Windows 10 October 2018 Update: Key enterprise features

The upcoming version of Windows 10, which industry watchers expect will arrive in October, has many monikers. Its version number is 1809, its code name is Redstone 5, and its official post-launch name, announced by Microsoft at IFA Berlin, is the Windows 10 October 2018 Update.

We’ve been tracking the Insider Preview builds of version 1809 as they’ve rolled out. It’s clear that this release was designed mainly to improve and tweak the operating system. Yet Microsoft did add several new features to it. Most are small, but some are major. Here’s a look at 10 new features that could come in handy for business users and IT pros.

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Windows 10 fall 2018 update: Key enterprise features

The upcoming version of Windows 10, which industry watchers expect will arrive in September, has many monikers. Its version number is 1809, and its code name is Redstone 5. Microsoft has not yet announced its official post-launch name, but if it follows the convention set by the previous release, called the April 2018 Update, it will be called the Windows 10 September 2018 Update.

We’ve been tracking the Insider Preview builds of version 1809 as they’ve rolled out. It’s clear that this release was designed mainly to improve and tweak the operating system. Yet Microsoft did add several new features to it. Most are small, but some are major. Here’s a look at 10 new features that could come in handy for business users and IT pros.

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For organizations considering a new collaboration tool, or those already using Workplace, we’ve gathered 10 tips from early adopters to help organizations maximize Facebook’s enterprise platform, both on desktop computers and mobile devices.

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Privacy is one of the hardest things to find today — and one of the most prized, especially online. Most people, even those not technologically adept, are concerned about the amount of personal information that is being harvested by governments, corporations, third-party advertising agencies and/or unethical hackers.

Many users are content to simply install a decent anti-malware application and hope their passwords remain secret. Others install personal VPNs to try to keep their online actions from being grabbed from public or private networks. But those who are most concerned are moving from the more popular desktop browsers — Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer/Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari — to special browsers that have been designed with the express purpose of preventing the collection of user data.

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Microsoft's Intune, launched in 2011 and augmented with mobile management capabilities the following year, is part of Microsoft's Enterprise Mobility Suite — a bundle that includes Azure Active Directory and Office 365. At the most basic level, Intune delivers enterprise mobility management (EMM) capabilities in a cloud-based format.

In many ways, Intune is similar to other EMM offerings from the likes of VMware's AirWatch, MobileIron Cloud and IBM's Maas360. Like other companies, Microsoft relies largely on the innate EMM and mobile device management (MDM) capabilities already part of the mobile operating systems it supports — primarily iOS and Android (though it can manage desktop platforms like Windows 10 and macOS; more about that later). These capabilities largely create an even playing field for EMM vendors because the same set of security and management options are available consistently.

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How to get the most from Microsoft Intune

Microsoft's Intune, launched in 2011 and augmented with mobile management capabilities the following year, is part of Microsoft's Enterprise Mobility Suite - a bundle that includes Azure Active Directory and Office 365. At the most basic level, Intune delivers enterprise mobility management (EMM) capabilities in a cloud-based format.

In many ways, Intune is similar to other EMM offerings from the likes of VMWare's AirWatch, MobileIron Cloud and IBM's Maas360. Like other companies, Microsoft relies largely on the innate EMM and mobile device management (MDM) capabilities already part of the mobile operating systems it supports - primarily iOS and Android (though it can manage desktop platforms like Windows 10 and macOS; more about that later). These capabilities largely create an even playing field for EMM vendors because the same set of security and management options are available consistently.

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Microsoft Outlook is a complex, multifunctional software package, jam-packed with options and features. So, it's somewhat surprising that the calendaring function in Outlook 365/Outlook 2016 for Windows has almost no facility for two-way syncing with anything other than another Exchange-supported Outlook calendar.

The Outlook client can open several types of calendars, and it does an excellent job of displaying an overlay view of multiple calendars. The problem many users face is syncing those calendars for updates, especially bidirectionally. Changes made in Google Calendar, for example, may update in Outlook. But changes you make with Outlook will not be reflected in your Google calendars.

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