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Microsoft Releases Office 365 Update 1602 Deferred Channel

Microsoft this month released Office 365 update 1602 "deferred channel," which includes new features for Office applications, as well as security updates.

Microsoft June Patch Breaks Group Policy Settings for Some Orgs

One of Microsoft's 17 patch Tuesday security releases issued this month has caused problems with Group Policy Object settings for some organizations that applied it.

Microsoft Buys Wand To Bolster Bing Chat Bot Efforts

Microsoft announced today that it bought startup company Wand Labs Inc.

Microsoft and US-CERT Issue Office Malware Advice

Microsoft today warned of a somewhat new tactic being used to spread malware via Office files.

Microsoft Offers Azure Virtual Machines F-Series

Microsoft released a new F-Series of Azure Virtual Machines this month.

Microsoft Releases Office 365 Admin App 3.0

Microsoft announced the release of its Office 365 Admin App version 3.0 for Android and Windows Phone mobile devices today.

Microsoft Adding New Office 365 Groups Admin Capabilities

Microsoft is delivering some new Office 365 Groups management capabilities to its commercial and education subscribers, starting as early as today.

Microsoft WebGL Browser Technology Going Open Source

Microsoft announced this week that some of its technology used for WebGL graphics rendering in its Microsoft Edge browser is being released as open source code in the GitHub repository.

Microsoft Releases FreeBSD 10.3 Image in Azure Marketplace

Microsoft published its FreeBSD 10.3 server image in the Azure Marketplace this week, representing yet another open source milestone for the company.

Microsoft Intune Getting TeamViewer for Remote Help Support

TeamViewer announced this week that its remote assistance solution will be a part of the Microsoft Intune device management solution.

Azure Active Directory Enterprise State Roaming for Windows 10 Released

Microsoft commercially released its Azure Active Directory Enterprise State Roaming service for Windows 10 clients this week.

Microsoft Publishes Windows 10 App Compatibility and Microsoft Edge Policy Lists

Microsoft now has a site that IT pros can check to see if an application is compatible with Windows 10.

SharePoint Online Modern Document Libraries Arriving This Month

Microsoft is starting to deliver its "modern document libraries" user experience improvements in SharePoint Online to its Office 365 commercial subscribers, which is happening as early as this month.

Microsoft's Legal Team Explains Protections for Corporate Data

Microsoft today answered a few questions about how its legal team looks at data privacy issues for its cloud services customers.

Microsoft Planner Now Available to Office 365 Subscribers

The Microsoft Planner service has gone live and is being rolled out gradually to Office 365 business and education subscribers worldwide, starting as early as today.

Microsoft Promising to Bring Configuration Manager Capabilities to Intune

Microsoft offered further guidance late last month on opting between its two client management solutions.

Azure Active Directory ID Preview Gets Some Improvements

Microsoft's Identity Protection preview for its Azure Active Directory service got some new capabilities this week.

Microsoft's Windows 7 Convenience Rollups Choking on Some VMware VMs

Microsoft's "convenience rollups" for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 aren't playing well with some VMware virtual machines (VMs), the two companies warned this week.

Microsoft and Xiaomi Ink Android Mobile Device Deal

Microsoft and Xiaomi Inc. announced an intellectual property deal this week that will put Microsoft Office and Skype on Xiaomi's Android-based tablets and mobile phones.

Microsoft Launches Advanced Security Management Service for Office 365

Microsoft is starting to roll out its Advanced Security Management service today for its Office 365 E5 subscribers.

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