Proof we're not bluffing

Jay Simmons, a software engineer on Microsoft’s Active Directory team, walks through what’s new in Windows LAPS—focused on the updates landing in Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025. He digs into automatic account management (create and manage a custom local admin account in-policy, keep it enabled or disabled by design, and even randomize the account name on each password rotation), expanded protections that prevent tampering with automatically managed accounts, and Sysprep cleanup so generalized images don’t carry leftover LAPS state. He also introduces passphrase support with new password complexity options and a configurable passphrase length, using curated word lists (including the EFF lists) to generate readable-but-strong secrets. Other improvements include a more readable monospace font for LAPS passwords in Active Directory Users and Computers, a new post-authentication action that terminates lingering processes that used LAPS credentials (including “runas” scenarios), updated flexibility for DSRM authorized decryptors beyond Domain Admins, a preview on-premises disaster recovery feature that can decrypt LAPS-encrypted passwords directly from AD database backups using recovery mode, and a preview Windows Admin Center extension for viewing and rotating LAPS passwords from WAC.

We produced this as a pre-recorded streamed session with the pacing, polish, and clarity you’d expect from a live broadcast—without asking the subject matter expert to also be the audio engineer, graphics operator, and streaming magician. We built the show flow, created the graphics package, coached the speaker for crisp delivery, captured the footage, and shaped it in post so every demo beat lands cleanly. Then we streamed it reliably to multiple social channels using our remote studio and streaming platform—turning complex technical content into a smooth, confidently on-air experience (and a replay-ready asset that keeps working after the stream ends).

Harjit Dhaliwal (senior product marketing manager, Cloud Endpoints) kicks off the Microsoft Technical Takeoff for Windows and Intune with a rapid panel conversation about what IT pros are asking for right now—and what Microsoft is building in response. Sangeetha Visweswaran (engineering director, Microsoft Intune) talks about managing endpoints at scale with Intune, while Aria Hanson (updates and commercial AI, Windows) highlights the nonstop pressure of monthly security updates and the move from Windows 10 to Windows 11—including a hotpatching preview designed to apply security fixes faster without waiting on a reboot. Jalleen Ringer (product leader, Windows 365 Link) and Bhavya Chopra (group product manager, Windows Cloud—Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop) dig into secure-by-default cloud endpoints, Windows 365 Link in public preview, and the appeal of managing Cloud PCs with the same Intune controls used for physical devices. Across the discussion, the throughline is clear: better security, simpler management, and practical AI (hello, Copilot) that makes daily work less tedious and more effective.

We built this pre-recorded streamed kickoff to feel like a live, high-energy opener—without asking the speakers to juggle talking points, timing, and technology at the same time. We shaped the flow, designed the graphics package, coached the panel so the conversation stayed natural and sharp, captured the footage, and polished it in post so the pacing stays crisp and the message lands cleanly. Then we delivered a smooth multi-channel stream using our remote studio and streaming platform—giving the clienta confident on-air moment and a ready-to-replay asset that keeps earning attention after the event is over.

Harjit Dhaliwal decamps to London to talk cybersecurity with the London Stock Exchange Group, calmly discussing detection, remediation, data exfiltration, and why things should be caught before they start chewing on your infrastructure. Along the way, the conversation wanders—purposefully—through Microsoft security tooling, operational resilience, and the fine art of spotting trouble early, fixing it fast, and sleeping slightly better at night because of it.

We turned that conversation into a polished digital event by handling everything from show development and guest prep to graphics, production, editing, and multi-channel streaming. We wrangled schedules, networks, and pixels so the ideas could shine, then packaged the whole thing for on-demand viewing—smooth, friendly, and entirely free of last-minute chaos, which is our favorite production trick.