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How Microsoft Uses Machine Learning to Improve Windows 10 Update Experience

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Microsoft started using machine learning (ML) to manage the rollout of Windows 10 feature updates with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803). In a new blog post by Microsoft’s Archana Ramesh and Michael Stephenson, both data scientists for Microsoft Cloud and AI, the company outlines improvements made since then.

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Migrate to Windows 10 Using Microsoft’s Desktop Analytics Service

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This week Microsoft announced the general availability of Desktop Analytics, a new cloud service that integrates with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to provide insight and intelligence so organizations can make informed decisions about whether Windows endpoints are ready to be upgraded.

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Microsoft Defender Tamper Protection Now Generally Available

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A closer look at the Microsoft Defender Tamper Protection feature that rolled out in the Windows 10 May 2019 Update and that is soon to be enabled by default for all users.

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Monitor Windows Server Security Using Azure Sentinel Part 1 – Set Up a Workspace and Data Connector

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How to connect Windows Server to Microsoft’s modern cloud-native SIEM solution Azure Sentinel.

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Windows 10 Virtualization-Based Security On By Default in Future Updates

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According to a recent blog post by Bruce Sherwin, a member of Microsoft’s Hyper-V Development Team, Cloud & AI, the hypervisor development team is working on bringing VBS to everyone and enabling it by default.

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Servicing and Testing the Windows 10 November 2019 Update

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In today’s Ask the Admin, I look at how Microsoft is preparing to release the Windows 10 November 2019 Update (19H2) and plans to service the May and November 2019 updates together. Insider for Business customers can also get prerelease support.

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