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Intel Win10 UWP Configuration Utility
When I try out a new Intel Win10 UWP Configuration Utility, I learn that it brings lots of useful, informative capability into a single app. Good stuff!
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- How to address endpoint security issues caused by users
Certain behaviors, such as ignoring patches, create security issues on the endpoints users work with. IT should enforce policies that prevent users from taking these damaging actions.
- Web browser quiz: Do you know Chrome, Firefox, Edge and IE?
Users work with web browsers constantly. As a result, it's important for IT to know how to manage the top options, including Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
- Get to know digital workspace software
VMware and Citrix's workspace suites allow IT professionals to centralize end-user management while delivering a single access point for all of users' productivity resources.
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- Windows Defender Application Guard
Windows Defender Application Guard is a security tool built into Microsoft Edge that isolates browser sessions from the desktop in a virtual machine (VM) to prevent any malicious activity from reaching the desktop.
- desktop computer
A desktop computer is a personal computing device designed to fit on top of a typical office desk.
- Windows 7
Windows 7 is the Microsoft Windows operating system (OS) released commercially in October 2009 as the successor to Windows Vista.
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Desktop OSes
Windows may be the most common desktop operating system in the enterprise, but it's not alone. Linux and macOS are two other OSes IT pros could run into. As a result it's important to understand the inner workings of each OS to ensure that whatever a user is working with functions at its peak and keeps corporate data secure.
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- Windows 7
Windows 7 is the Microsoft Windows operating system (OS) released commercially in October 2009 as the successor to Windows Vista.
- PC as a service (PCaaS)
PC as a service (PCaaS) is a device lifecycle management model in which an organization pays a monthly subscription fee to lease endpoint hardware and management services from a vendor.
- Windows 10 Update Assistant
Windows 10 Update Assistant is a native update management tool designed to help individual users keep up with OS updates as Microsoft publishes them.
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- Get to know the Windows upgrade paths for different OSes
- 4 tips for handling the upgrade process to Windows 10
- How can IT fix Windows Update issues?
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- Alternative operating systems
- Microsoft Windows 7 operating system
- Windows 8 and 8.1
- Windows legacy operating systems
Desktop management
Enterprise desktop management is a critical component for any organization's IT department. Whether its Windows desktops or other OSes such as Linux, IT pros must know how to keep everything up and running so users can remain productive.
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- desktop computer
A desktop computer is a personal computing device designed to fit on top of a typical office desk.
- Microsoft Managed Desktop (MMD)
Microsoft Managed Desktop (MMD) is a subscription-based desktop as a service (DaaS) cloud platform that includes Windows 10 Enterprise, Office 365, Enterprise Mobility and Security on select Windows PCs and Windows 10-enabled devices. As the name suggests, Microsoft manages the systems.
- application performance monitoring (APM)
Application performance monitoring (APM) is software designed to help IT administrators ensure that the applications users work with meet performance standards and provide a quality user experience.
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- How to address endpoint security issues caused by users
- Get to know digital workspace software
- How Windows desktop storage evolved to meet today's demands
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Back to TopWindows 10
After the popular Windows XP and Windows 7, Microsoft encountered adoption challenges with Windows Vista and Windows 8. In the Windows 10 operating system, the vendor hopes to bridge the divide between desktops and laptops on the one hand and tablets and smartphones on the other. Universal apps, a device-aware interface and other new features will make or break the Windows 10 OS.
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- Windows Defender Application Guard
Windows Defender Application Guard is a security tool built into Microsoft Edge that isolates browser sessions from the desktop in a virtual machine (VM) to prevent any malicious activity from reaching the desktop.
- application performance monitoring (APM)
Application performance monitoring (APM) is software designed to help IT administrators ensure that the applications users work with meet performance standards and provide a quality user experience.
- configuration service provider (CSP)
A configuration service provider (CSP) is a component of the Windows client operating system that shows IT professionals potential device configuration choices and allows them to apply the settings across multiple Windows OSes.
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- Intel Win10 UWP Configuration Utility
- Out Darned Win10 Dollar Files!
- Win10 Servicing Stack Updates Support CUs
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- Windows 10 features
- Windows 10 security and management
- Windows 10 troubleshooting
- Windows 10 updates
- Windows 10 upgrades
Windows applications
Windows applications, including Microsoft Office and Exchange, are the lifeblood of many organizations. If there are problems with Windows apps or users can't access them, productivity can grind to a halt. As a result IT professionals must know how these apps work, what they can do to prevent problems and how to make the user experience top notch.
Recent Definitions
- Windows Defender Application Guard
Windows Defender Application Guard is a security tool built into Microsoft Edge that isolates browser sessions from the desktop in a virtual machine (VM) to prevent any malicious activity from reaching the desktop.
- application performance monitoring (APM)
Application performance monitoring (APM) is software designed to help IT administrators ensure that the applications users work with meet performance standards and provide a quality user experience.
- configuration service provider (CSP)
A configuration service provider (CSP) is a component of the Windows client operating system that shows IT professionals potential device configuration choices and allows them to apply the settings across multiple Windows OSes.
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- Web browser quiz: Do you know Chrome, Firefox, Edge and IE?
- How to set up a Windows Autopilot deployment
- Web browser comparison: How Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge stack up
More Windows applications Topics
- Collaboration software
- Enterprise application management
- Enterprise software
- Microsoft email administration
- Microsoft Office and Office 365
- Unified endpoint management
- Web browsers and applications