Michael Reinders

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.

Microsoft is reporting in a recent technical article that weekly meetings have increased by 148% in the past year since our work environments have become transfigured. The more trying aspect is the fact that we are spending between 6 and 29 (!) minutes scheduling those meetings. And considering the company wants to help you reduce…

OK, quick: How many Microsoft 365 services and apps are available to you and your users to help manage their work? Don’t worry, it’s a trick question, in the realm of having to ask, “What quarter are we in?” That’s because Microsoft is semi-admitting that they’ve released some newer tools over the past year or…

We have just over a year until Internet Explorer hits another ‘major’ milestone on its way to riding into the sunset. June 15, 2022, to be exact. This is the date the desktop application of Internet Explorer 11 on supported versions of the Windows 10 Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) will go out of support and be…

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

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…