Windows 11

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss a recent report claiming Microsoft’s Copilot assistant is headed to Windows 10, as well as Microsoft forcing some OneDrive users on Windows to fill out a survey on why they decided to close the sync client.

Microsoft has introduced a new feature in Intune and the Windows Update for Business deployment service to streamline the Windows 11 upgrade experience. The latest update allows administrators to seamlessly deploy Windows 11 alongside Windows 10 version 22H2 on devices within their organization. Microsoft highlights that the new feature helps customers to save the time…

Last week, Microsoft started rolling out the Windows 11 2023 Update, which introduces Windows Copilot and several new features that were released as an optional update on September 26. The company has also shared a list of features that have been deprecated in Windows 11 version 23H2. “Each version of Windows client adds new features…

Microsoft has just announced the release of Windows 11 version 23H2 (also known as the Windows 11 2023 Update). The new version of the operating system is available as a small enablement package for PCs already running Windows 11 version 22H2. Starting today, Windows 11 users with eligible devices will be able to see Windows…

Microsoft has introduced a new policy that enables organizations to bid farewell to passwords and embrace the era of passwordless authentication on Entra ID-joined Windows 11 devices. The passwordless authentication experience rolled out to commercial customers with the September 2023 update for Windows 11 version 22H2. “Phish-resistant credentials like Windows Hello for Business or FIDO2…

Roaming profiles are a Windows feature that allows user profiles to be used across multiple workstations within a network. A user profile contains personalized application settings, desktop configurations, application preferences, and other user-specific data. In this article, I will show you how to deploy roaming user profiles in your Windows environment so that users have…

Microsoft is getting ready to say goodbye to NT LAN Manager (NTLM), a long-standing authentication support system, in favor of the more robust and secure Kerberos protocol. This transition is also bringing two new fallback mechanisms into play, aimed at addressing existing limitations within the protocol. What is NTLM? NT LAN Manager (NTLM) is a…

VBScript, once the go-to tool for Windows enthusiasts and IT professionals, is gradually inching towards its sunset. Microsoft has quietly updated its list of deprecated features to indicate that it’s planning to completely remove the scripting language in future versions of Windows. VBScript (also called Visual Basic Scripting Edition) is a scripting language that allows…

Microsoft announced the release of the October 2023 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 yesterday. This month, the company has addressed 103 security vulnerabilities, including three actively exploited zero-day flaws affecting Microsoft WordPad, Skype for Business, and the HTTP/2 protocol. October 2023 Patch Tuesday updates fix over 100 vulnerabilities In October, Microsoft…

Microsoft released yesterday a big update for Windows 11 version 22H2 with over 200 new features. The company announced this update during its special event last week, and one of the main highlights is the new Copilot assistant that can be pinned right on the desktop.  Copilot provides access to the same Bing Chat experience…