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Azure Arc Gateway is a hidden champion in your Azure Hybrid box of tricks. How to deploy Azure Arc Gateway There are several ways to deploy Azure Arc Gateway, including command-line interface (CLI) and PowerShell but the simplest way is using the Azure Portal. To complete the deployment, your account requires the following permissions. Let’s…

This guide breaks down how to use the PowerShell replace operator effectively, how it differs from the .Replace() method, and how to apply it to real-world automation tasks. We’ll also cover how PowerShell replace returns transformed strings based on regex patterns. What is the PowerShell replace operator? The PowerShell replace operator is a regex-powered tool…

Microsoft will begin rolling out the new Message Trace experience for Exchange Online later this month, with full availability expected by July. The update brings improvements IT admins will appreciate, including better filtering, timezone-aware timestamps, and more detailed delivery statuses. In Exchange Online, Message Trace is a tool that allows administrators to track the journey…

Microsoft wants organizations to migrate to Windows 11 before October 2025. And to help things along, they have released a new backup tool, called Windows Backup for Organizations, that aims to smoothly migrate user settings for devices not connected to a corporate intranet. What is Windows Backup for Organizations (WBfO)? Microsoft announced this week that…

Learn how to rename files using PowerShell. This guide covers the basics and a few advanced techniques, including syntax, common examples, the Registry, and even using a PowerToy. Basics and prerequisites The only prerequisites are PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7 or later, and administrator permissions with your logged-in account. The Rename-Item cmdlet is the most…

Microsoft announced Administrator Protection for Windows 11 at its Build 2025 conference. Administrator Protection will affect how developers create applications for Windows 11. What is Windows Administrator Protection? Windows 11 Administrator Protection provides local administrators with more protection without putting limitations on functionality they might need to get their jobs done. Microsoft revealed in its…

High Availability (HA) was introduced in Exchange 2010 and since then has become the mainstay of message continuity in organizations. A high availability setup relies on Database Availability Groups (DAG) as a critical component to deploy a “highly available” messaging service and mailbox database across multiple Active Directory (AD) sites for resilience. What is a…

PowerTree is a free tool that is now available to download for PowerShell 7+ on GitHub. It’s similar to the Windows tree command but provides advanced filtering, sorting, and display options that make exploring and documenting file systems more efficient. For example, unlike the tree command in Windows, with PowerTree you can: Install PowerTree PowerTree…

Despite Microsoft’s ambitions for Windows 11, users are not impressed and organizations are reluctantly migrating from Windows 10 as it reaches end of life. Stardock’s Brad Sams thinks users can be productive with Windows 11 — if you give organizations better control over the desktop experience. It’s no secret that Windows 11 got off to…

This step-by-step guide will help you master changing directories in PowerShell and navigating your file system. You will learn how to use basic and advanced techniques to change directories efficiently and streamline your workflow using PowerShell cmdlets like Set-Location, aliases like cd, and path shortcuts. Changing directory in PowerShell Changing file directories is essential when…