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Big news for enterprise customers and Windows 10, tales from the cloud and a program...
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The first full week of September brought plenty of interesting and uplifting news to distract us from the fact that summer is slowly drawing to a close. We’ve got all the highlights in this edition of Weekend Reading. More than 75 million devices around the world are running Windows 10, a number likely to grow significantly now that Microsoft and Dell have an expanded partnership to bring premium Windows 10 devices — along with world-class services and support — to enterprise customers. The Surface Enterprise Initiative was unveiled Tuesday. Dell will be the first partner to sell Surface Pro tablets and accessories next month through its North America commercial sal…
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Directly after the July 29 launch of the Windows 10 upgrade, much to-do was made about Microsoft automatically delivering upgrade bits to Windows 7 and Windows 8 computers. It was pretty much a non-issue then as it is now, though some news outlets have picked it up as new based on a just recently released article from a web site called the Inquisitor on the matter. The real news at the time was when those computers that weren't supposed to be getting the upgrade bits were getting them. Or, at least it seemed like it. That led to some research that concluded with an article entitled Reasons Why Windows 10 Might be Downloading on Domain-Joined Computers. In essence, IT f…
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Cortana’s College Survival Tips
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College campuses are coming back to life as students settle back in for the new school year. It’s a time full of choosing the right classes, studying for exams, meeting new people and navigating tricky roommate relationships, and it can be overwhelming. Cortana*, Microsoft’s personal digital assistant, is designed to help you quickly manage your life and easily get things done on your Windows 10 PC, tablet and phone. Currently Cortana is also available as a beta app for Android in the US with plans to come to Xbox and iOS later this year. Cortana is the perfect sidekick and even has a few tricks up her ‘sleeve’ to help make the back-to-college transition smoother. …
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Get Your NFL Game Day Content with NFL on Windows
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NFL on Windows is now available for Windows 10, and you can download the app for free from the Windows Store. Just in time for the NFL regular season to kick off, NFL on Windows is your ultimate companion on Game Day. With NFL on Windows, bring Next Gen Stats & Replays, NFL.com Fantasy Football Integration, Game Day Alerts, In-Game Highlights and your Favorite Team Highlights and Videos right to your Windows devices. Next Gen Replays lets you view an all-new interactive field view, get previously unseen player data, see plays from three different camera angles, select players to see their stats and breakdown plays in slow motion. NFL.com Fantasy integration let…
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An update on Windows 10 Insider Mobile Preview builds
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Hi everyone, Many of you have been asking me on Twitter when we’ll release a new Windows 10 Mobile Insider build, and I know that you’re anxious for an update. The team is working hard to get a fresh build out, and we’re treating it with high priority. We are pushing hard to get a build out this week, but I thought that since the time between builds is longer than we expected I would share a few more details with you about what’s been going on here behind the scenes. We’ve received a lot of great feedback on our last Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview build – Build 10512. In the current build going through our internal rings now most of the known issues introduced wi…
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Every supported version of Windows should get an update, fixing two issues: one in Internet Explorer 7 and later, and the other in Windows Journal. You can count this month's most critical patches on one hand. That's the good news. The bad news is that almost every major Microsoft product requires a patch to fix ongoing security vulnerabilities, including two patches that affect all versions of Windows. For this month's so-called Patch Tuesday, the company has issued 12 bulletins fixing 56 separate vulnerabilities in some versions of Windows, Microsoft Office, and even the new Microsoft Edge browser But there are two patches that float to the top. M…
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MS15-103 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server Could Allow Information...
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow information disclosure if Outlook Web Access (OWA) fails to properly handle web requests, and sanitize user input and email content. Continue reading...
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MS15-105 - Important: Vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V Could Allow Security Feature Bypass...
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow security feature bypass if an attacker runs a specially crafted application that could cause Windows Hyper-V to improperly check configuration settings. Customers who have not enabled the Hyper-V role are not affected. Continue reading...
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MS15-100 - Important: Vulnerability in Windows Media Center Could Allow Remote Code...
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if Windows Media Center opens a specially crafted Media Center link (.mcl) file that references malicious code. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights. Continue reading...
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MS15-095 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3089665) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Microsoft Edge. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights. Continue reading...
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MS15-096 - Important: Vulnerability in Active Directory Service Could Allow Denial of...
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Active Directory. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an authenticated attacker creates multiple machine accounts. To exploit the vulnerability an attacker must have an account that has privileges to join machines to the domain. Continue reading...
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MS15-101 - Important: Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework Could Allow Elevation of Privilege...
