Month: February 2025

Expediting Windows quality updates

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This week is all about expediting the installation of the latest Windows quality updates. Expediting the installation of the latest Windows quality updates can be useful to quickly mitigate security threats when the normal update process wouldn’t facilitate in that deployment yet. That can be achieved because the deployment of expedited Windows quality updates is done without needing to pause or edit the existing update process. It basically enables the IT administrator to temporarily override the deferrals and deadlines to install the specified update as quickly as possible. And that can be used for the most recent monthly quality update as well as an out-of-band security update. This post will look closer at the concept of expediting Windows quality updates, followed with the steps to …

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Configuring a single app, full-screen kiosk with Microsoft Edge on Windows 11

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This week is all about configuring a single app, full-screen kiosk with Microsoft Edge on Windows 11 devices. A kiosk is nothing new and the Microsoft Edge browser not either. And even the combination of both is nothing new. That being said, there are often unknowns in the configuration options and what actually happens with Microsoft Edge when configuring it as the kiosk application. And that often causes questions. So, this post should take some of those questions away. One of the things that’s often forgotten, for example, is that the Microsoft Edge browser will also run in kiosk mode. And that puts limitations on its capabilities. This post will focus on configuring a single app, full-screen kiosk with Microsoft Edge on Windows 11 devices, …

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Working with in-browser protection in Microsoft Edge for Business

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This week another blog post focused on the security capabilities within Microsoft Edge. With the introduction of Microsoft Edge for Business, there is a larger focus on providing a Microsoft Edge experience for work. That experience provides IT administrators with the ability to give their users a productive and secure browser for work, across managed and unmanaged devices. With that, Microsoft Edge can be the secure enterprise browser for many organizations. Especially with the focus of Microsoft Edge on security, privacy, and manageability. And not just that, it includes enhanced productivity alongside the security features. That brings us to the focus of this week and that is in-browser protection. In-browser protection is a great example of that combination as it reduces the need for proxies, …

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Tightening browser security with Enhanced Security Mode in Microsoft Edge

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This week is all about tightening security in Microsoft Edge and making sure that it’s one step closer to a secure enterprise browser. Especially nowadays when users spends most of their time in a web browser, it’s important to make sure that the right controls are in place to protect the users and the corporate data. That can be achieved by having a closer look at the different security features that Microsoft Edge brings to the table. And that are many different features. When specifically looking at protecting the user, think about features like Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, typosquatting protection, and Enhanced Security Mode. Three different security features, all with their own focus. Microsoft Defender SmartScreen to protect against phishing and malware, typosquatting protection to warn …

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