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Windows 11 is here: Key points to know as Microsoft rolls out its new operating system

GeekWire

Windows 11 is a free upgrade for computers and tablets running Windows 10, the operating system that Microsoft first released more than six years ago. We did a deeper dive on Windows 11 features in this recent GeekWire Podcast with Kevin Stratvert , a former Microsoft program manager turned YouTube creator.

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Microsoft says Windows 11’s File Explorer ads were ‘not intended to be published externally’

The Verge

This was an experimental banner that was not intended to be published externally and was turned off,” says Brandon LeBlanc, senior program manager for Windows, in a statement to The Verge. While the ads can be easily dismissed, they’re still a frustrating experience in an operating system that’s traditionally been ad-free.

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What to expect in Windows 11: Former Microsoft PM Kevin Stratvert on the new upgrade

GeekWire

Stratvert is a former Microsoft program manager who left the company to focus full-time on his work as a YouTube creator, producing how-to videos about software and services from Microsoft and others. To paraphrase a certain Spinal Tap guitarist , is it really worthy of taking it up to eleven?

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Microsoft hands IT admins beefed-up Windows release health hub

Computerworld Vertical IT

"This will be a phased rollout and we expect this information experience to be available to all applicable customers by the end of April," Mabel Gomes, senior communications program manager in the Windows group, said in a March 25 post to a company blog.

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Windows 11 is getting a new Media Player app you can test today

The Verge

“At the heart of Media Player is a full-featured music library that allows you to quickly browse and play music, as well as create and manage playlists,” explains Dave Grochocki , a senior program manager lead for Microsoft’s Windows inbox apps team. The update to the new Media Player will replace the Groove Music app.”.

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Microsoft postpones Windows anti-exploit tool's retirement

Network World

company dismissed EMET as a behind-the-times tool, and again urged customers to upgrade to Windows 10, arguing that the new operating system is much more secure than previous editions when supplemented by EMET. At the same time, the Redmond, Wash.

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Enterprise IT in 2014 – Under-the-Radar Challenges with WAN Bandwidth, BYOD, and XP Security

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According to the latest statistics on worldwide operating system use, 29 percent are still using the expiring operating system. Deepak was the lead architect of Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, and prior to that was a program manager with the Windows NT Networking team.

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