Author: Russell Smith

In this article, I show you how to use PowerShell splatting to make your code more readable.

Windows Hello and FIDO2 security keys both provide passwordless authentication. But which is best depends on your organization's existing infrastructure and user needs.

Faster synchronization, on-demand user provisioning, and attribute mapping come to Azure AD Connect and cloud provisioning.

Microsoft fixes a zero-day in its Defender antimalware software and issues a patch for a vulnerability that was publicly disclosed in December.

History and open tabs sync starts to roll out in some regions for users on the stable channel.

PowerShell scripts can use a lot of resources. And that can be a problem if you need to run a script on a production server without impacting performance.

This month I have some details of changes coming to Windows and a new feature aimed at improving performance in Edge.

Use a .NET API to check if the user running your script is a local administrator.

Learn how to debug network issues in Windows 10 and Windows Server with PacketMon.

Reducing the time that security tokens remain valid negatively affects the end-user experience. CAE is designed to address the problem.

Network Unlock allows devices connected to a wired network to automatically unlock BitLocker-protected OS drives.

Use PowerShell to create consistent user objects in Active Directory.

Audit and test Microsoft Defender Controlled Folder Access to help protect your organization against ransomware.

This month there are just 58 bugs patched for Microsoft products, including a critical remote code execution flaw in Hyper-V and Microsoft issues a security advisory for Windows DNS.

As more employees work from home, Windows Update for Business provides a simpler way to update Windows endpoints with the latest patches.