Russell Smith

If you are looking to take or update existing Microsoft certifications, you might be wondering which are best to obtain and what technology path would be most beneficial. The certification program is in flux now as Microsoft gradually begins to move to role-based certifications, or workload-based as it is sometimes referred to, instead of focusing on specific products.

Intel releases microcode for CPUs affected by a new kind of MDS attack and says that previous microcode updates reduce the attack surface but don’t provide complete protection.

This month sees Microsoft patch a zero-day in IE, a security advisory for TPMs, and release the Windows 10 November 2019 Update for seekers.

Microsoft has updated both the Azure and Intune management portals for a cleaner look and better user experience.

One of the best new features of Microsoft’s new Chromium-Based Edge browser is that it allows you to install Progressive Web Apps (PWA), or any website, as apps that behave like any other Windows program.

Microsoft announces a reimagined Performance Monitor, new Edge to debut in January 2020, FIDO security key support for hybrid Active Directory, new security features for Azure Active Directory, and Intune and SCCM combine forces to become Microsoft Endpoint Manager.

Windows 10X is coming to new foldable dual-screen devices and clamshell laptops, robots are invading Windows 10, all businesses can buy Windows 7 Extended Security Updates starting December 1st, and Server Core is now in fashion thanks to Windows Admin Center.

Microsoft started using machine learning (ML) to manage the rollout of Windows 10 feature updates with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803). In a new blog post by Microsoft’s Archana Ramesh and Michael Stephenson, both data scientists for Microsoft Cloud and AI, the company outlines improvements made since then.

Microsoft says that since the general availability of Windows Server 2019, it has seen the fastest adoption rate for Server Core in history.

In today’s Ask the Admin, I look in more detail at how Reset this PC actually works and the new cloud download feature that is coming in Windows 10 20H1.

How to set up notifications in Windows 10 to maximize productivity while not missing important tasks and messages.

A closer look at the Microsoft Defender Tamper Protection feature that rolled out in the Windows 10 May 2019 Update and that is soon to be enabled by default for all users.