Hardware


Is it Worth Upgrading to the Surface Laptop Studio From Surface Book 3?

The new flagship Microsoft hardware comes with a mixed bag of improvements and downgrades.

Next-Generation Surface Hardware Available Oct. 5

Microsoft aims to further blur the line between the tablet and PC with its updated and expanded line of Surface hardware, shown off Wednesday during a live virtual event.

Microsoft Clarifies Windows 11 Processor Requirements

Microsoft further described Windows 11 hardware requirements, providing an update on questions about possible seventh-generation processor support.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac Getting Native M1-Chip Support

The Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac security solution is now starting to get "native" agent support for running on Apple M1 chip-based devices, Microsoft announced this week.

Navigating to Windows 11: Hardware Concerns and System Migrations

Zinstall Director Tony Bergman answers questions about system migrations, including moves to the newly emerging Windows 11 client operating system.

Windows Autopilot Support for HoloLens 2 Now Commercially Available

Microsoft last Friday announced the "general availability" commercial release of Windows Autopilot for use with HoloLens 2.

Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Preview and Outlines Hardware Requirements

Microsoft has announced its first Windows 11 preview, along with hardware and system requirements, plus some tips for organizations considering a move to the new client operating system.

A New Way To Cool Servers in the Datacenter

Brien's solution to cooling down his overheating PC works well, but probably won't scale to datacenter hardware. Enter Microsoft's inventive new datacenter cooling project.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Can Now Detect Unmanaged Devices

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the commercial release of an unmanaged device detection feature when using the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint product.

Universal Print Products with 'Native' Support Available from Brother, Canon, Konica Minolta and Lexmark

New printers with native support for the Microsoft 365 Universal Print cloud-based printer management solution have arrived on the market, although some may be pending.

Microsoft Touts Meetings for 'Hybrid Work' Scenarios with Coming Surface, Teams and Viva Improvements

Microsoft announced hardware and software enhancements arriving this year that promise to improve remote meetings and team collaborations for organizations.

The Difference Display Resolution Makes on Windows Mixed Reality

Brien takes the Reverb G2, HP's next-generation mixed reality headset, out for an extremely high-resolution spin.

In IT, Everything Changes But Nothing Changes

It amazes Brien how much technology has improved over the decades, but he's still using the same video-capture technique he wrote about for Windows 95.

Hardware

Microsoft Buys ReFirm Labs To Bolster Azure Defender for IoT

Microsoft announced the acquisition of ReFirm Labs, a provider of security solutions for organizations using Internet of Things (IoT) and network edge devices.

'Millions' of Dell Windows PCs Contain 'Critical' Driver Vulnerability

Dell on Tuesday issued a support article describing a "Critical" vulnerability in the Dell dbutil driver affecting most Windows-based Dell computer users.

To Get the Most from Microsoft Teams, Have Good Hardware

After showing up at a Teams conference looking distinctly blue, Brien went looking for a better videoconferencing setup that's specifically designed for Teams meetings. Here are the three devices that caught his eye.

Microsoft IT Tools Get Support for Surface Laptop 4 Devices

Microsoft on Thursday released an updated Surface Tools for IT version 1.0 bundle, which typically now includes support for the new Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 devices, according to an announcement.

How To Easily Monitor Your PC's Temperature

After one of his PCs came close to overheating, Brien is more vigilant than ever about monitoring its CPU temperature. Here's the setup he's using to do it. Bonus: no annoying app notifications required.

Microsoft Touts Production Use of New Datacenter Liquid Cooling Solution

Microsoft is experimenting with two-phase liquid immersion cooling tanks, used to run datacenter workloads.

What To Do When Your Computing Hardware Gets Too Hot

Brien walks through the process of diagnosing and fixing an overheated machine. First step, especially with summer right around the corner: Invest in a thermal imaging camera.

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