https://modernworkweekly.com/tags/windows/Recent content in Windows on Modern Work WeeklyHugoen-usTue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modernworkweekly.com/posts/2026-05-26/Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modernworkweekly.com/posts/2026-05-26/Top 5 This Week Entra Connect Sync → Cloud Sync migration signal is live. Microsoft has formally announced the transition away from Entra Connect Sync toward cloud-native Entra Cloud Sync. This isn’t a hard cutoff yet, but the directional signal is clear — start your assessment now before it becomes a forced migration with a tight deadline. Entra Agent ID is GA. AI agents in your enterprise now have a first-class identity framework built on OAuth 2.https://modernworkweekly.com/posts/2026-05-19/Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modernworkweekly.com/posts/2026-05-19/Top 5 This Week Storm-2949 cloud breach anatomy — read this now. No malware, no novel exploits. Stolen credentials plus patient attacker plus trusted tooling equalled cloud-wide data exfiltration. Microsoft’s full TTP breakdown is required reading. Then go audit your Conditional Access policies, PIM assignments, OAuth app consents, and UEBA alerting. Dirty Frag Linux LPE — actively exploited. Local privilege escalation in Linux kernel networking components (esp4, esp6, rxrpc) is seeing in-the-wild exploitation.https://modernworkweekly.com/posts/2026-05-17/Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modernworkweekly.com/posts/2026-05-17/Top 5 Hotpatch now default for all eligible Windows devices — GA, May 2026 Windows security update. Opt-out available at tenant level or per quality update policy. Review your rings before it hits. Entra hard-match restriction for role-holding accounts — Action required before June 1. AD → cloud sync will be blocked for objects targeting Entra role-assigned accounts. Agent 365: Shadow AI page + Intune endpoint controls for local agents — Preview.