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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: September 7

Because just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s continued concessions to the customers that matter most, an Office 365 throttling issue, weather v. Microsoft, and much more.

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Microsoft will Offer Windows 7 Extended Security Updates Through January 2023

Microsoft has announced that they will offer extended support for Windows 7 but unlike with Windows XP, it will not be free.

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Microsoft’s Bringing Windows Defender ATP to Windows 7

Microsoft is expanding the reach of ATP and will soon offer it for users of Windows 7 but only if you are also running Windows 10.

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Windows 10 Gains In the Enterprise But Windows 7 Is Still The Top Dog

Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system is making inroads in the corporate world but it may not be fast enough to overtake Windows 7 before that platform reaches its end of life.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: May 26

Because it’s my 27th anniversary, this edition of Short Takes looks at WannaCry’s sad final statistic, the Windows 10 Creators Update rollout, the new Surface Pro, Andy Rubin, and much more.

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Create Deployment Rings Using Windows 10 Update for Business

Russell Smith shows you how to use Windows Update for Business policy settings to create deployment rings for Windows 10 Feature Updates.

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Enabling Windows 10 Device Guard

Russell Smith shows you how to get up and running quickly with Device Guard in Windows 10 Enterprise.

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Using the Patterns and Practices PowerShell with SharePoint

Learn about a superior tool called Patterns and Practices PowerShell with SharePoint Online and on-prem.

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Microsoft to Fix Zero-Day Windows Flaw That Was Outed by Google

Microsoft announced that it will fix a dangerous new zero-day security flaw in Windows that it says is being exploited by hackers in Russia. But Microsoft is also understandably outraged that Google inexplicably outed the flaw before a patch was ready.

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SCARY: “Atom Bomb” Windows Security Hole said to be Unfixable

Windows has an unfixable security flaw. That’s the frightening conclusion of this researcher, who says he can inject code—at will—into browsers and other Windows apps. It affects all versions of Windows released in the past 16 years, he says. And it can’t be patched, without breaking legitimate desktop apps. It could be bad for containerized server workloads, too…

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