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Outlook has an option to automatically dismiss reminders for past events.

It’s not enabled by default.  Here’s how to enable it:

Automatically dismiss reminders for past events

If you don’t want to see reminders for events in the past, you can tell Outlook to automatically dismiss reminders for past events. For example, if you’re out of the office for three days, you might not want to come back and see reminders for the meetings that took place while you were gone.

1. Select File > Options > Advanced.

2. In the Reminders section, select Automatically dismiss reminders for past events.

[stolen from Jen Gentleman]

The support page documentation is here:

• Automatically dismiss reminders for past events
  https://support.office.com/en-us/article/set-or-remove-reminders-7a992377-ca93-4ddd-a711-851ef3597925

UPDATE 10/4/19:
A comment was posted on the original announcement page that’s worthy of highlighting.  Note that for consumers, they noted that this firmware update will eventually get pushed out via Windows Update so it’s not that necessary that individual users apply the patch manually – unless of course it addresses an issue you need:

I’m re-posting @Mendioroz ‘s helpful information with correct formatting to make it a little easier to read for everyone:

• The firmware (MSI) is only installable on Windows 10 1803 and beyond (any edition).
• In Windows 10 S mode, the previous tool didn’t work and it this one won’t since it’s a MSI package (no executables were able to run).
• If a Dock is updated with the MSI package, and then another Dock is connected to the same Surface device, in Registry Editor will show the information from the last Dock connected.

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WUDF\Services\SurfaceDockFwUpdate\Parameters

• If the Dock was updated with the Surface Dock Updater Tool before, there’s no need to install the MSI since there’s no changes on the “MSI firmware update”.
• It is planned to release this update through Windows Update (no expected time).

I will also confirm that nothing appears in the Start menu when you install this new update and that it silently performs the update in the background when you connect a Surface Hub.

ORIGINAL POST:

Just released… an MSI for updating the Surface Dock firmware to version “1.42”.  (This supersedes the previous version “2.2” which had a legacy versioning system.)

The latest firmware for Surface Dock now runs automatically in the background and simplifies the process of keeping your Surface Dock up to date. For full details, refer to Microsoft Surface Dock Firmware Update.

The tool comes packaged as a separate .MSI file in Surface Tools for IT. Simply download and install the tool on your Surface device to automatically update your Surface dock.  And of course, the Windows Installer .MSI file can be deployed remotetly across multiple Surface devices.

• Download Surface Dock Firmware Update
• Requires Surface devices running at least Windows 10 version 1803 or later. 

It supersedes the earlier Surface Dock Updater tool, which has been retired, is no longer available for download, and should not be used.

Surface Dock includes two high-definition video ports, a gigabit Ethernet port, four USB 3.0 ports, and an audio output, enabling users to transform their Surface device into a desktop PC.

View the original post here, along with the Q&A in the comments:

• Modernized updating for your Surface Dock
  
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Surface-IT-Pro-Blog/Modernized-updating-for-your-Surface-Dock/ba-p/867432

I was recently asked about using “BitLocker in China” and apparently, there’s some confusion around this topic on the Internet, so I contacted our Windows deployment folks as well as those in China to shine some sunlight on the matter. 

This was their response:

This is an older matter really related to the TPM chipset – not BitLocker itself.  To be clear, BitLocker’s use was never prohibited by Chinese Government:  It was TPM 1.2 that wasn’t approved previously by Chinese Government, but since 2015, TPM 2.0 has been approved by the Chinese government.  Read the following for more detail:

• Governments recognize the importance of TPM 2.0 through ISO adoption
  …the [TPM 2.0] standard was supported by a large number of countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Ghana, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, the Russian Federation, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States, underlines the growing level of concern around cybersecurity, among both developed and emerging economies.
  https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/microsoftsecure/2015/06/29/governments-recognize-the-importance-of-tpm-2-0-through-iso-adoption/

There are some OEMs selling machines in China with TPM 2.0, and this has changed over time.  For more detailed background you can read: https://microsoft.sharepoint.com/teams/Tradenet/Pages/Global-Encryption-Controls.aspx

Locally chip manufacturer, “Nation-Z” (www.nationz.com.cn) can provide TPM 2.0 chip-compatible components with TPM/TCM 2.0.

For example, Microsoft Surface devices ship with this chip in China and China only.

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• Dedicated-hosted Cloud Services
• Licenses WITHOUT Software Assurance

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This October 2nd we’re showing the world what’s next for Surface & Microsoft… and we’re doing it live. Tune in at http://surface.com/microsoftevent at 10am EDT.

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