Windows 10 Version 2004 (20H1) – Renaming Virtual Desktops and Restart Apps Feature


Most of the changes in Windows 10 version 2004, which is due to land in the first half of 2020, are under-the-hood. And the Windows 10 November 2019 Update got some of the changes that were in development as part of 20H1, like enhancements to search in File Explorer. This first article in a two-part series looks at the productivity improvements coming as part of Windows 10 version 2004.

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Microsoft Search and Improved Windows Search Performance in Windows 10


Search in Windows and Microsoft 365 is changing. Earlier this year, Microsoft announced the general availability of Microsoft Search, a new cloud-based service borrowing AI technology from Bing aimed at making it easier to find information in Office 365.

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows – December 2019


This month sees Microsoft preparing for the general availability of its new Chromium-based Edge browser in January, Windows Server Core container images get 40% smaller, and Windows Insiders get new builds in the Fast Ring that are not tied to a specific feature update.

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How to Run Legacy Microsoft Edge and New Edge Stable Channel Side-By-Side


In today’s Ask the Admin, I talk again about how Microsoft plans to deliver the new version of its Edge Browser. There’s also a Group Policy setting that will let users work with both the legacy and new Chromium-based version of Microsoft Edge.

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