h – or so, I try to find a short list on Windows 10 related topics which would be of interest to you and specially your customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please feel free to share below items with your peers and customers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Windows 10 represent a great opportunity to change the way customers deploy and manage devices, however it also represents a big challenge for many customer. We continue to visit customers, and there are still a lot of them deploying Windows 10 without understanding of its capabilities or new Windows as a Service (WaaS) cadence. <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n We can help them in this journey to Modern Device Management! It is not trivial or easy\u2026 We have lots of experience on this topic\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n ( As always, if you have received a forward of this email, or If you prefer not to receive these updates, just let me know and I can add\/remove you. I completely understand and will respect your request.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n : ======================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jorge\u2019s Win10 InfoBits: May 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Windows 7 End of Extended Support date<\/strong>: January 14, 2020 : <\/p>\n\n\n\n Days Remaining to migrate your PC fleet: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Total Calendar Days: 601 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Business Days: 410<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Call to Action:<\/strong> Ask your customers \u2013 how are you doing with your Windows 10 adoption ? Will you be fully migrated by the end of 2019?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Effectively it is less than 18 months from now! <\/p>\n\n\n\n If they are buying new machines with ProDeploy Client, Please ask: How are you updating existing devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Windows 10 v1803 Released<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n After a bit of a wait, Microsoft released Windows 10 version 1803 to consumers on April 30, 2018 (about 4 weeks ago). If you are using Windows 10 at home, then you probably have received the update already, if not, you should shortly. Corporate and Enterprise customers should be deploying within their IT and begin the process of testing critical applications, create communications and begin the process of reviewing their deployment rings. Out of the several items included in this version, I believe a couple of them are good call outs for your customers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1) From Microsoft\u2019s announcement: 2) Deploy and manage kiosk devices with Microsoft Intune in single and multiple app scenarios. (Includes Kiosk Browser)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3) Subscription Activation supports Inherited Activation. Inherited Activation allows Windows 10 virtual machines to inherit activation state from their Windows 10 host.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4) Windows Update for Business now provides greater control over updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5) Windows Hello now supports FIDO 2.0 authentication for Azure AD Joined Windows 10 devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6) new security baseline for Windows 10 version 1803<\/a> has been published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7) Windows Defender ATP has been enhanced with many new capabilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n Further reading at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Windows 10 v1607 now end of life!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Many customers implemented Windows 10 v1607 for their first deployment of Windows 10. Even more of them are on v1703.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More importantly Windows 10 v1703 will end of life: October 19, 2018 !!! Are you planning your upgrade<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is Microsoft Windows 10 version history:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As with every Feature Update, this update contains all features and fixes included in previous cumulative updates to Windows 10, version 1709.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Windows Autopilot is now available with Surface, Lenovo, and Dell. Other OEM partners such as HP, Toshiba, Panasonic, and Fujitsu will support Autopilot in coming months.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n