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft .NET Framework. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if a user runs a specially crafted .NET application. However, in all cases, an attacker would have no way to force users to run the application; an attacker would have to convince users to do so. Continue reading...
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MS15-099 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution...
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Microsoft Office file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights. Continue reading...
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September 2015 Security Update Release Summary
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Today we released security updates to provide protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are released. More information about this month’s security updates and advisories can be found in the Security TechNet Library. MSRC Team Continue reading...
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MS15-097 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Remote...
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Lync. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted document or visits an untrusted webpage that contains embedded OpenType fonts. Continue reading...
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MS15-098 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Windows Journal Could Allow Remote Code Execution...
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The more severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Journal file. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. Continue reading...
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MS15-094 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3089548) - Version: 1.0
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Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights. Continue reading...
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MS15-102 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Windows Task Management Could Allow Elevation of...
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a system and runs a specially crafted application. Continue reading...
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MS15-104 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Skype for Business Server and Lync Server Could...
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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Skype for Business Server and Microsoft Lync Server. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if a user clicks a specially crafted URL. An attacker would have to convince users to click a link in an instant messenger or email message that directs them to an affected website by way of a specially crafted URL. Continue reading...
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Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta Gets an Update
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Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta got an update today bringing you exciting new features. In Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta build anything from makeshift shelters to the grandest of castles! Create and explore your very own world where the only limit is what you can imagine- just be sure to build a shelter before night comes to keep yourself safe from monsters. Find materials and craft tools, items, food, and weapons to survive. Millions of crafters around the world have smashed billions of blocks! Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta got an update today bringing you exciting new features. Features that players will enjoy: NEW! For the first time ever, play…
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New Surface Enterprise Initiative Will Further Windows 10 Adoption
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Dell will sell Surface Pro devices along with enterprise-class support and services; HP, Accenture and Avanade to also join initiative From the beginning, Windows 10 was built for the enterprise. Feedback from millions of IT Pros helped shape our best enterprise version of Windows ever. Ready for corporate deployments, Windows 10 was designed to help companies protect against modern cyber-attacks, deliver experiences employees will love and enable continuous innovation with a platform that keeps companies up to date with the latest technology. Only Windows 10 includes built-in enterprise grade security, so employees can replace passwords with more secure options, help …
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Since the release of Windows 10 back on 29 July there have been five cumulative updates issued for the new operating system to remedy bugs and improve system performance. The last part of the above sentence, bug fixes and performance improvements, is also the level of detail Microsoft has provided along with these updates. That lack of detail has also been a point of contention with IT Pros and enthusiasts alike. In Microsoft’s eyes these cumulative updates are routine in nature and they have no plans to expand those details on the consumer side. However, as Rod learned a couple weeks ago while visiting Microsoft, there is a chance that those business and Enterprise…
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How rising star Vidya Srinivasan launched her career at Microsoft
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In 2010, Vidya Srinivasan canceled Christmas. A computer science graduate student at North Carolina State University by way of Chennai, India, she had scored an unexpected internship interview with Microsoft in Seattle. “I canceled my vacation,” she said. “I reached out to all the Microsoft connections I could possibly find. I spent my Christmas with books, because I really wanted to nail that interview.” And she did. Three years into her career in tech, Vidya is now a program manager for OneDrive-SharePoint, still on the same team she interned with in 2011. Vidya, who could outtalk a roomful of teenage girls on Red Bull, is petite and bubbly. She is also the typ…
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Microsoft acquires Adallom to advance identity and security in the cloud
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I’m pleased to announce today that Microsoft has acquired Adallom, an innovator in cloud security and a leader in helping customers protect their critical assets across cloud applications. This acquisition is the latest example of Microsoft’s commitment to delivering innovative identity and security capabilities to our customers, across both on-premises and multiple clouds. With more frequent and advanced cybersecurity attacks continuing to make headlines, customer concerns around security remain top of mind. These concerns pose real challenges for IT, who are charged with protecting company data in this rapidly evolving mobile-first, cloud-first world. In this world, …
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Twitter for Windows 10 Gets an Update with Group DMs, Multiple Accounts, and More
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Twitter for Windows 10 got an update bringing you some fresh new features. Now you can add and quickly switch between multiple Twitter accounts right from within the app, have a private conversation with a group of your favorite people using Groups for Direct Messages, comment on other people’s Tweets with the Quote Tweet feature and view and subscribe to lists. You can also rest-assured, your unsent Tweets are now saved to a Drafts folder for later use. Keep up with what’s happening on Twitter with the Happening Now tab Groups for Direct Messages Comment on other people’s Tweets with the Quote Tweet feature This feature-full update is worth tweeti…