Office 365 versus Microsoft 365

While you may find people using the terms interchangeably, Office 365 and Microsoft 365 are two distinct plans offered by Microsoft. Office 365 includes Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint for businesses which have their own network., and an active directory service to authenticate the users with access to the network. This is in addition to the standard MS Office programs, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.

Microsoft 365 expanded on Office 365, and is meant to replace it. While it also has Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access, It is tailored for offices that rely on the cloud, and don't have their own network. Azure Active Directory comes with Microsoft 365. It is a cloud-based system for authenticating users, but you cannot set it up with a server. Azure Active Directory works with Microsoft Intune in M365 to restrict access to data. Microsoft 365 also includes Enterprise Mobility and Security which facilitates the control of devices which are in different locations.

Edge is secretly giving itself a head start

Note that the Edge browser for Windows 10 is set to run some of its core processes in the background so it will open and run more quickly. You can check its status by going to: edge://settings/system

If you're relying on Chrome or FireFox, it may make sense to turn off the startup boost and free up memory for additional processes.

Windows EFS Encryption

The Pro edition of Windows 10, the EFS (Encrypting File System) system is designed to support file encryption. You can encrypt any file by right clicking on it, selecting 'Properties', on the 'General' tab, clicking on 'Advanced' and then checking off 'Encrypt contents to secure data'.

If this checkbox is grayed out, open the Registry Editor, and at: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem set the value of 'NtfsDisableEncryption' to 1. Then reboot your PC.

If this does not work, in admin mode of command prompt run this command:

fsutil behavior set disableencryption 1

Also run 'sevices.msc', and find Encrypting File System in the menu. Right click on it and select Properties. Then select the startup type to 'Automatic'.

Reboot your PC after making these changes.