Windows 365 Reserve and Windows 365 Boot are two complementary Microsoft cloud services that, when combined, let employees resume work on a preconfigured Cloud PC from any Windows 11 device without additional setup. Windows 365 Reserve provides short-term Cloud PC access for users whose primary physical device is unavailable. Windows 365 Boot redirects the Windows 11 sign-in experience directly to a Cloud PC, though administrators can configure policies to allow users to access the physical device's local OS if needed.

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Windows 11 Insider Preview builds introduce a new secure processing mode for batch files and CMD scripts. IT administrators can enable it via a registry value named LockBatchFilesWhenInUse, which prevents batch files from being altered while they execute. The feature also improves performance when Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) code integrity policies are active. It is currently available in the Dev Channel build 26300.7939, and the Beta Channel build 26220.7934.

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Windows 11 worldwide market share has increased by more than 10% for the second month in a row, suggesting its growth has finally hit a tipping point.

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Files app update improves context menus and bug fixes, making file management better for users.

California’s Digital Age Assurance Act requires all operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and macOS, to add age verification at account setup.

These are the steps to use Sophia Script for Windows 11 to debloat, tweak privacy, and automate advanced system optimizations safely.

Windows 11’s new Start menu is a masterclass in frustration. See how Microsoft’s latest UI fails, our 5 fixes, and an exclusive 25% off deal on Start11.

Windows 11 February 2026 Insider builds bring File Explorer tweaks, Cross-Device Resume, Hello ESS upgrades, and various Settings changes.

Windows Server vNext Insider Preview build 29531 introduces ReFS boot, allowing you to install and start Windows Server from a Resilient File System (ReFS)-formatted boot volume for the first time. This feature brings integrity-level metadata checksums, online corruption repair, block cloning, and 35-petabyte volume scalability to the OS boot partition — capabilities that NTFS cannot match. ReFS boot requires UEFI firmware and a minimum of 2 GB for the WinRE partition. Learn how to enable Windows ReFS boot during Windows Server installation.

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Microsoft Secure Boot certificates issued by the 2011 Certificate Authorities (CAs) are expiring starting June 2026. Every Windows device with Secure Boot enabled must be updated to trust the 2023 certificates before expiration to retain security update support. Microsoft provides a monitoring-only approach using Intune Remediations that runs a PowerShell detection script on enrolled devices and reports Secure Boot and certificate status back to the Intune admin center — without making any changes to devices. This article explains the prerequisites, deployment steps, data collected, and how to read the results.

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A Redditor recently developed a free Windows app called Monarch, designed to disable monitors on Windows 11 "without unplugging cables or digging through Windows display settings every time."

Parmi les problèmes majoritairement cités par les utilisateurs de Windows, le menu Démarrer arrive souvent en tête. Mais les choses s’arrangent et Microsoft semble enfin avoir entendu les demandes des utilisateurs.

L’article Offrez-vous Windows 11 pour 19€ et profitez enfin d’un menu Démarrer enfin pensé pour les utilisateurs  est apparu en premier sur Tom’s Hardware.

Microsoft is expanding its Cloud PC portfolio with new dedicated hardware from ASUS and Dell, bringing Windows 365 devices to 58 countries.

Reddit reacts to the new Windows 11 Start menu, calling it too big, too automated, and lacking customization options.

Microsoft released version 2602 of the Security Baseline for Windows Server 2025, approximately eight months after the previous version 2506. The update adds 10 new Group Policy settings and removes one, focusing on NTLM auditing, printer security, and authentication hardening. Most of the new policies were already included in the Windows 11 Security Baselines since 2022 and are now being backported to the server edition. The baseline is available as part of the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit 1.0.

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has received a set of new features and enhancements in February 2026, covering live response management, configuration visibility, vulnerability reporting, and predictive threat mitigation. These updates span endpoints running Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. This article covers the most significant additions to the Defender portal and their operational impact on security teams.

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Microsoft's original Secure Boot certificates — issued in 2011 — begin expiring in June 2026. Unlike Windows 11, Windows Server does not receive these updates automatically via Windows Update. Administrators must manually deploy the 2023 replacement certificates to all applicable servers and Generation 2 virtual machines before the deadline. Systems that remain on the 2011 certificates after expiration enter a degraded security posture and cannot receive future Secure Boot updates.

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"If your printer works today, it will continue to work" Microsoft says as it issues correction around plans to end support for legacy printer drivers.