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In this article, I’ll show you how to successfully install Windows 11 or Windows Server 2022 in VMware Workstation 17 Pro. It’s taken more than a year for VMware to release a new version of VMware Workstation Pro that officially supports Windows 11. But there are still some issues that haven’t been resolved since the…

Microsoft Teams has introduced a set of new video filters in preview to enhance video calls and meetings. The Microsoft Teams desktop app already supports brightness and soft-focus filters, but the latest update now lets participants apply frames and styles before and during meetings. “Video Filters are a new feature in Microsoft Teams meetings that…

In this article, I’ll show you how to export Active Directory users to a CSV file using PowerShell and Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC). Using PowerShell is recommended as IT Pros can use it to extract task-specific information about a subset or all of their users from Active Directory. This can be really helpful…

Microsoft has confirmed that the System Restore feature could break some apps on Windows 11 version 22H2. The company detailed that the problem affects select first and third-party applications that use the MSIX Windows app package format, including Microsoft Office, Windows Terminal, Cortana, Notepad, and Paint. In Windows 11, System Restore is a recovery tool…

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: Eswar Prakash on Physical Computing with Power Platform Eswar Prakash is a Technical Development Lead in Power Platform at…

Microsoft 365 includes powerful collaboration features that allow teams to work on and share Office documents more easily than ever before. But do you understand how file sharing works within Microsoft 365 and how to manage and secure your files?  In this article, we’ll take you through the basics of file sharing and collaboration in Microsoft…

Microsoft has announced that it’s rebranding the Office Insider program as the Microsoft 365 Insider program. The company says that this name change aligns with the rebranding of the Office app to Microsoft 365 on Windows, iOS, Android as well as the office.com web portal. Microsoft launched its Office Insider program about seven years ago….

Microsoft has finally decided to stop selling Windows 10 licenses to consumers and enterprise customers by the end of this month. The company has quietly announced on the Windows 10 product pages that it will block digital downloads of the Home and Pro editions of the OS on January 31, 2023. “January 31, 2023 will…

Microsoft has patched vulnerabilities in four different Azure cloud services. The security flaws could enable attackers to perform a server-side request forgery (SSRF) attack to gain unauthorized access to cloud resources. The security vulnerabilities were first discovered by researchers from Orca Security between mid-October and mid-December last year. The flaws affect various Microsoft cloud services…

Microsoft is planning to disable insecure SMB (Server Message Block) guest authentication fallbacks by default in Windows 11 Pro. The company has announced that this security improvement is already included in the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25276 released this month According to Microsoft, the guest authentication method doesn’t provide support for inspection trails and…

Microsoft Lists is a new application that was created as an evolution of SharePoint lists. It helps users in the corporate and consumer markets to track, share and organize their work in an online platform that is available on the web and mobile devices. In this article, we’ll explain how to get started with Microsoft…

Git has recently released new updates to address two critical security vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to launch remote code execution attacks. The company has also patched another Windows-specific flaw affecting the Git GUI tool. Security researchers from X41 and the GitLab Security Research Team first identified the security vulnerabilities as part of an audit…