Russell Smith

Hyper-V is an optional feature in Windows 10 that can be used to run virtual machines (VMs) and perform other virtualization duties, such as supporting Credential Guard and Windows Sandbox. Like all Windows 10 features, you can add or remove Hyper-V using Turn Windows features on or off in the Programs and Features applet of the legacy Control Panel, PowerShell or DISM.

In this Ask the Admin, I look at what you need to know before connecting a high resolution 4K display to a notebook.

This month Microsoft releases Edge preview builds for older versions of Windows, an early preview version of Windows Terminal makes its way to the Microsoft Store, the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 previews in Windows 10 Insider build 18917, and Microsoft patches NTLM relay attack vulnerabilities.

Microsoft made the Windows 10 May 2019 Update and Windows Server version 1903 available for download May 21st.

Download Hyper-V Server 2019 now from Microsoft’s Evaluation Center website.

An early preview version of Windows Terminal is now available to download from the Microsoft Store.

Puppet Bolt tasks are scripts that you can run on Linux or Windows systems. A task contains a script, completely unmodified, written in any language supported by the remote system on which the task will run.

This month Microsoft patches four zero-day flaws in Windows 10 and some Bluetooth security keys stop working.

PowerShell 7 (PS7) is based on .NET Core 3.0 and Microsoft is aiming to provide much greater compatibility with Windows PowerShell modules, as much as 90 percent.

In today’s Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to install Windows software in bulk using package manager Chocolatey.

Looking to reinstall Windows 10 quickly and easily using the ‘Reset this PC’ feature? This is how you can do that.

These are the most important new features in the Windows 10 May 2019 Update that you need to know about.