Michael Reinders

One of the most difficult and rewarding topics on an IT Pro’s plate – Patching. If you’re an IT Pro responsible for patch management in your organization, are you following the right approach to achieve world-renowned status on doing it effectively? Let’s take a look at some methods and procedures to get you that next…

Microsoft surprised more than a few in the IT Pro and tech industry by announcing SharePoint Server Subscription Edition. Billing it as ‘the next generation of SharePoint,’ this new product ‘represents the next step in the SharePoint Server journey emphasizing the specific needs of our on-premises customers.’ They developed this new product around three core…

If you’re an IT Pro offering support in an Education or Higher Education organization, your world, over the last year and a half, has been turned into ‘the upside-down.’ Now, I’m not inferring that the information here will necessarily save you from the Demogorgon (did you know they can be as tall as eighteen feet!?),…

Microsoft recently announced that ‘Test Base for Microsoft 365’ has moved from the private preview stage to public preview. The company announced a set of new features that makes it easy to validate your company’s apps against the latest Windows client and server releases, from the comfort of a Microsoft-managed test environment. They’ve also taken…

Introduction One of the most important workflows in a business is the approval process. This can range from administration-like approvals like vacation requests, expense reports, and document signoffs. However, there is almost an innumerable amount of approval categories in the business world besides these. Think Finance, Manufacturing, HR, heck, even IT. (Imagine having to get…

I’m sure many of you are excited that Microsoft’s Windows Insider Program team recently launched the testing phase of Windows 11. What better way to get your feet wet than to test it in a brand-new virtual Hyper-V machine! Some of your users will probably be clamoring to upgrade when it’s official and recommended, so,…

There are some exciting improvements on the way for Universal Print coming in Windows 11. In addition, it’s not just Universal Printing that is improving. Microsoft has made several nice enhancements to printing in general, too; let’s take a closer look. Universal Print is a modern printing solution that your company can utilize to work…

Back at Microsoft Ignite 2017 in Orlando, FL, I attended the session where ‘Project Honolulu’ was announced and demonstrated. This was a fresh, built-from-scratch new server management tool for Windows Servers, Windows 10, and Azure resources. I do recall there being a large number of applause sessions from all the IT Pros in the audience!…

Continuing my mini-series on providing IT Pros valuable assistance and guides moving their workloads, roles, and Server-based applications to Windows Server 2022, here is my guide to upgrading, in-place, from Windows Server 2019 ‘Core’ to Windows Server 2022 ‘Core.’ Thankfully, the overall setup routine is similar to using the GUI (Desktop Experience) in Windows Server….

When was the last time you were engaged in a communication thread and made a mental note to assign yourself a task? And then…forgot? Yep, me too. I can literally say it aloud while I’m working and lose that thought a minute later. Thankfully for our sakes, Microsoft is continuing to make it easy to…

Windows Server 2019, the (2nd) most recent server OS version of Microsoft’s Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC), was generally available October 2, 2018. About two and a half years later, Windows Server 2022 is here! Well, as of this writing, it’s ‘here.’ Let me explain. Background Back in May, Microsoft released build 20344 of Windows…

Last March, at Ignite, Microsoft gave a preview of the new powerful and customizable experience. Starting on June 1st, they are starting to roll it out as a toggle to First Release customers.