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Is Copilot Search the Next Generation of Enterprise Search?
October 13, 2025
Copilot Search is the default in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app for licensed users, potentially...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
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Understanding Copilot Studio
Updated: October 12, 2025
Copilot Studio supports generative AI to reduce development effort and give agents advanced capabilities. Agents...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
Understanding Copilot for SharePoint
October 7, 2025
Copilot for SharePoint can reduce the effort of managing Web pages but does not offer...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
Copilot Studio Benefits and Risks
Updated: October 5, 2025
Copilot Studio is a low-code tool for building natural language assistants called agents that help...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
Project Online to Shut Down Sept. 30, 2026
Updated: September 22, 2025
The Project Online service will shut down in Sept. 2026 and remove access to all...more
Azure Data Studio Is Retiring: What You Need to Do and When
September 13, 2025
Azure Data Studio, long touted as the future for data management in Azure, will be...more
SQL Server Management Studio Update Will Integrate GitHub Copilot
Updated: September 12, 2025
A new version of SQL Server Management Studio brings the most significant updates to the...more
Defender for Endpoint: Broad Support for Linux Servers
September 12, 2025
Defender for Endpoint supports a wide range of Linux distributions running on VMs and physical...more
How to Track Azure Hybrid Benefit Use Rights for SQL Server
Updated: September 8, 2025
Customers are responsible for ensuring they have the proper licenses to keep their Azure Hybrid...more
Planner Is The Future of Project
Updated: September 8, 2025
Planner is now Microsoft’s focus for project management, but Project Desktop and Project Server SE...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
Places Update for Admin, Desk Booking
September 5, 2025
Microsoft Places app administrators now have an editor to update buildings, rooms, desks, and other...more






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