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Microsoft has announced the general availability of RDP Shortpath support for public networks in Azure Virtual Desktop. The RDP Shortpath feature is designed to establish a direct UDP-based transport between the client and session host to improve the reliability of Azure Virtual Desktop connections. Microsoft first started rolling out the RDP Shortpath feature back in…

Microsoft has started rolling out a new Communities feature in Microsoft Teams for Consumers and Teams Essentials. This release enables users and small businesses to connect, share ideas as well as collaborate with groups and teams. Up until now, Microsoft Teams for Consumers allowed users to send chat messages, start video calls and share files/images…

It’s been a relatively quiet month what with Thanksgiving in the U.S. and Microsoft slowly winding down for the holiday season. Nevertheless, Windows 11 officially got File Explorer tabs in the November Patch Tuesday update, Qualcomm announced new Arm technology for Windows on Arm PCs, and Microsoft released its last Windows Insider preview build of…

Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue with the latest batch of Patch Tuesday updates released on November 8. The company warned that the bug may prevent certain database connections from working on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs. On the Windows Heath Dashboard, Microsoft noted that users might encounter database connectivity problems with some applications…

Microsoft has released a new Adobe Acrobat integration in Microsoft Teams. The latest update allows users to set Acrobat as the default app to view and edit PDF files in the Teams desktop and web clients. With this release, Microsoft Teams can open all PDF files shared in the chats and channels within the Adobe…

Environment variables are essential for accessing command line tools and controlling program execution in operating systems. In Windows, PowerShell provides a convenient way to manage and access environment variables. You can set the environment path, edit existing paths, and handle the user profile on your computer. In this step-by-step guide, we’ll explore what environment variables…

Cloud Conversations is a regular podcast that we’ll be featuring here on Petri. It’s about everything connected to cloud computing, including technologies like Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM), Microsoft Defender, Windows, Intune, and much more! Cloud Conversations – Ana Inés Urrutia on Viva Explorers, Travel and Flying planes Ana Inés Urrutia is a Dynamics 365 Human…

In this review, we show you how you can use Action1’s free platform to patch Windows and third-party applications. See how it works here. What is Action1 and why do I need it? Action1 is a class-leading patch management software with a robust feature set that automates the deployment of security updates and patches to…

Microsoft has introduced role-based access control (RBAC) support for applications in Exchange Online. The new security feature brings a new set of “resource-scoped permissions” to help organizations better protect access to email, contacts, and calendar data. The role-based access control model was first introduced in Exchange 2010 and it is used in Exchange Server and…

Microsoft relaunched its Syntex service with a broad set of AI-powered tools to automate content creation, indexing, and discovery at Ignite 2022. The company also plans to introduce a Pay-as-You-Go (PAYG) backup and restore service for Exchange, OneDrive, and SharePoint as part of its Syntex suite. With this release, Microsoft Syntex will enable users to…

Windows 11 Secured-core configuration lock (config lock) is a new system-level feature on the Windows 11 2022 Update to protect secured-core PCs from unintentional misconfiguration. When enabled, Windows 11 config lock should guarantee that secured-core PCs won’t be affected by configuration drift. In this article, I’ll be detailing how config lock works and how you…

Microsoft has released a new Network HUD feature that allows IT administrators to identify and mitigate networking issues in Azure Stack HCI. The latest update is available for enterprise customers running Azure Stack HCI versions 21H2 and 22H2. The Network HUD feature can proactively detect and prevent operational networking issues that cause stability issues and…