@appcompatguy

Chief Awesomeologist at Microsoft. Cybersecurity, Browser, and App Compat Enthusiast. Principal Architect for Commercial Endpoint. Nerd.

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A number of folks have been asking for deeper documentation on Exploit Protection mitigations. Here's a first go - what else would be helpful? docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win…
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Happy World Wombat Day!
CSIRO
@CSIRO22 Oct 2020
Today is #WorldWombatDay which is obviously a HUGE deal! 🤩 Stop whatever you are doing to appreciate four of our 2020 #WombatWednesday all-stars. 📸 : hugowalton via @TourismAus | wombat | brecker58 | blimeycphotography (IG)
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Achievement unlocked: Imperial Century. Biked 100 miles (160 km) with 7,964 ft (2,427 m) of climb. In other news, I'm now completely shattered.
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Windows 10, version 20H2 is here! Find out what's new for IT professionals + get links to the latest tools. aka.ms/new-in-20H2 #Windows10 #20H2 #October2020Update
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We've published the draft security baselines for Windows 10 / 20H2. Looking forward to your feedback and insight as we prepare to finalize them! techcommunity.microsoft.com/…

Security baseline (DRAFT): Windows 10 and Windows Server, version 20H2 | Microsoft Community Hub

Update: The final version of this baseline released and is now available as part of the Security Compliance Toolkit.   The proposed draft of the Windows...

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TIL that snafu is an acronym. Situation Normal: All F***ed Up.
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Limin Zhu@limin_z19 Oct 2020
I'm super excited to share that WebView2 for Win32 C/C++ reaches GA today 🚢🚢🚢! Now is a great time to build and ship apps with WebView2. We're eagerly waiting to see what you all think and build. P.S. .NET and WinUI is coming too! blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/…

Announcing Microsoft Edge WebView2 General Availability

Today, we are excited to announce that  Microsoft Edge WebView2 for Win32 C/C++ is gen

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This is the geekiest thing I've seen in a long time, and I am surrounded by geeks. 5,000 points to Ravenclaw!
Cain Maddox@ctrlshifti18 Oct 2020
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IT pros: #Windows10 office hours are now open. We're here to help and answers your questions on managing updates, deployments, and devices! aka.ms/community/servicingWi…
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We'll have @ariaupdated @SCCM_Avenger @DaveBackman2 @appcompatguy @LURIE_MSFT @DuneConfigured @madvirtualizer @smclarentech and others fueled up ☕️and ready to help you! #Windows10 #ConfigMgr #MSIntune #Compliance #WindowsAutopilot
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RunAsRadio@RunAsRadio14 Oct 2020
You can lock down your PC from exploits - at the risk of breaking certain applications. It takes testing and app-by-app adjusting... but worth it! @appcompatguy talks on RunAsRadio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/73… about making your company PCs malware resistant!
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RunAsRadio@RunAsRadio14 Oct 2020
Windows can protect itself from exploits - but you need to turn it on! @appcompatguy talks on RunAsRadio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/73… about locking down Windows PCs!
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This Thursday, we're answering your questions on the care and feeding of Windows 10! techcommunity.microsoft.com/…
Multi-threaded programming is still hard.
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Maximiliano Firtman
@firt12 Oct 2020
This is great! Microsoft Edge PWA installation native prompt gives useful and clear information on what's going on. I'd like to see some info from the manifest here in the future (such as description). Chrome is far behind clarity and consistency in this field.
KΞNNETH ・ ケニチ@kennethrohde12 Oct 2020
Nice explaination of PWAs in Edge
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Watch the latest #MicrosoftTeams Security episode! Security is a hot topic and we had lots of great Q&A. Be sure to watch this episode and our earlier episode (#3) on Security. @stephenlrose @appcompatguy #TeamsWebcast msft.it/6011TxLf7
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Our monthly #Windows10 Office Hours series resumes next Thursday, October 15th on @MSTCommunity! Have❓s or need support with managing updates, deployments, and devices? We'll be ready to help! aka.ms/windows/officehours
Illustration showing that the next office hours event to help IT pros manage Windows 10 devices and updates will be held on October 15, 2020 at 9 AM Pacific Time. Visit aka.ms/windows/officehours to add this event to your calendar.

ALT Illustration showing that the next office hours event to help IT pros manage Windows 10 devices and updates will be held on October 15, 2020 at 9 AM Pacific Time. Visit aka.ms/windows/officehours to add this event to your calendar.

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We have reviewed all of the new settings for Edge 86, and will be continuing to enforce the settings we recently updated for Edge 85. No changes this time. techcommunity.microsoft.com/…

Security baseline for Microsoft Edge version 86 | Microsoft Community Hub

We are pleased to announce the enterprise-ready release of the security baseline for Microsoft Edge, version 86!

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These are the epic work of @AstrotorfCustom
Chris Jackson@appcompatguy9 Oct 2020
Perhaps, but these amazing Game of Thrones kicks deserve to be seen.
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Join us tomorrow at 9:00 AM PT and bring your #MicrosoftTeams and #MicrosoftEdge Security questions! Experts @appcompatguy and John Gruszczyk will join me LIVE on the show to answer your questions. Mark your calendars! #TeamsWebcast aka.ms/teams-hybridwork
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Not ever going outside of my house kind of takes the fun out of buying awesome shoes. Because it turns out that to wear awesome shoes, you need to have a reason to wear shoes at all.
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