Understanding Windows App Installer


Windows App Installer was first introduced in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607) to make sideloading UWP apps easier. Since then, Microsoft has gradually been improving App Installer to provide most of the features found in the Microsoft Store. In this article, I look at how App Installer has developed and how it fits into the bigger picture.

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Google Managed Service for Microsoft Active Directory Reaches General Availability


Google makes it easier for enterprises to move apps that rely on Windows Server Active Directory to Google Cloud.

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows – February 2020


This month sees Microsoft pull a standalone security update, release a Windows 10X emulator so that developers can start adapting apps to work with the upcoming dual-screen SKU, we get more details on the container architecture in Windows 10X, a public preview of FIDO2 support for hybrid Azure Active Directory deployments, and much more.

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Microsoft Removes Standalone Security Update Causing Issues on Some PCs


Microsoft UEFI Revocation List File update causes problems on some devices. Here’s what you need to know about the latest Windows Update problem.  

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Microsoft Secured-Core PCs to Protect Financial Services, Government, and Healthcare


Microsoft and its hardware partners have new device security requirements to protect against targeted firmware attacks.

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Create a PinPoint DNS Zone to Support Identical Internal and External Exchange Server HTTPS Namespaces


How to configure Windows Server DNS to support identical internal and external Exchange Server HTTPS namespaces.

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Microsoft Releases Alpha Version of PowerShell Secrets Management Module


Taking a look at the developer preview of a new PowerShell module from Microsoft that aims to make storing and securely accessing secrets easier in your PowerShell scripts.

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