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Windows Quick Machine Recovery Could Alleviate Future CrowdStrike-Style Outages December 15, 2025 Windows Quick Machine Recovery, a new feature of Windows 11 intended to help recover otherwise...more Windows 11 Platform for Local AI December 8, 2025 Windows 11 offers a built-in platform for local AI applications. Compared to cloud AI, local...more Copilot+ PC: Check for Applications Updated: December 1, 2025 Copilot+ PCs deliver specialized hardware to speed local up AI models. Several Windows AI features...more Windows 11 25H2: Support and a Kill Switch for In-Box Apps Updated: October 12, 2025 Customers on Windows 11 versions before 24H2 should migrate to the just- released Windows 11...more Conditional Access: How to Make Best Use of It to Secure Microsoft 365 October 11, 2025 Conditional access supports several approaches to keep Microsoft 365 secure by default. Policy templates, default...more Windows 365 Frontline Expands Reach of Cloud PCs October 6, 2025 A Frontline license and other recent changes make Windows 365 cost-effective for more virtual desktop...more What Tools Can Help Me Deploy and Manage Conditional Access? October 5, 2025 Conditional access (CA) policies within Microsoft 365 are complex to create and troubleshoot. A small set of...more Windows Backup for Organizations Is Not Real Backup Updated: September 5, 2025 The misnamed Windows Backup for Organizations service will save key Windows user settings and data...more Windows 11 SE Support Ends Oct. 2026 August 8, 2025 Schools should shut down Surface SE and other Windows 11 SE devices by Oct. 2026,...more Microsoft 365 Education: Differs from Enterprise by Degrees Updated: July 23, 2025 Microsoft 365 Education offers most of the features included in commercial enterprise Microsoft 365 offerings,...more Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel Drops Preview, Cuts Support June 23, 2025 Customers should change the update channel for every PC currently updating Microsoft 365 Apps through...more Enabling Intune to Force Apple Updates Improves Security June 7, 2025 Intune now can use managed software updates to force OS updates to all types of...more Office Security Fixes for Windows 10 Continue into 2028 May 20, 2025 Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise will get some security patches on Windows 10 systems through...more Microsoft 365 Mobile Apps Add Copilot, Purview Hooks May 12, 2025 Office apps for phones and iPads will integrate more Copilot natural language features and Purview...more M365 Customers Can Keep Classic Outlook Until at Least 2029 April 12, 2025 Customers have at least two years before new Outlook replaces classic Outlook in the Microsoft...more Copilot+ PC: Small Carefully Crafted Pilot Is Best Option Updated: April 7, 2025 The Windows Copilot Runtime coming to Windows with the 24H2 version will work best with...more

Comparing Azure Virtual Desktop Services Updated: November 10, 2025

  Product Reference Windows client OS Windows generally refers to Microsoft’s family of OSs. The Windows client OS runs on devices...more   Product Reference Windows 365 (Product) Windows 365 offers Microsoft-hosted Windows virtual desktops, which Microsoft calls Cloud PCs, that are used...more   Product Reference Microsoft 365 Mobile Apps The Microsoft 365 Mobile Apps provide file editing and viewing for Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, and...more   Product Reference Outlook Summary of Outlook e-mail, and scheduling apps for Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Android, and the...more   Product Reference Office LTSC Standard, Professional Plus, and Mac Office LTSC Standard, Professional Plus, and Mac are software suites that offer fewer features than...more   Product Reference Windows Enterprise Long Term Servicing Channel Overview The Windows Enterprise Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC), formerly the Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB)...more   Product Reference Azure Virtual Desktop Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) is an Azure-hosted service that provides virtualized desktop management. It is...more   Product Reference Edge Edge is a Chromium-based browser included in supported versions of the Windows client OS.   Licensing Reference Universal Print A cloud-based print management service that lets users print from Windows client OS-based devices to...more

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