Device Management
The latest Device Management coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 10's End is Nigh: Why SMBs Need Copilot+ and vPro Core Ultra Now
The clock is ticking for millions of small and mid-sized businesses still clinging to aging Windows 10 PCs. Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 end-of-support date transforms every day of delay into a...
Silent Copilot Push: Microsoft’s 365 AI App Auto-Installs on Windows, But You Can Block It
Microsoft plans to quietly push the Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto Windows devices starting in the fall of 2025—a move that will affect millions of business and consumer machines, but one that...
$275 Windows 10 S Enterprise Devices Target Firstline Workers with Locked-Down OS and M365 Upgrade Path
Microsoft has announced a new deployment model at its Ignite conference that pairs ultra-affordable OEM hardware—notebooks starting as low as $275—with a locked-down Windows 10 S operating...
Microsoft Engineers to Field Windows 11, Zero-Trust Questions in Sept 18 Live Q&A
Microsoft’s Windows engineering team is opening its (virtual) doors for a live, chat-based Office Hours session on September 18, 2025, where IT pros can quiz product experts on everything from...
Windows 10’s KB5065429 Update Opens the Consumer ESU Enrollment Door as End of Support Nears
Microsoft has pushed out KB5065429, the September 2025 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2, and it arrives as more than just a standard security rollup — it’s the key that unlocks the consumer...
Windows 11 Offline Setup: Command Bypasses, Rufus, and the Critical BitLocker Catch
Microsoft has made it increasingly difficult to set up Windows 11 without a Microsoft account, but three community-vetted workarounds still let you create a local offline account—provided you’re...
The $7.3 Billion Question: What Windows 10 Extended Support Will Really Cost Your Business
A staggering $7.3 billion. That's the headline figure Nexthink projected as the first-year cost for enterprises stubbornly clinging to Windows 10 after its October 14, 2025 end-of-support date....
Windows 11 Enterprise Migration Done Right: Chevron Nigeria’s 12-Week Blueprint
In just 12 weeks, Chevron Nigeria moved more than 3,000 users from Windows 10 to Windows 11, cutting deployment time by 40% compared to earlier rollouts and earning a near-universal 98% user...
Hanmi Pharma’s 5G AI PC Strategy: Surface Copilot+ and M365 Copilot Transform Field Sales
Hanmi Pharmaceutical, one of South Korea’s largest R&D-driven drug developers, has equipped its entire field sales force with 5G-connected Surface Copilot+ PCs and deployed Microsoft 365...
Microsoft Delivers Windows 11 25H2 as a Tiny Enablement Package, Retires PowerShell 2.0 and WMIC
Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 version 25H2 (build 26200.5074) into the Release Preview channel, and it’s unlike any major feature update you’ve installed before. Instead of a multi-gigabyte...
Windows 10 Holdouts Get One-Year Lifeline: Consumer ESU Enrollment Details and Deadlines
The clock is ticking louder for Windows 10 users. Microsoft has set a hard deadline of October 14, 2025, for ordinary security patches, but it’s offering a narrowly scoped escape hatch: the...
Microsoft Delivers Long-Awaited Day-One Patching with Windows 11 24H2 OOBE Update KB5065848
Microsoft has rolled out KB5065848, a critical Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) update for Windows 11 version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025, as of August 29, 2025. The update fundamentally changes how...