suggests: the update combines several...
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    Scalefusion 16.13.0 Adds Windows Password Controls, Excludes Entra PCs

    ProMobi Technologies has packaged its first-half 2026 Scalefusion changes into a “Mid-Year Platform Update” that puts Windows administration, Apple and Linux management, OneIdP identity services, and Veltar security controls under one unified-management message. The useful news for IT teams is...
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    Scalefusion Intune Partner Compliance Excludes Windows PCs — Megathread

    Scalefusion’s August 4 Mid-Year Platform Update does not introduce a single new management console or a new all-in-one SKU. Instead, it packages features that arrived across several 2026 releases—most notably agent-driven Windows password policy, Windows Remote Terminal, macOS update...
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    WinGet 1.28.240: Claude Code May Not Upgrade or Uninstall

    Admins can approve Claude Code through winget install Anthropic.ClaudeCode, but they should not treat a successful install as proof that the device is patchable, inventoried, or cleanly removable. Until the organization has tested the package on its deployed App Installer version, Claude Code...
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    Microsoft Store Auto-Updates: Set AllowAppStoreAutoUpdate to 0

    Managed Windows fleets should treat Microsoft Store updating as a separate release lane: either deliberately block automatic Store-app updates where stability is paramount, or keep them enabled only through a ring-tested policy with telemetry and rollback criteria. Blocking the Microsoft Store...
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    Intune App Inventory: Pilot Before Replacing Discovered Apps

    Do not replace Intune Discovered apps as your operational software inventory yet. App inventory must be explicitly enabled through a Windows 10 and later Properties catalog policy, while Discovered apps remains available in parallel. That operational distinction is the concrete reason to run...
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    PowerShell 7.7 to Default MSIX—MSI Deprecation and Enterprise Deployment Impact

    PowerShell’s packaging strategy on Windows is changing in a way that matters far beyond installer mechanics. Starting with PowerShell 7.7-preview.1 in April 2026, Microsoft says MSIX will become the primary installation method on Windows, while MSI packages will no longer ship for new releases...
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    CVE-2026-20923: Urgent WMS Elevation of Privilege Patch Guide for Windows

    Microsoft’s tracking entry for CVE‑2026‑20923 registers an Elevation of Privilege defect in Windows Management Services (WMS), but the vendor’s public advisory is intentionally terse: the vulnerability is confirmed in Microsoft’s Security Update Guide while low‑level exploitation details...
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    • patch deployment privilege escalation security update guide windows management
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    CVE-2026-20858 EoP in Windows Management Services: Urgent Patch Guide

    Microsoft’s security tracker now lists CVE-2026-20858 as an Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability in Windows Management Services, and administrators should treat every host that runs Windows management or administration components as a priority for triage, testing, and patching until the...
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    Windows 11 Copilot Removal: Why One-Time Uninstalls Fall Short and AppLocker Wins

    Microsoft’s latest Group Policy approach for removing Copilot from Windows 11 solves some immediate problems but creates new operational headaches: the policy frequently behaves like a one‑time uninstall rather than a durable block, leaves multiple Copilot entry points unaddressed, and pushes...
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    Install and Enroll Windows 11 with the Intune Company Portal

    If your organization has asked you to “install Microsoft Intune” on a Windows 11 PC, what they really mean is: install the Intune Company Portal app and enroll the device into your organization’s Intune tenant. Intune itself is a cloud service managed by IT; there is no single “Intune” binary to...
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    • company portal device compliance intune enrollment windows management
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    How to Remove Copilot from Windows 11: Layered Blocking Guide

    If Copilot feels like unwanted bloat on your Windows 11 PC, you can remove or disable most of its visible components — but a truly permanent, universal removal is increasingly difficult because Microsoft has been delivering Copilot in multiple forms and via multiple channels; administrators and...
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    • applocker wdac copilot removal enterprise policy microsoft copilot policy management tenant security windows management
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    Windows 11 25H2: Policy Based Removal of Default Store Apps

    Microsoft has finally given IT administrators a supported, first‑party way to remove selected preinstalled Microsoft Store apps from Windows 11 devices: a new device‑level policy in Windows 11, version 25H2 that lets Enterprise and Education organizations pick which inbox Store packages to...
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    CVE 2025 59193: Local Race Condition in Windows Management Services Patch Now

    Microsoft’s October security roll-up revealed a confirmed elevation‑of‑privilege flaw in the Windows Management Services: CVE‑2025‑59193 is a race‑condition (CWE‑362) in an elevated management component that allows an authorized local attacker to escalate to higher privileges on a...
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    Three Windows 11 Group Policy Tweaks to Quiet Your PC

    Windows 11 ships with a lot of useful functionality — and a lot of defaults that many users find noisy, intrusive, or simply unnecessary. A recent community write-up that recommends three Group Policy tweaks — turning off Microsoft Defender, disabling toast notifications, and preventing OneDrive...
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    • admx antivirus filesyncngsc gpedit group policy home edition it administration known folder move onedrive pro version registry tampering toast notifications turn off defender windows 11 windows management windows security
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Microsoft 365 Copilot Auto-Install on Windows Starts Fall 2025 (EEA Opt-Out)

    Microsoft will begin installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app automatically on Windows devices that already have the Microsoft 365 desktop apps, a background rollout that starts this fall and is expected to reach completion by mid‑November — but it won’t happen for devices in the European...
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    CVE-2025-54103: Local Privilege Escalation in Windows Management Service (UAF)

    Microsoft’s Security Response Center (MSRC) has published an advisory for CVE-2025-54103 describing a use‑after‑free flaw in the Windows Management Service that can allow an unauthorized local user to elevate privileges on a vulnerable host. The vendor-classification marks this as an...
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    • admin jump hosts cve-2025-54103 cybersecurity edr eop incident response memory issues msrc advisory patch management patch rollout privilege privilege escalation security updates threat hunting use-after-free vulnerability detection windows windows management
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    Windows 11 Build 27928: Time & Language Move from Control Panel to Settings

    Microsoft's incremental dismantling of the classic Control Panel continued this week with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928, as Microsoft moves several legacy time, language and regional controls into the modern Settings app — a small but meaningful step in a migration that has quietly...
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    • accessibility automation build 27928 control panel date and time enterprise it insider preview it administration language settings migration ntp region regional settings settings app time and language time settings ui parity unicode windows 11 windows management
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    Microsoft Extends Windows 10 Security Updates Beyond Support Deadline

    As Microsoft approaches the end of support for Windows 10, the company has introduced options for users to extend security updates beyond the official end date of October 14, 2025. This initiative aims to provide users with additional time to transition to newer platforms while maintaining...
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    • esu program extended security updates microsoft microsoft rewards onedrive security updates tech support windows 10 windows 10 end of support windows 10 enrollment windows backup windows lifecycle windows management windows security windows transition windows update windows upgrade
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    • Forum: Windows News