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The downside is that you don\u2019t want to have to set this up when you change phones.\u00a0 I had the misfortune to drop mine the other day, and the nuisance to set it up again on a replacement is frustrating.<\/div>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Microsoft-Authenticator-app-1.png\")
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So, some good news \u2013 you can now backup your authenticator credentials.<\/strong> \u00a0 Start by exploring \u201csettings\u201d (the top right of the authenticator screen) and find the back up options.\u00a0\u00a0For more information, check out – https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Azure-Active-Directory-Identity\/Cloud-backup-and-recovery-for-the-Microsoft-Authenticator-app-on\/ba-p\/566369<\/a><\/div>\n
Then there is the latest updates to Windows 10.\u00a0 (1903)<\/strong><\/div>\n
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By now, you should have NO Windows 7 (or older) in your environment.\u00a0<\/strong> Remember that Windows 7 is going to stop being supported by Microsoft in January \u2013 and that\u2019s pretty soon.\u00a0\u00a0 We know there are still a few devices in use.<\/div>\n
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Windows 10 was new back in 2015.\u00a0 That was the year Hilary Clinton learned about backing up her email.\u00a0 Trump was just a property developer in the US (and famous television star).\u00a0 The UK was yet to vote for Brexit, and in the tech world, and we were about to learn your Samsung Note 7 could also be used as a handy fire starter.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Regular readers will know that we should be onto Windows 10 1909<\/a> but that hasn\u2019t gone so well.\u00a0 It should have been with us back in May but I\u2019d rather they took their time and got it right. (We\u2019ve had bad updates before).\u00a0 So now Microsoft are saying, it\u2019s ready for wide scale deployment.\u00a0 That means we will be in touch to get updates for KARE clients\u00a0<\/a>underway.<\/div>\n
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We highlighted what to expect back in May.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0For more information, check :\u00a0 https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/documentation\/<\/a><\/div>\n
As for Windows 10 1909, the version we should be starting to see about now, at the time of writing there is NO news.\u00a0 A quick search suggests we might see something later this year, but the[wow_colorme]commentary was vague and uncertain.<\/div>\n
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Firstly, unless you just delete our emails, or ignore what we (and every other tech professional) have been saying, you should now be using 2FA (two factor authentication) on pretty much everything, especially your Office365. The downside is that you don\u2019t want to have to set this up when you change phones.\u00a0 I had the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3179,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"
Firstly, unless you just delete our emails, or ignore what we (and every other tech professional) have been saying, you should now be using 2FA (two factor authentication) on pretty much everything,<\/strong> especially your Office365.<\/div>\n
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The downside is that you don\u2019t want to have to set this up when you change phones.\u00a0 I had the misfortune to drop mine the other day, and the nuisance to set it up again on a replacement is frustrating.<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Microsoft-Authenticator-app-1.png\")
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So, some good news \u2013 you can now backup your authenticator credentials.<\/strong> \u00a0 Start by exploring \u201csettings\u201d (the top right of the authenticator screen) and find the back up options.\u00a0\u00a0For more information, check out - [wow_colorme]https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Azure-Active-Directory-Identity\/Cloud-backup-and-recovery-for-the-Microsoft-Authenticator-app-on\/ba-p\/566369<\/a>[\/wow_colorme]<\/div>\n
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[wow_colorme]Then there is the latest updates to Windows 10.\u00a0 (1903)[\/wow_colorme]<\/strong><\/div>\n
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By now, you should have NO Windows 7 (or older) in your environment.\u00a0<\/strong> Remember that Windows 7 is going to stop being supported by Microsoft in January \u2013 and that\u2019s pretty soon.\u00a0\u00a0 We know there are still a few devices in use.<\/div>\n
[wow_spacing size=\"10px\"]<\/div>\n
Windows 10 was new back in 2015.\u00a0 That was the year Hilary Clinton learned about backing up her email.\u00a0 Trump was just a property developer in the US (and famous television star).\u00a0 The UK was yet to vote for Brexit, and in the tech world, and we were about to learn your Samsung Note 7 could also be used as a handy fire starter.<\/div>\n
[wow_spacing size=\"10px\"]<\/div>\n
Regular readers will know that we should be onto [wow_colorme]Windows 10 1909<\/a>[\/wow_colorme] but that hasn\u2019t gone so well.\u00a0 It should have been with us back in May but I\u2019d rather they took their time and got it right. (We\u2019ve had bad updates before).\u00a0 So now Microsoft are saying, it\u2019s ready for wide scale deployment.\u00a0 That means we will be in touch to get updates for [wow_colorme]KARE clients<\/a>[\/wow_colorme] underway.<\/div>\n
[wow_spacing size=\"10px\"]<\/div>\n
[wow_colorme]We highlighted what to expect back in May.<\/a>[\/wow_colorme] \u00a0 For more information, check :\u00a0 [wow_colorme]https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/release-information\/status-windows-10-1903[\/wow_colorme]<\/a><\/div>\n
As for Windows 10 1909, the version we should be starting to see about now, at the time of writing there is NO news.\u00a0 A quick search suggests we might see something later this year, but the [wow_colorme]commentary was vague and uncertain.<\/a>[\/wow_colorme]<\/div>\n
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