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Enterprises are worried about exactly the issues that Windows 11 helps with, and the hardware specs mean future security improvements like more app containers.

The only way to get extended support for 2008 versions of Windows and SQL Server is in the cloud. Here’s why you should be thinking about 2012 migrations now as well.

On newer processors, Windows can tune where and how fast code runs for power savings; here’s where you will see that show up.

Windows 11 will turn on hardware security by default but only on new PCs or if you re-image from scratch. But there is a workaround.

Between the Great Resignation and the Great Onboarding, employee experience is more important than ever; Viva is where Microsoft wants to deliver that experience by bringing info from everywhere.

Between the new widget menu that only opens web pages instead of apps, and IE being disabled, the Edge browser will be front and center in the new OS.

Simpler setup, simpler management and simpler pricing than the Azure Virtual Desktop service, plus full integration with existing device management tools but not (yet) a consumer option.

Making it easier for developers to port apps to Arm at their own speed without losing the convenience of emulation should make Windows on Arm more credible.

If you haven’t tried Excel on the web in a while, you might be surprised by how many of your demanding spreadsheets will now run on any device with a browser.

Security is a big part of Windows 11, but so is delivering productivity and a good experience with all the security features turned on.

Devices have multiple OSs and firmware running, and most organisations don’t know what they have or if it’s secure. Microsoft will use ReFirm to make it easier to find out without being an expert.

Microsoft is turning low code into ‘don’t write code’ by taking a description of what you want to do and writing code snippets for you.