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Microsoft: Windows 11 “invites” coming to more Windows 10 Pro PCs

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Starting next month, Microsoft nag screens pushing Windows 11 will also show up on non-managed enterprise devices running Windows 10 Pro and Pro Workstation.


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Microsoft has started testing Wi-Fi 7 support in Windows 11

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Microsoft has started testing support for Wi-Fi 7 in Windows 11, which offers multi-gigabit speeds and improved throughput, latency, and reliability compared to previous Wi-Fi generations.

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Microsoft testing Windows 11 USB 80Gbps support, Copilot on login

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Microsoft is now testing support for the USB4 Version 2.0 specification in Windows 11, enabling transfer speeds of up to 80 Gbps over USB Type-C cables.


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Microsoft plans to kill off NTLM authentication in Windows 11

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Microsoft announced earlier this week that the NTLM authentication protocol will be killed off in Windows 11 in the future. 

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Microsoft officially removes Cortana for Windows 11 Insiders

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Microsoft finally removed the Cortana standalone app from Windows 11 in the latest preview build for Insiders in the Canary Channel. 

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New Windows 11 feature blocks NTLM-based attacks over SMB

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Microsoft added a new security feature to Windows 11 that lets admins block NTLM over SMB to prevent pass-the-hash, NTLM relay, or password-cracking attacks. 

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