A new service called Microsoft Managed Desktop (MMD) lets organizations offload the task of managing their Windows 10 desktops, from the initial provisioning process to routine patching, to Microsoft.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 19, 2018
Microsoft's decision last week to change its Office ProPlus and Windows 10 support terms has garnered mostly positive reactions from industry analysts.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 10, 2018
Microsoft this week described an upcoming Desktop Analytics service for ensuring application compatibility, particularly when upgrading Windows 10 and Office 365 ProPlus.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 07, 2018
Microsoft is giving organizations more time to carry out upgrades via some newly announced Windows and Office 365 ProPlus servicing terms.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 06, 2018
Microsoft is promising that the next major releases of Windows 10 and Windows Server will kick off a new update scheme that will feature smaller monthly patch deliveries.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 17, 2018
The next major Windows 10 release will get a Windows Pseudo Console for better support of command-line and graphical user interface-based applications.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 16, 2018
Microsoft's John Wilcox, a contributor to the Microsoft Tech Community, shared some details of the company's monthly Windows operating system update release process this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 03, 2018
Microsoft plans to end distribution of its monthly Windows 10 "delta updates" starting Feb. 12, 2019, the company announced this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 13, 2018
Microsoft this week dubbed Windows 10 version 1803 (also known as the April 2018 Update and previously code-named "Redstone 4") as being in the semiannual channel (SAC) release stage, although what that means exactly is a matter of some conjecture.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 12, 2018
Microsoft last week released test build 17704 of Windows 10 "Redstone 5," but missing from the feature lineup was one of the company's most innovative contributions to productivity.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 02, 2018
Based on its telemetry findings, Microsoft now declares that the April 2018 release of Windows 10 (also known as version 1803 and previously code-named "Redstone 4") can advance to the "fully available" stage.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 14, 2018
Microsoft this week gave another argument against Windows 10's long-term servicing channel (LTSC) update option for organizations.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 12, 2018
Microsoft's out-of-the-box PC-provisioning service is getting some new features to make it easier for end users to set up company-issued Windows 10 devices themselves.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 08, 2018
Microsoft recently announced another change to the terminology it uses to describe update milestones in its "Windows as a Service" model.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 04, 2018
Microsoft this week touted the new "modern management" capabilities in Windows 10 via the recent April 2018 Update, also known as version 1803.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 24, 2018