Daily Archives: June 20, 2022
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Microsoft is releasing an OOB update to address Arm devices issue
Microsoft is releasing Out-of-band (OOB) updates today to address an issue with Azure Active Directory services on Arm-based devices. These cumulative updates are available on Windows Update and other channels.
Consumer impact: None
Business impact: Only needed for Arm-based devices
Microsoft is releasing Out-of-band (OOB) security updates today, June 20, 2022, only for Arm-based Windows devices. This update addresses a known issue that only affects Windows Arm-based devices and might prevent you from signing in using Azure Active Directory (AAD). Apps and services that use AAD to sign in, such as VPN connections, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Outlook, might also be affected.Important This issue only affects Windows devices that use Arm processors. No other platforms will receive this out-of-band update. This OOB update is cumulative. We recommend that you install this OOB update instead of the June 14, 2022 security update for affected devices.All updates listed below are available on Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), and Microsoft Update Catalog. For instructions, see the release notes for your OS listed below.- Windows 11, version 21H2: KB5016138
- Windows 10, version 21H2: KB5016139
- Windows 10, version 21H1: KB5016139
- Windows 10, version 20H2: KB5016139
Susan comment: Reminder This will only offer or install on Windows Arm-based devices.
Thus for many of us you won’t see it/you won’t care about it.
We are still tracking an issue where Internet connection sharing /being able to surf at the same time is impacted. No ETA of a fix at this time but Microsoft has acknowledged the issue. Also tracking issues with RRAS and VPN but not sure if something third party vpn is triggering the problem?
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Terabyte update 2022
ISSUE 19.25 • 2022-06-20 HARDWARE
By Will Fastie
This year, the trend line for storage prices is harder to discern.
In last year’s installment of this series, I wrote, “There has never been a time when I have been so uncertain about what comes next.”
I’m glad I made that “prediction,” because I would never have guessed no change in prices. That’s pretty much what we got.
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.25.0, 2022-06-20).
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Want more power and control? Turn on developer mode.
PUBLIC DEFENDER
By Brian Livingston
Most digital devices and software applications have a little-known side of themselves called “developer mode.” Once you turn this baby on, you can have previously undreamed-of power literally at your fingertips.
Tech companies normally remain quiet about these features — except with regard to actual app developers — because boneheaded users can fall into hidden bear traps and not know how to get themselves out. But if you read up on the capabilities you want, you can enable features that you’ll wish you’d had from Day One.
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.25.0, 2022-06-20).
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How to access Microsoft 365 from PowerShell
MICROSOFT 365
By Peter Deegan
PowerShell can be daunting at first, no doubt about that. But it can be very useful and sometimes essential for managing Microsoft 365, so I’ll explain how to use PowerShell from the very start.
From the Microsoft 365 Web dashboard, it is difficult (and sometimes impossible) to make certain changes. Only PowerShell can make them, but the online help makes a lot of assumptions and isn’t easy for beginners to understand.
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.25.0, 2022-06-20).
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The end of the road for Internet Explorer
PATCH WATCH
By Susan Bradley
Well, not quite. Sort of. Maybe. Partially.
Over a year ago, Microsoft published the Internet Explorer 11 desktop app retirement FAQ, announcing that IE11 would be retired on June 15, 2022. (That’s last Wednesday, in case you missed it.) Retirement means the end of support. The FAQ is full of details, confusing and self-contradictory.
So what does this really mean?
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.25.0, 2022-06-20).