Microsoft on Tuesday announced some progress in enabling organizations to have better control over Windows client driver and firmware installations.
Microsoft is planning to turn on its Unified Update Platform (UUP) for organizations that use on-premises tools to update Windows 11 clients, which will be happening as early as next month, according to a Thursday announcement.
Microsoft on Thursday described a new approach that will be applying the brakes a bit on its "continuous innovation" delivery of new Windows features to organizations.
Some Microsoft customers experienced service delays or timeouts on Tuesday, lasting about two hours and 40 minutes, according to a Jan. 25 "Azure Status History" page entry.
Microsoft indicated in a Friday Twitter post that it working to address a problem that's caused application shortcut links to be dysfunctional or disappear on the Start Menu and Task Bar on Windows systems.
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it will start bringing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) support to its Azure Active Directory services.
Microsoft Intune now has some update controls for Windows clients that are enabled by the Windows Update for Business service.
Microsoft is previewing new customization options for Azure Active Directory-based user sign-ins to applications, as announced on Monday.
The Microsoft Authenticator app for iOS devices is now compliant with the U.S. government's "Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140" security standard, according to a Thursday Microsoft announcement.
Microsoft on Thursday announced a public preview of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for Applications in Exchange Online.
Microsoft is starting to roll out a new Microsoft Entra Admin Center portal, along with some other product improvements announced this week.
Microsoft on Wednesday offered a few more details for IT pros about its Windows Package Manager and Microsoft Intune integration, enabling app distributions through the "new Windows Store."
Microsoft on Monday announced the "general availability" commercial release of Privileged Identity Management (PIM)-enabled Azure Lighthouse delegations.
The Microsoft Entra Workload Identities service is now available as a commercial product offering, having reached the "general availability" stage, Microsoft announced on Monday.
The Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management service can now assess the firmware security of client devices, a new capability that's available at the public preview stage, per a Monday announcement.