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Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17120 for Fast

2018-03-14 KENNETH 0

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17120 for Fast Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17120 (RS4) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. What’s new in Build 17120 Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) Improvements The Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) Team has introduced new improvements for users to have a better experience with our upcoming release. We have combed through our user feedback and acted to ensure your needs are met. On top of significant performance improvements, we have added an ability to download documents highlighted below. Performance improvements: The teams at Microsoft are constantly working to improve performance for our users. Windows Defender Application Guard is no different. In this upcoming feature update, you will notice an improvement in the launch time for Application Guard. We have made the start process lighter [ more… ]

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March 2018 Windows security update – Expanding our efforts to protect customers

2018-03-14 KENNETH 0

March 2018 Windows security update – Expanding our efforts to protect customers Earlier this month I shared news on Microsoft’s continuing efforts to help protect our customers against the Spectre and Meltdown hardware-based vulnerabilities. Today, we are announcing the expansion of devices covered by Windows security updates by removing the anti-virus compatibility check for Windows 10 devices, expanding the availability of Intel microcode updates in the Microsoft Catalog, and adding coverage for x86 editions of Windows 71 and Windows 8.1. Expanding availability of Windows security updates based on broad anti-virus compatibility Our recent work with our anti-virus (AV) partners on compatibility with Windows updates has now reached a sustained level of broad ecosystem compatibility. As we’ve previously detailed, some AV products had created compatibility issues with the Windows security updates, by making unsupported calls into the kernel memory, which required [ more… ]

Windows 10 Tip: Clear your workspace in two simple steps

2018-03-14 KENNETH 0

Windows 10 Tip: Clear your workspace in two simple steps To close out all the windows besides the one you’re working on, select and hold any open window, then give your mouse a back-and-forth shake. All the other open apps will automatically minimize to clear your workspace. You can also clear up a messy desktop quickly. Press and hold (or right-click) on the desktop, select View, and then clear Show desktop icons. To see them again, re-select Show desktop icons. In case you missed it, check out three ways you can personalize your desktop with fun themes and colors! Source: Windows 10 Tip: Clear your workspace in two simple steps

How mixed reality is changing the game for healthcare, from performing live surgeries to delivering ultrasounds in 3D

2018-03-09 KENNETH 1

How mixed reality is changing the game for healthcare, from performing live surgeries to delivering ultrasounds in 3D Last year around this time I had the chance to write a post about one of my favorite mixed reality uses cases – healthcare. Since that time, we have continued to see remarkable momentum for mixed reality across numerous facets of the industry. This week at HIMSS our team had the privilege to once again be on the ground to see and experience how customers and partners are embracing mixed reality to transform the way they innovate, support, and help others. Coming out of the show I wanted to take a moment to spotlight some of the innovation work we are seeing from organizations who are working to forge the future of healthcare. CAE Healthcare Joining us onsite at HIMSS this year [ more… ]

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Windows 10 in S Mode coming soon to all editions of Windows 10

2018-03-08 KENNETH 0

Windows 10 in S Mode coming soon to all editions of Windows 10 Some of you may have seen a discussion around our plans for Windows 10 S on Twitter today, and given some additional questions I’ve received, I thought it might be helpful to share more about our plans with Windows 10 S. Last year we introduced Windows 10 S – an effort to provide a Windows experience that delivers predictable performance and quality through Microsoft-verified apps via the Microsoft Store. This configuration was offered initially as part of the Surface Laptop and has been adopted by our customers and partners for its performance and reliability. Since that time, we’ve received great feedback from customers and partners on Windows 10 S. Customers love the security, faster boot time, better battery life and consistent performance over time. Our partners have [ more… ]