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Windows and Windows Server
Windows client and server: updates, hardening, end-of-support dates and fixes.
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- The power cut that saved Maersk, and what NotPetya teaches about Active Directory recovery
How NotPetya wiped Maersk's network and one offline domain controller in Ghana saved it, plus five Active Directory recovery lessons. Includes the video. - Windows LAPS with Intune: unique local admin passwords in minutes
If every PC shares the same local administrator password, one compromised machine means all of them. - Packaging Win32 apps for Intune: detection rules and return codes
Most Win32 app failures in Intune come down to two things: a detection rule that doesn't match reality, and return codes Intune doesn't understand.
Coming up
- 10 Nov 2026 Windows 11 23H2 Enterprise and Education end of servicing
- 12 Jan 2027 Windows Server 2016 end of extended support
- 12 Jan 2027 Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 support ends
- 12 Oct 2027 Windows 10 consumer ESU programme ends
- 12 Oct 2027 Windows 11 24H2 Enterprise and 25H2 Home/Pro servicing ends
- 10 Oct 2028 Windows 11 25H2 Enterprise and Education servicing ends
- 9 Jan 2029 Windows Server 2019 reaches end of support
- 9 Jan 2029 Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 reaches end of support
Reference and tools
All Windows and Windows Server posts (12)
- The power cut that saved Maersk, and what NotPetya teaches about Active Directory recovery 4 Nov 2026
- 10 November is the biggest end-of-support day of the year: what ends, how to find it, and what to move to 29 Oct 2026
- The week in review: Secure Boot, PHP2Shell, Exchange and everything else that happened 24 Oct 2026
- Five things breaking this week: PHP attacks, Exchange, Always On VPN, Smart App Control and NTLMv1 22 Oct 2026
- Intune in September: deployment rings, faster compliance and stricter automation 6 Oct 2026
- Windows LAPS with Intune: unique local admin passwords in minutes 29 Jul 2026
- BYOD Windows access with Entra registration is now GA 15 Jul 2026
- Soft delete for Entra device objects: a safety net for device clean-ups 10 Jun 2026
- Packaging Win32 apps for Intune: detection rules and return codes 13 May 2026
- Intune Remediations: find and fix problems before users notice 15 Apr 2026
- Hybrid join without Entra Connect: hybrid join using Entra Kerberos 1 Apr 2026
- Edge or LinkedIn showing in the wrong language? Check your Intune language packs 4 Mar 2026