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Microsoft has acknowledged a new bug that causes some Windows 10 devices to receive an error with a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). The company detailed on the Windows Health Dashboard that the issue affects users who installed the KB5021233 cumulative update released with the December Patch Tuesday updates. According to Microsoft, the problem affects…

Google has recently announced client-side encryption support for Gmail on the web. The long-awaited security feature is currently available in public beta and lets Google Workspace users send and receive encrypted emails. With client-side encryption enabled, Gmail on the web now lets IT admins secure email communication within and outside their domain. The feature fully…

Microsoft has released a new update that enables customers to configure policies for Windows feature updates and expedited quality updates in Microsoft Intune. These capabilities leverage the Windows Update for Business service to give IT admins more control over the deployment of updates to Windows PCs across an organization. First up, Microsoft has introduced a…

Notion is a cloud-based productivity and collaboration all in-one workspace tool. In this article, I’ll answer the question ‘what is Notion?’ and provide some examples of how it can be used for productivity, real-time collaboration, and project management in your organization. Notion allows small teams of people to work together in real-time on documents, tasks, notes,…

Microsoft has announced some changes in its plans to kill off Internet Explorer (IE11) on Windows 10. The company detailed that it will release a Microsoft Edge update to permanently disable the legacy Internet Explorer desktop app on select versions of Windows 10 in February 2023. Previously, Microsoft announced that it would disable Internet Explorer…

Microsoft unveiled its plans to launch Microsoft Teams Premium as an add-on at its Ignite 2022 conference. Now, the company has announced that the new offering is available in public preview for commercial customers. Microsoft Teams Premium is a new version for organizations that need some additional capabilities to make the meetings more personalized, intelligent,…

With earlier versions of Microsoft Office reaching end-of-support milestones throughout 2023, IT Pros need to offer their managers recommendations on how to proceed – Upgrade to Office 2021 LTSC or migrate to the subscription model, Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise? Read this article to find out. We all know that Microsoft has steadily increased the…

Earlier this week, Microsoft released the December 2022 Patch Tuesday updates for various supported versions of Windows. Now, the company has warned that the latest Windows Server updates could prevent IT admins from creating new virtual machines (VMs) in some Hyper-V hosts. “After installing KB5021249 on Hyper-V hosts managed by Software Defined Networking (SDN) configured…

Microsoft announced yesterday that it’s blocking the use of Remote PowerShell (RPS) protocol for Exchange Online in June 2023. The company recommends organizations to plan their migrations to the latest Exchange Online PowerShell module. In October, Microsoft started killing off Basic Authentication support for Exchange Online customers to prevent password spray attacks. This change applies…

When organizations decide to migrate data from on-premises file servers or other platforms to SharePoint on-premises or SharePoint Online, they need to determine how tagging and classifying content should work. In this article, we’ll explain how you can use Sharepoint managed metadata to control how users add metadata to content across SharePoint sites in an…

Microsoft has announced a new EU Data Boundary plan for its cloud services. Starting in January 2023, the new data localization offering will allow public sector and commercial customers to store and process customer data within the European Union (EU). Microsoft first announced its plans to launch the EU Data Boundary initiative back in May…

Microsoft has announced a new update to improve real-time translations in Skype. The company released a new AI-powered TruVoice feature that lets Skype users translate speech in video calls to another language while imitating their own voice. “This is done using a combination of speech recognition technology and natural language processing, which are able to…