Agent Connector Access Policy This policy setting allows you to define a list of allowed connections between MCP hosts and MCP servers. The format of this list will be a JSON string that adheres to the schema at go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Link.... Windows 26300.8687

ios 27 first expression: lumia hot

Siri AI with a catch - iCloud+ subscription

Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼

Strange time to drop Surface Laptop Ultra blogs.windows.com/devices/2026...

Quick Machine Recovery policies Enable Auto Remediation Enable Cloud Remediation Set Recovery Retry Interval Set Total Recovery Wait Time Windows 29599

Configure Modern Printer Driver Ranking Windows 26300.8497

CAM (Capability Access Manager) AI Policies Policies related to AI capabilities and their consent management AI Consent Windows AI Enable or Disable Agent Workspaces Enable or Disable Agent Connectors Enable or Disable Remote Agent Connectors Agent Consent Duration Windows 26300.8497

Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.

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Microsoft's Multiple Equivalent Offer (MEO) will apply to every enterprise renewal in FY27. What you need to know to avoid the traps: www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/microsofts-m... #MSLicensing

26H1 Release Preview updates are finally getting release notes now! https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-insider/release-notes/release-preview-26h1/build-28000-2173 (26H1 RP has had regular flights for a few months but they were all undocumented.)

O. M. G. We finally announced a stable release for the stuff I've been working on for the past couple of years!! @heaths.dev @analogrelay.net

Windows AI > On-Device Registry Logging Level This policy setting allows you to configure the logging level for on-device registry operations 26300.8376

New build 29585 for Experimental (Future Platforms) and prolly the other channels as well

From 26H1 to Future Platforms

Disable Get Started If you enable this policy setting, Get Started will not launch automatically and close immediately if launched manually. Related background tasks will not run. 28020.1921

NTLM Enhanced Blocking 26300.8346

Allow IP address-based SPNs during Kerberos authentication This policy setting allows you to configure Kerberos to use IP address-based service principal names (SPNs) 26300.8346

If you downloaded & clean installed Experimental (Build 29576) - Future Platforms and can't get the next one (Build 29580) because the Canary Channel is grayed out regedit UIBranch=CanaryChannel

The ISO list on the Windows Insider ISO download page has been updated, also very nice to see recent build ISOs again after many months of nada! 🎉 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewiso

Disable Copilot Pin Screen Prevents Windows from showing Microsoft 365 Copilot recommendations at sign-in. This does not disable Copilot or affect licensing. 26300.8289

The next phase of the Microsoft OpenAI partnership openai.com/index/next-p... The next phase of the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/04...

What timing! Build 26300.8289 FINALLY replaces the spinning dots on the login screen and shutdown/restart/etc. screens with the newer spinning animation seen on the boot screen. 🥳

is my dev channel vm rolling back to stable or what's happening

"If you're stuck without access to tech support – say, half way to the Moon" and the opening line of the year goes to el reg

John Apple www.apple.com/newsroom/202...

The error is not found and it's forbidden to try again

TIL ADIbizaUX - (Active Directory Ibiza UX) is an Active Directory Portal extension for Ibiza portal (portal.windowsazure.com)

Disable Get Started This policy setting turns off the Windows Get Started experience. If you enable this policy setting, Get Started will not launch automatically and close immediately if launched manually. Related background tasks will not run. 26300.8170

Build has total 99 sessions. Any idea what the 27 of them are about?

Build 2026 Session Catalog build.microsoft.com/sessions/

RIP NTLM

right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer

Chrome Beta now launches when Windows starts so you can begin browsing instantly. You can turn this off in settings.

Let Windows apps access text content from foreground applications This policy setting specifies whether Windows apps can access text content from foreground applications. You can specify either a default setting for all apps or a per-app setting by specifying a Package Family Name... 26300.8085

Entra Backup and Recovery solution enables you to quickly recover from malicious attacks or accidental changes by reverting your core tenant objects to any previous state within the last 5 days. With automated backups and granular recovery capabilities, it ensures minimal downtime and supports...

Microsoft Fabric disaster recovery sounds like, uh, a "fun challenge": www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftF...

Entra Backup Administrator Assign the Entra Backup Administrator role to users who need to do the following tasks: List all the snapshots in the tenant Compare states of changed directory objects that are in backup and recovery scope ...

Windows 11 has finally RTMed

First ever Hotpatch OOB support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/...

#Microsoft and #Windows hasn't had a coherent GUI strategy since Petzold. My blog: www.jsnover.com/blog/2026/03...

Windows Server is getting Sysmon, just like its little brother W11. Nice

Let apps access Passkeys This policy setting specifies whether apps can access passkeys 29550.1000

Those aren't mountains They're waves Brad, Doyle, back to the Ranger now! We're not leaving without our data

E7: The Frontier Suite E9: The Final Frontier E11: To Infinity and Beyond E13: By Grabthar’s Hammer, What A Savings* * when compared to purchasing à la carte

Microsoft 365 E7 will be available for purchase on May 1 at a retail price of $99 per user per month, and includes Microsoft 365 Copilot, Agent 365, Microsoft Entra Suite, and Microsoft 365 E5 with advanced Defender, Entra, Intune, and Purview security capabilities www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...

Turn off application inbox dependency component This policy controls the state of the application inbox dependency component. The application inbox dependency component tracks application dependencies for compatibility problems. 26300.7965

"What I regret is that we didn't put the hardware and software together soon enough" - Steve Ballmer www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...