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Vulnerability Advisory: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux Elevation of Privilege

May 13, 2025

The Stratascale Cyber Research Unit (CRU) team discovered an elevation of privilege vulnerability in a helper script that is used to enumerate versions of software installed on the system.

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Copilot Release Notes: May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

The latest updates and news for Microsoft Copilot.

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Windows news you can use: April 2025

April 30, 2025

Highlights in this month's "Windows news you can use" will help you get up to speed on news you may have missed.

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Windows App to replace Remote Desktop app for Windows

March 10, 2025

Users must transition to Windows App to ensure continued access to Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Microsoft Dev Box.

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Prepare for the Remote Desktop client for Windows end of support

March 27, 2025

On March 27, 2026, the Remote Desktop client standalone installer (MSI) for Windows will reach end of support.

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The 2025 Annual Work Trend Index: The Frontier Firm is born

April 23, 2025

The data reveals the emergence of a new kind of organization: the Frontier Firm — built around intelligence on tap, human-agent teams and a new role for everyone: agent boss.

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Introducing Copilot Chat: Get a head start on new capabilities:
Microsoft 365’s answer to the question: How can everyone get an AI agent?

February 12, 2025
Copilot Chat is set to make agentic AI easy to use and simple to understand. Here’s what you need to know

Elevate care with trusted IT: SHI Healthcare helps you solve what’s next:
Our experts deliver efficient, secure, and cost-effective IT solutions nationwide

January 30, 2025
See why healthcare providers trust us to deliver efficient, secure, and cost-effective IT solutions nationwide.

What’s next for AI PCs? Important trends and predictions for 2024 and beyond:
Emerging is an understatement.

December 4, 2024
Explore the red-hot future of AI PCs with insights into emerging trends, advancements, and predictions.

How to use Copilot in Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, and more:
Work smarter across your entire Microsoft 365 workflow with these expert tips.

October 25, 2024
Learn how Copilot lets you work smarter across Teams, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint with these expert tips.

SHIELD Deploy: Automate M365 architecture and maintain over time:
SHIELD provides always up-to-date architecture as a service

October 15, 2024
Discover always up-to-date architecture as a service with SHI Environment Lockdown and Defense Deploy.

SHIELD: Optimize and secure Microsoft 365 with SHI’s platform:
Discover your trusted ally: SHI Environment Lockdown and Defense

October 15, 2024
In today’s threat landscape, discover your trusted ally: SHI Environment Lockdown and Defense.

How Microsoft MVP Steve Weiner solves your toughest Microsoft challenges:
As a Microsoft MVP, Steve belongs to an exclusive pantheon of technical titans.

October 11, 2024
With fewer than 4,000 recognized globally, Microsoft MVPs belong to an exclusive pantheon of technical titans.

Maximize value: SHI’s trade-in services for Microsoft Surface:
We make it easy to receive SHI account credit or cash back for your old equipment

September 18, 2024
Maximize the value of your IT assets with SHI’s simple trade-in process for Microsoft Surface.