Hey Hey exactly as I promised. at LinkedIn At December 2025 Microsoft has introduced hardware accelerated BitLocker, and once you remove the press release language, what this really represents is a relocation of critical cryptographic workload from the general purpose CPU into a dedicated hardware domain within the processor or SoC. The algorithm remains the…
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Windows 11 26H1. Not an update, but a platform shift
Sooo….. Yesterday Microsoft quietly released Windows 11 version 26H1 and almost immediately had to clarify that this is not the next major feature release. There are no new Start menu redesigns and no dramatic UX changes. What is changing sits much deeper in the stack. Are you ready 🙂 so go ahead! 26H1 is not…
Microsoft Is Removing Volume Discounts: What This Means for Enterprise Customers and How to Prepare
Microsoft has confirmed a major commercial change: this November, every organisation with more than 2,399 users will be affected. Regardless of how large your estate is, you will soon be paying the same per-user price for Microsoft 365, Office 365, and all other Online Services. In simple terms, Microsoft is retiring the long-standing Level B/C/D…
Global Expansion of TURN Relay Infrastructure for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365
Effective Date: June 15, 2025New IP Subnet: 51.5.0.0/16 Microsoft is expanding the global infrastructure supporting RDP Shortpath by introducing a dedicated TURN relay IP range across 40 Azure regions. This update is a major leap in performance and reliability for Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), particularly in environments with strict network policies or…