{"id":7933,"date":"2022-04-05T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/?p=7933"},"modified":"2025-09-03T13:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T20:04:41","slug":"microsoft-tries-windows-11-on-for-size-and-likes-the-fit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/microsoft-tries-windows-11-on-for-size-and-likes-the-fit\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft tries Windows 11 on for size and likes the fit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Microsoft\u2019s recent deployment of Windows 11 to 190,000 devices across the company is enabling its employees to work smarter and stay better connected.<\/p>\n

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Feedback from Microsoft employees is sent to the Windows product team as part of Microsoft\u2019s role as the company\u2019s customer zero, says Nathalie D\u2019Hers, Microsoft\u2019s corporate vice president of Microsoft Digital. (Photo by Jim Adams | Inside Track)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Microsoft Digital, the organization that powers, protects, and transforms the company, completed the rollout in five weeks\u2014the fastest deployment of an operating system in company history\u2014without disruption.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you look at the data, our time to deploy and the number of support contacts, Windows 11 is the most successful Windows deployment in our history,\u201d says Nathalie D\u2019Hers, Microsoft\u2019s corporate vice president of Microsoft Digital. \u201cFor a major release, it was so straightforward and fast that it was almost a non-event. Windows 11 raises the bar for all future deployments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Getting Windows 11 to employees in a fast, hassle-free way was crucial. Ensuring rollouts are free of disruption makes a big difference for Microsoft employees and\u2014because employee feedback gets rolled into the products\u2014for customers.<\/p>\n

A device is your connection to your work experience, especially when you can\u2019t go into the office. Your device shouldn\u2019t get in the way of what you\u2019re doing, so we wanted to make sure our employees had a good upgrade experience.<\/p>\n

\u2014Nathalie D\u2019Hers, corporate vice president, Microsoft Digital<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cMicrosoft employees are very vocal when it comes to giving us feedback about our products and features and that\u2019s a good thing,\u201d D\u2019Hers says. \u201cIf the product isn\u2019t working well, we hear about it early on, and that wasn\u2019t the case this time. When we deployed Windows 11, we received very few requests for support\u2014that\u2019s an important indicator of product quality for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Making deployment seamless for employees<\/h2>\n

A good Windows deployment is frictionless, where employees are not inconvenienced or prohibited from using their devices, apps, or important features.<\/p>\n

\u201cA device is your connection to your work experience, especially when you can\u2019t go into the office,\u201d D\u2019Hers says. \u201cYour device shouldn\u2019t get in the way of what you\u2019re doing, so we wanted to make sure our employees had a good upgrade experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The experience of moving from Windows 10 to Windows 11 was so smooth, it felt more like an update than an upgrade.<\/p>\n

\u2014Sean MacDonald, partner director of program management, Microsoft Digital<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Check out the entire Moving Microsoft to Windows 11 series:<\/strong>
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