Windows 10

A new Azure-managed version of Microsoft Connected Cache enters private preview to help reduce Internet bandwidth for updates.

This month sees Microsoft patch a zero-day in IE, a security advisory for TPMs, and release the Windows 10 November 2019 Update for seekers.

This week, Microsoft made available the next update for Windows 10. The bits, known by several names including November update, 1909, or 19H2, can be installed via Windows update starting today.

Because this is the best reason to go to Florida, this special edition of Short Takes looks at the biggest announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2019.

One of the best new features of Microsoft’s new Chromium-Based Edge browser is that it allows you to install Progressive Web Apps (PWA), or any website, as apps that behave like any other Windows program.

Microsoft’s new Edge browser is nearly complete and the company is introducing a new icon and privacy features with the impeding release.

Microsoft started using machine learning (ML) to manage the rollout of Windows 10 feature updates with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803). In a new blog post by Microsoft’s Archana Ramesh and Michael Stephenson, both data scientists for Microsoft Cloud and AI, the company outlines improvements made since then.

This week Microsoft announced the general availability of Desktop Analytics, a new cloud service that integrates with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to provide insight and intelligence so organizations can make informed decisions about whether Windows endpoints are ready to be upgraded.

Because it’s that time of the quarter, this edition of Short Takes looks solely at Microsoft’s quarterly earnings report, which was huge for Commercial Cloud, Microsoft 365, and Windows, and not so much for Surface and Xbox. Right. Nothing changed.

How to set up notifications in Windows 10 to maximize productivity while not missing important tasks and messages.