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Microsoft announced SharePoint Syntex at Ignite 2020 as part of Project Cortex.  In Microsoft’s own words, SharePoint Syntex transforms your content into knowledge using Advanced AI and machine teaching. Sounds great right? But what does this actually mean to SharePoint users? What real-world problems does SharePoint Syntex solve for Microsoft 365 customers, how do you…

The Microsoft 365 network connectivity test tool allows you to perform similar tests on demand for instant results.

A few weeks back, I scooped that Microsoft would not be bringing Windows 10X to market, and today, the company has confirmed my scoop. In a post announcing that Windows 10 20H1 was now available, the company provided an update on the future of the operating system. As expected, Windows 10X is not coming in…

Looking to install Active Directory in Windows Server 2019? Here’s how to accomplish that task with PowerShell.

Microsoft has been in a continual cycle of moving legacy features and interfaces from older websites to brand new ones. One major reason is they’re able to create these new websites from the ground up to be more performant, secure, and to be agile enough to work correctly on all modern web browsers (also built…

It was more than a year ago that Microsoft announced its intentions to bring Teams functionality to the consumer. Starting today, several features are now generally available as the company hopes to persuade you to ditch whatever it is you are using today, for Teams. By enabling ‘personal’ features in Teams, Microsoft’s goal is to make…

I’m going to bet you probably haven’t heard of Microsoft Bookings. Would you like an alternate infrastructure to take care of scheduling appointments with your customers and users over the phone? Microsoft has just the thing for you! A website service called Bookings. The easy-to-use, customizable webpage interface provides your users the ability to find…

This month Microsoft has released quite a low number of security patches for Windows. But there are still some nasty bugs that need your attention. Including a wormable bug in http.sys, a vulnerability in IE11, and a wireless networking flaw that could let an attacker disclose encrypted information. Windows and Windows Server This month’s cumulative…

A few years ago, Blockchain was going to change the world with its distributed database and ledger technology. At the time, cryptocurrencies were taking off and every cloud giant found themselves chasing the technology and trying to shove it into every conversation as well. But the reality is that Blockchain is not a good database…

Windows 10 includes all the software you need to set up a virtual machine (VM). Using a feature called Hyper-V, a hardware-based hypervisor for virtualization, you can install Windows 10 and other operating systems in VMs running in Windows 10. You can think of it like running a computer inside a computer; where the host…