Author: Russell Smith

One of the most interesting features of Windows Terminal is the ability to customize the appearance of each tab. But until recently, customizations were only possible by editing a JSON settings file. In Windows Terminal version 1.7, which has just been released on the stable channel to the Microsoft Store and GitHub, Microsoft has added… Read More

If you want to run virtual machines (VM) on Windows 10, you'll need to install Hyper-V. Hyper-V is a hardware-based hypervisor that lets you run VMs in their own isolated spaces. You can run multiple VMs at the same time, provided you have enough resources like disk space, RAM, and CPU capacity. Hyper-V supports Windows,… Read More

The Event Viewer tool in Windows and Windows Server first appeared in 1993. So, Microsoft has decided that it's time for an update. And as might be expected, rather than update the built-in Windows management console snap-in, Microsoft has opted to bring the new Events tool to Windows Admin Center (WAC). And it is now… Read More

This month Microsoft releases critical patches for on-premises Exchange Server, a fix for the AD Kerberos KDC flaw, and plugs a zero-day elevation of privilege bug in Windows 10. Windows and Windows Server This month Microsoft patched an elevation of privilege bug (CVE-2021-28310) in Windows that is already been exploited in the wild. The patch… Read More

One of the best ways to secure your systems is to make sure that Active Directory (AD) domain controllers (DCs) are running an up-to-date version of Windows Server. DCs are critical infrastructure because they manage the security and access to all your IT resources. If a DC is compromised, then you should consider your entire… Read More

This month sees a bumper crop of interesting announcements, despite the expected lack of Windows news at Ignite. Microsoft officially announced Windows Server 2022, Windows 10 21H1 is now available for pre-validation testing, Project Reunion reaches general availability with version 0.5, and Windows 10X is reportedly delayed until the second half of 2021. Classic Edge… Read More

Microsoft announced at its Ignite conference earlier this year that it is extending its Secured-Core initiative to Windows Server 2022. Currently available for selected Windows 10 devices, Secured-Core requires hardware to meet new standards that follow isolation best practices and to have minimal trust of firmware. Microsoft says that Secured-Core devices are intended for industries… Read More

As part of the Automatic VM Guest Patching for Azure VMs preview announced at Ignite in March, Microsoft introduced Windows Server hotpatching. Hotpatching lets organizations apply security patches to Windows Server without rebooting. A feature that's been part of other server platforms for years, hotpatching finally comes to Windows Server. But there are some caveats.… Read More

Microsoft recently announced the first preview of Windows Server 2022, and some of its new features, at Ignite at the beginning of March. In this article, we will look at new container options in the upcoming version of Windows Server. Microsoft is adding new features to Windows Server 2022 to help organizations accelerate application modernization.… Read More

Microsoft announced at its recent Ignite conference that WAC in the Azure Portal in now available in public preview. Prior to this update, it was only possible to manage VMs at the infrastructure level in the Azure Portal. But WAC in the Azure Portal lets administrators manage Windows Server VM guests at a more granular… Read More

During the first part of Ignite in September 22-24, 2020, Microsoft announced that it was bringing Windows Admin Center (WAC) to the Azure Portal. Windows Admin Center (WAC) is a complete reimagination of the built-in management consoles (MMC) that are used to configure Windows Server. WAC is a web-based administration portal for managing local or… Read More

Rolling out in public preview early February 2021, Microsoft is adding a new feature to its Endpoint Manager (MEM) solution called settings catalog.

Microsoft released patches to fix 82 security bugs in Windows and other software this month. There are critical bugs in IE, Exchange Server, and Windows Server DNS. Windows and Windows Server Windows gets two patches for critical remote code execution (RCE) flaws. CVE-2021-26876 is a vulnerability in OpenType font parsing and CVE-2021-26867 is a flaw… Read More

BitLocker is a full-disk encryption tool that is built-in to Windows 10. Full disk encryption prevents someone who gets physical access to a disk from reading the data stored on it.

Microsoft announced at its Ignite conference, which ran March 2nd – 4th 2021, that passwordless authentication is now generally available. Microsoft has been pushing passwordless over the past couple of years as a more secure way to provide access than passwords and multifactor authentication. Now that passwordless authentication is generally available, organizations can roll out… Read More