Endpoint Management
The latest Endpoint Management coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Azure, AWS, Google September Previews Bet on Enterprise AI Security and Auditability
Cloud providers are drawing a line in the silicon: enterprise AI can no longer live on model performance alone. The September 2025 preview and documentation updates from Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web...
Silent Copilot Push: Microsoft’s 365 AI App Auto-Installs on Windows, But You Can Block It
Microsoft plans to quietly push the Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto Windows devices starting in the fall of 2025—a move that will affect millions of business and consumer machines, but one that...
Windows 10’s October 2025 Deadline Is Firm: Here Are the Only 5 Ways to Stay Secure
Windows 10 will receive its final free security patches on October 14, 2025. When that date passes, any PC still running the operating system without a paid extension or a workaround will be...
Kaspersky Data Reveals 53% of Devices on Windows 10 as End-of-Support Nears
With mere weeks before Microsoft ends support for Windows 10, a new Kaspersky telemetry study reveals that 53% of PCs it monitors are still running the aging operating system, and nearly 60% of...
Windows 11 25H2 Cuts PowerShell 2.0 and WMIC: An IT Migration Blueprint
Microsoft has quietly excised two decades-old administration tools—Windows PowerShell 2.0 and the WMIC command-line utility—from new Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 images starting with the...
Windows 10 End of Support: 60% of Corporate Devices Still Unready as October Deadline Hits
October 14, 2025, marks the definitive end of free security updates, feature patches, and technical support for Windows 10—but with barely months to go, up to 60% of corporate devices and 53% of...
Microsoft Ships Audit-First SMB Hardening to Discover Incompatible Clients Before Enforcement
Microsoft has rolled out built‑in auditing for two critical SMB server hardening features—signing and Extended Protection for Authentication (EPA)—giving administrators a safe,...
Windows 11 Market Share Dips Below 50%: What the Numbers Really Mean for the Windows 10 End-of-Support Crunch
StatCounter's August 2025 snapshot delivered a jarring headline: Windows 11 slipped below the 50% mark, falling to 49.02% of desktop Windows installations, while Windows 10 clawed back to 45.65%....
Microsoft to Halt New Outlook Lite Installs in October, Pushing Users to Heavier Outlook Mobile App
Microsoft will block new installations of its lightweight Outlook Lite Android app beginning October 6, 2025, leaving users of entry-level devices and limited data plans without a streamlined,...
Microsoft’s October 14 Deadline Forces Windows 10 Users to Choose: Upgrade, Pay, or Risk Security
Windows 10 support ends on October 14, 2025. After that date, Microsoft will stop releasing monthly security updates, leaving millions of PCs vulnerable to new exploits unless users take action. For...
Autopilot Deployments Freeze at Terms of Use: CloudDomainJoin JavaScript Flaw Halts Enrollment
Windows Autopilot rollouts are abruptly freezing the moment an end user clicks “Accept” on the organization’s Terms of Use during the Out‑Of‑Box Experience. Instead of proceeding to the...
The $7.3 Billion Question: What Windows 10 Extended Support Will Really Cost Your Business
A staggering $7.3 billion. That's the headline figure Nexthink projected as the first-year cost for enterprises stubbornly clinging to Windows 10 after its October 14, 2025 end-of-support date....