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How to Apply Sensitivity Labels to Microsoft Teams
Microsoft launched Microsoft Teams in March 2016 as a real-time team collaboration tool. Since then, it has seen substantial adoption inside Microsoft and outside. According to a recent Microsoft announcement, Teams has 270 million monthly active users, and 3 million organisations use it. With Teams sensitivity labels, managing sensitive data has become easier for administrators….
Jan 21, 2025
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First Ring Daily: Copilot Gets Costly
In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss how Microsoft is using Copilot to raise the price of its Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions just days after announcing new on-demand AI agents for the commercial version of the AI assistant.
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How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade to Windows Server 2025
In this post, I will demonstrate how to perform an in-place upgrade to Windows Server 2025 from one of your existing Windows Servers. Reminder: Microsoft fully supports in-place upgrades to Windows Server 2025 from Windows Server 2012 R2 and later versions. In this article, I’ll show you how to perform the upgrade from the command…
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SQL Server Essentials: Core SQL Server Data Types
In this article we’ll cover the essential SQL Server data types and discuss their common usage. Data is at the core of all relational database systems and SQL Server supports many different types of data and each data type represents a specific category of data. Each of the different data types have different uses and…
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Microsoft Intune Company Portal – Everything You Need to Know
At the device and user level, the Intune Company Portal serves as powerful application that allows end users to install approved apps, securely access resources, and stay compliant with organizations policies. In the modern workplace, ensuring that company-owned devices remain secure and compliant is essential. Without proper oversight, these endpoints can quickly become a conduit for security…
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What Is Azure Policy?
Effective governance is essential in today’s multi-cloud, hybrid IT ecosystems. Azure Policy provides a comprehensive framework for defining, enforcing, and automating compliance across Microsoft Azure resources, on-premises workloads, and third-party clouds via Azure Arc. Azure Policy ensures your resources align with business, security, and compliance requirements—without adding operational overhead. By leveraging initiatives, built-in policies, custom…
Jan 10, 2025 Tim Warner
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Windows 10
Windows Client OS
How To Find Windows 10 Stop Codes and Fix Errors Quickly
Windows 10 doesn’t reliably give you easy access to stop codes when it crashes. Plus, these codes may flash on your screen for just half a second! In this guide, we’ll show you how to find Windows 10 stop codes, find the reasons behind Windows 10 crashes, and guide you to solidify your Windows reliability…
Last Update: Jul 04, 2024
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Hardware
How to Choose Between RAID 0 Vs. RAID 1
RAID 0 and RAID 1 are two of the standard RAID storage levels that you can use to create large data stores by combining multiple disk drives. In this article, we’ll explain the main differences between RAID 0 and RAID 1 and help you determine how to choose the best RAID level for your projects….
Last Update: Jul 04, 2024
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Active Directory (AD)
How To Install Active Directory Users And Computers (ADUC): A Step-by-Step Guide
In this guide, we’ll show you how to install Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) and the basics of working with it so you can manage Active Directory. Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) is built as an add-on for the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), and it’s the go-to tool for IT Pros to manage…
Last Update: Dec 18, 2024
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Windows Client OS
Using Windows Boot Manager to Fix Startup Errors on Windows
Windows PCs may sometimes encounter issues during startup, and that can happen when Windows fails to load properly. In this post, we’ll explain how you can use Windows Boot Manager to troubleshoot boot errors and get your PC up and running again. What is Windows Boot Manager? Windows Boot Manager (Bootmgr.exe) is Microsoft’s proprietary Unified Extensible Firmware…
Last Update: Mar 13, 2024
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PowerShell
How to Use PowerShell For Loop, While Loop, and Other Loops
In this article, we will review PowerShell For loops, While loops, Do-While loops, and Do-Until loops. I’ll explain how PowerShell loops are constructed and how to define conditions to enter or exit a loop. PowerShell For loop The For loop is а counting loop, and it’s mostly used when you need to repeat a task…
Last Update: Mar 13, 2024
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PowerShell
IT Expert Answers: How to Check Your PowerShell Version
Whether you’re a PowerShell pro or just starting out, it’s useful to know how to check your PowerShell version. We’ll explain how to do that in this guide. How to check your PowerShell version Let’s quickly check the version of PowerShell installed on your device: For more details on the different ways to check the…
Last Update: Jul 03, 2024
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Achieving True MFA in Active Directory by Securing Every Authentication Factor
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) has become important for user security within Active Directory environments. By implementing additional verification steps, MFA makes it more difficult for adversaries to gain unauthorized access and it is essential for any organization aiming to secure its Active Directory infrastructure. However, despite investing heavily on MFA to stop cyberattacks, top research reports…
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Active Directory (AD)
Active Directory Faces Greater Risks Than Ever in 2024
You are woken by a call at 7am to find out your Active Directory (AD) infrastructure has been hit by ransomware. The helpdesk is overwhelmed by calls from users who can’t log in and management is already demanding to know how long it will take to restore. You break into a cold sweat realizing IT…
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Exchange Server
Microsoft 365
Outlook
Outlook: How to Convert OST to PST
In this guide, you will learn about Outlook OST and PST files, why you might need to convert OST files to a PST, and how to convert OST files to PST format. What is an OST file? An OST file, or Offline Storage Table file, is a data file that is created by Microsoft Outlook…
Last Update: Sep 20, 2024
Aug 1, 2024 Bharat Bhushan
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Exchange Server
How to Mount an Exchange Database on a Different Server?
Sometimes, situations arise when an Exchange Server administrator needs to mount an Exchange database on a different server. Here are a few examples: Now, let’s look at how to mount an Exchange database on a different server. Process for mounting an Exchange database on a different server Start by making sure that the integrity of…
Sep 4, 2024 Bharat Bhushan
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Active Directory (AD)
Petri.com’s New Active Directory Outage and Disaster Recovery Survey
Petri.com was recently asked by Cayosoft to conduct a survey amongst our audience regarding Active Directory (AD) downtime and disaster recovery strategies. Petri.com’s extensive experience in the marketplace, coupled with our standing as a representative voice for IT Professionals, allows us to bring distinct insights into prevailing trends and their evolution over time. The survey,…
Last Update: Aug 26, 2024
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Unlocking the Future: Copilot Chat Aims to Improve AI Adoption
This Week in IT, Microsoft announces Copilot Chat and pay-as-you go agents – Outlook and Teams is getting a unified contacts experience, and Patch Tuesday causes a problem for some Citrix users. Episode overview This Week in IT, we look at Microsoft’s new Copilot Chat feature, a unified contact experience for Teams and Outlook, and…
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Microsoft’s Strategic Layoffs: Innovation and Efficiency in the AI Era
This Week in IT, Microsoft is set to layoff underperforming employees, website certificates could be set to expire much faster, and Microsoft urges orgs to patch AD domain controllers as a new vulnerability is identified. Episode overview This week’s IT news highlights Microsoft’s plans for layoffs, changes to website certificate expiration, and a new Active…
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