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The latest Windows Management coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
WinGet 1.28 fails to track some portable app installs — what Claude Code users need to know
Microsoft’s package manager for Windows has a blind spot: it can silently install certain portable applications without recording them in the local inventory. That means no upgrade, no removal...
Microsoft's Store Update Loophole: Why Blocking the Store Won't Freeze Your Apps
On May 1, Microsoft updated its Windows quality documentation to clarify a long-misunderstood behavior: disabling the Microsoft Store application for users does nothing to stop automatic updates for...
Intune’s Discovered Apps Inventory: Why Microsoft Says It's Not Yet a Replacement for Your Current Tool
Microsoft has quietly flagged an important caveat for IT administrators eager to use Intune's Discovered Apps feature: do not treat this data as your operational software inventory just yet. The...
PowerShell 7.7 Shifts to MSIX Default, Deprecates MSI Installers: Enterprise Impact Analysis
Microsoft's PowerShell team confirmed a fundamental packaging change that will reshape how administrators deploy and manage PowerShell across Windows environments. Starting with PowerShell...
CVE-2026-20923: Microsoft Confirms Elevation-of-Privilege Flaw in Windows Management Services
Microsoft’s Security Update Guide now lists a fresh elevation-of-privilege vulnerability—CVE-2026-20923—inside Windows Management Services (WMS), a component that sits at the nerve center of...
Patch Now: CVE-2026-20858 Gives SYSTEM Access via Windows WMI Flaw
Microsoft has disclosed a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20858, affecting Windows Management Services across multiple Windows versions. This elevation of privilege (EoP) flaw...
Windows 11 Copilot Removal: Why Group Policy Falls Short and AppLocker Wins
Microsoft's recent introduction of Group Policy options for managing Windows Copilot has sparked significant discussion among IT administrators and enterprise users. While these new controls...
Install Intune Company Portal on Windows 11 for Cloud-Based Enterprise Enrollment
When an organization asks employees to "install Microsoft Intune" on their Windows 11 devices, what they're actually requesting is the installation of the Intune Company Portal application and...
How to Remove Copilot from Windows 11: Complete Disable Guide 2024
Microsoft's AI assistant Copilot has become an increasingly integrated component of Windows 11, but many users find themselves wanting to remove or disable this feature for various reasons. Whether...
Windows 11 25H2 Policy-Based App Removal: Enterprise Control Over Default Apps
Microsoft is introducing a groundbreaking policy-based removal feature for default Microsoft Store apps in Windows 11 25H2, finally giving IT administrators a first-party, supported method to...
CVE-2025-59193: Critical Windows Management Services Vulnerability Requires Immediate Patching
Microsoft's October 2025 security updates have revealed a critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Windows Management Services that demands immediate attention from system administrators and...
Tame Windows 11: The Group Policy Tweaks That Stop OneDrive, Defender, and Toast Notifications for Good
Windows 11 ships with a handful of defaults that can turn a fresh install into a series of small, daily frustrations. OneDrive silently takes over your Desktop folder, Microsoft Defender resists...