The April 2026 Windows update cycle includes several changes that matter to IT administrators.
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Windows 365 Flex, AVD Hybrid, and pricing changes explained
Microsoft announced three updates for its cloud desktop products in May 2026: a 20% price cut for Windows 365...
Windows 365 Reserve: user-initiated Cloud PC provisioning
Windows 365 Reserve is Microsoft's short-term Cloud PC solution for users whose primary physical device becomes unavailable. Since its...
Windows 11 point-in-time restore: configuration, limitations, and requirements
Windows 11 is getting a new recovery feature called point-in-time restore, currently available as a preview in the Canary...
Windows 11 update control: Skip, pause, and restart without forced installs
Microsoft is rolling out several long-requested changes to the Windows Update experience in Windows 11. You can now skip...
Microsoft LiteBox: a library OS for secure sandboxing and running Linux apps on Windows
Microsoft has released LiteBox, an open-source Library Operating System (Library OS) designed to strengthen security through application sandboxing. LiteBox...
Remove Copilot and bloatware from Windows 11 with Rufus 4.14
Rufus is a free, open-source tool that creates bootable USB drives for installing Windows. Version 4.14 Beta, released on...
What are RDP plugins? Build your own dynamic virtual channel (DVC) plugin using Microsoft’s new sample repo
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) has supported extensibility through virtual channels for decades, but the modern approach—dynamic virtual channels (DVCs)—is...
Microsoft Entra SCIM 2.0: Now with bidirectional provisioning
Microsoft introduced new SCIM 2.0 APIs for Microsoft Entra. The APIs now support bidirectional provisioning, which allows external identity...
Windows 11 Insider builds: Administrator Protection, NPU monitoring, console updates
Microsoft released new preview builds across three Windows Insider channels. The Dev and Beta channels (Builds 26300.8142 and 26220.8138,...
Update Windows Secure Boot DB certificates with Group Policy and PowerShell
Microsoft's original Secure Boot certificates from 2011 begin expiring in June 2026. Windows devices that still rely on these...
Upgrade Windows 10 and 11 to Windows 11 25H2 with the Installation Assistant
Microsoft released a new dedicated upgrade tool called Windows 11 Installation Assistant 25H2 that lets you perform an in-place...
Windows 11 Insider Preview builds 26300 and 26220: Policy-based removal of preinstalled apps
Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.8068 (KB 5079464) to the Dev Channel and Build 26220.8062 (KB 5079458)...
How to view effective settings in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now includes an effective settings feature, generally available as of March 2026, that shows which...
Windows 11 KB5079387: No more clean install for Smart App Control, Group Policy start menu fix, Remote Desktop DisableSeamlessLanguageBar parameter for Set-RDSessionCollectionConfiguration
Microsoft released KB5079387 to the Release Preview Channel, covering Windows 11 versions 24H2 (build 26100.8106) and 25H2 (build 26200.8106)....
Enable RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) on Arm-based Windows 11 PCs
Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) are now natively supported on Arm64-based Windows 11 PCs. Starting with the February 2026...
Windows Autopatch update readiness: management status report, quality update journey, alerts, and update readiness checker
Windows Autopatch update readiness reached general availability, adding four capabilities to the Windows Autopatch blade in the Microsoft Intune...
Enable Windows 365 Reserve on a Windows 365 Boot device
Windows 365 Reserve and Windows 365 Boot are two complementary Microsoft cloud services that, when combined, let employees resume...
Enable batch file secure mode in Windows 11 with LockBatchFilesWhenInUse: Lock running batch scripts
Windows 11 Insider Preview builds introduce a new secure processing mode for batch files and CMD scripts. IT administrators...
Enable Windows ReFS boot: Install Windows Server on Resilient File System volumes
Windows Server vNext Insider Preview build 29531 introduces ReFS boot, allowing you to install and start Windows Server from...
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