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Conclusion

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  • Applies to:
    ✅ Windows 11

We will continue to bring you new features to protect against evolving threats, simplify management, and securely enable new workstyles. With Windows 11 devices, organizations of all sizes can benefit from the security and performance to thrive anywhere.

Diagram of chip-to-cloud containing a list of security features.

What's new

New:

  • Config Refresh
  • 5G and eSIM
  • Win32 apps in isolation (public preview)
  • Passkey
  • Sign-in Session Token Protection
  • Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) (public preview)
  • Microsoft Intune Suite Endpoint Privilège Management (EPM)
  • Microsoft Intune Suite Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM)

Enhanced:

  • Hardware security user experience
  • BitLocker to go
  • Device encryption
  • Windows Firewall
  • Server Message Block direct
  • Smart App Control (SAC) going into Enforcement mode
  • Application Control for Business
  • Enhanced Sign-in security (ESS)
  • Windows Hello for Business
  • Presence Detection
  • Wake on approach, lock on leave
  • Universal Print
  • Lockout policies for local admin
  • Enhanced Phishing protection

Document revision history

Date Summary
November 2021 Link updates and formatting.
February 2022 Revisions to Hardware root-of-trust, Virus and threat protection, and Windows Hello for Business content.
April 2022 Added Upcoming features section.
September 2022 Updates with Windows 11 2022 Update features and enhancements.
April 2023 Minor edits and updates to edition availability.
September 2023 Updates with Windows 11 2023 Update features and enhancement.
May 2024 Move form PDF format to web format.

Endnotes

1 "2023 Data Breach Investigations Report" - Verizon, 2023.
2 "Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2022" - Microsoft, 2022.
3 Compared to Windows 10 devices. "Improve your day-to-day experience with Windows 11 Pro laptops" - Principled Technologies, February 2023.
4 Based on Monthly Active Device data. "Earnings Release FY23 Q3" - Microsoft, April 2023.
5 Windows 11 results are in comparison with Windows 10 devices. "Windows 11 Survey Report," Techaisle, February 2022.
6 Requires developer enablement.
7 Requires Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Intune, or other modern device management solution product required; sold separately.
8 Commissioned study delivered by Forrester Consulting. "The Total Economic Impact™ of Windows 11 Pro Devices", December 2022. Note: quantified benefits reflect results over three years combined into a single composite organization that generates $1 billion in annual revenue, has 2,000 employees, refreshes hardware on a four-year cycle, and migrates the entirety of its workforce to Windows 11 devices.
9 Sold separately.
10 Email encryption is supported on products such as Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Exchange Online.
11 Microsoft internal data.
12 Microsoft Entra ID Basic is included with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 subscriptions, and other commercial services subscriptions.
13 Requires Microsoft Entra ID (formerly AAD) Premium; sold separately.
14 Hardware dependent.
15 Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 required; sold separately.
16 The Total Economic Impact™ of Windows Pro Device, Forrester study commissioned by Microsoft, June 2020.
17 All users with a Microsoft Account get 5GB of OneDrive storage free, and all Microsoft 365 subscriptions include 1TB of OneDrive storage. Additional OneDrive storage is sold separately.

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