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Azure Stack HCI is Microsoft’s hyper-converged infrastructure cluster solution for hosting virtualized Windows and Linux workloads. In this guide, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about the network components and hardware required to run virtualized workloads on-premises with Azure Stack HCI. How to select the correct network components for Azure Stack HCI Before…

Microsoft’s Office 365 Quarantine is a new service designed to keep organizations safer by moving all suspicious messages to a secure location. In this guide, we’ll explain how Office 365 Quarantine works and how IT admins can use it to protect users in an organization from malicious files and messages. What is Office 365 Quarantine?…

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…

A virtual machine (VM) is an emulated or digital version of a physical computer. Virtual machines can be used to run different operating systems and applications, store data, connect to networks, as well as perform other tasks like a physical device. Virtual machines run on a physical device called a host or parent server. And…

Microsoft first announced plans for a new and faster Teams client last year. But while Windows 11 got a new Chat app that is based on Teams 2.0, enterprise users are stuck with the clunky Electron version. And there’s no sign of even a preview coming any time soon. But earlier this month, Microsoft did…

SQL Server 2022, the latest release of Microsoft’s relational database product is nearing the finish line. In this guide, we’ll show you how to install SQL Server 2022 with the default, typical setup configuration. Planning and prerequisites Before we get started with the installation of SQL Server 2022, the first thing to accomplish is to…

When you need to create files and folders on a Windows PC, using the GUI seems the most intuitive way to do it. However, PowerShell can intelligently create multiple files and folders in bulk. This is a pretty common task for almost any IT professional, and in this guide, we’ll show you how to create…

When trying to join a computer to an Active Directory domain, you may sometimes encounter the “an Active Directory Domain Controller could not be contacted” error. When an active directory controller cannot be contacted, it can hinder your ability to join a computer to the network. In this post, I’ll explain the different DNS and…

If you’re using Git for source code management, you may need to merge different development branches for a project into a single branch. This article will guide you on how to combine two development branches with the Git merge command. We’ll be showing you how to create a Git project, create different branches, and merge…

Organizations adopting Microsoft’s cloud services need to keep their employees safe, especially when employees need to access these cloud services while being outside of the organization’s network. In this guide, we’ll explain how organizations can set up Conditional Access policies to restrict how their users can access Office 365 and other Microsoft services. What are…