MC1279830: Second deployment phase for Kerberos RC4 hardening begins with the April 2026 Windows security update

Windows updates released April 2026 and later begin the second deployment phase of protections for a Kerberos information disclosure vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑20833). In this phase, domain controllers change default Kerberos ticket behavior for accounts that do not have an explicit Kerberos encryption configuration, shifting to AES‑SHA1-only by default. Environments with remaining RC4 dependencies…

MC1274349: ESR management is moving to Windows Backup for Organizations

Starting May 2026, Enterprise State Roaming (ESR) management will transition to Windows Backup for Organizations. Windows Backup for Organizations is the enterprise‑grade solution for backing up and restoring Windows user settings and Microsoft Store app list. It’s designed to support device refresh, replacement, and upgrade scenarios (for example, moving to the latest version of Windows 11). ESR…

MC1254512: (Updated) Second deployment phase for Kerberos RC4 hardening begins with the April 2026 Windows security update

Updated March 20, 2026: Added additional guidance for devices using Azure Files SMB with Active Directory–based authentication and Azure Virtual Desktop.Windows updates released April 2026 and later introduce the second deployment phase of protections for a Kerberos information disclosure vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑20833). In this phase, domain controllers change default Kerberos ticket behavior for…

Go from prompt to working prototype with Android Studio Panda 2

_Posted by  __Matt Dyor, Senior Product Manager_

Android Studio Panda 2 is now stable and ready for you to use in production. This release brings new agentic capabilities to Android Studio, enabling the agent to create an entire working application from scratch with the AI-powered New Project flow, and allowing the agent to automate the manual work of dependency updates.

Whether you're…

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With gpt-4o being deprecatiated - what does that mean for gpt-4o fine tunes?

Hi @Ash_Alliants and welcome!

The official documentation states that as of 13 Feb GPT-4o and 4.1 models are retired for ChatGPT purposes only. Regarding API (inc. finetuning) there is no information nor publicised plans:

They will continue to be available through the OpenAI API, and we’ll provide advance notice ahead of any future API retirements.

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