Microsoft's original Secure Boot certificates from 2011 begin expiring in June 2026. Windows devices that still rely on these...
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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...
Monitoring Secure Boot certificate installation status with Intune and PowerShell
Microsoft Secure Boot certificates issued by the 2011 Certificate Authorities (CAs) are expiring starting June 2026. Every Windows device...
Windows Server 2025 security baseline 2602: 10 new settings
Microsoft released version 2602 of the Security Baseline for Windows Server 2025, approximately eight months after the previous version...
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: library management for live response, vulnerability reporting, predictive shielding
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has received a set of new features and enhancements in February 2026, covering live response...
Update Secure Boot certificates on Windows Server and VMs before June 2026
Microsoft's original Secure Boot certificates — issued in 2011 — begin expiring in June 2026. Unlike Windows 11, Windows...
Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 end of support: activate Extended Security Updates (ESU)
Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 reaches end of support (EOS) on October 13, 2026, after which Microsoft will stop...
Windows 11 preview builds: built-in Sysmon, taskbar network speed test, Windows Backup for Organizations, Quick Machine Recovery
Microsoft has released Windows 11 builds 26100.7918 (version 24H2) and 26200.7918 (version 25H2) to the Release Preview Channel via...
New features in PowerShell 7.7, Windows OpenSSH, and Desired State Configuration (DSC) v3.2
Microsoft has published its planned team investments for PowerShell 7.7, Windows OpenSSH, and Desired State Configuration (DSC) v3.2. The...
KB5077868 fixes TrustedInstaller deadlock, causing Windows 11 OOBE boot hang after update
Microsoft released KB5077868 on February 16, 2026, to resolve a TrustedInstaller deadlock bug that causes Windows 11, version 26H1,...
Autofill credentials into the Windows authentication dialog fails
The Windows January 2026 security update introduces security hardening that restricts applications from autofilling credentials in Windows authentication dialogs,...
Microsoft Intune February 2026 update: Endpoint Privilege Management for Azure Virtual Desktop and admin tasks
Microsoft released service update 2601 for Intune. The update introduces Endpoint Privilege Management support for Azure Virtual Desktop, brings...


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