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Microsoft Teams Adds Support for Scheduling Chat Messages

Microsoft Teams is getting a new schedule send feature that allows users to choose a specific time to send a chat message. The feature was spotted by Petri Jämsen, a Microsoft 365 consultant, and it’s rolling out gradually in public preview for the Teams desktop and web apps. First announced at Ignite 2021, the schedule…

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Microsoft: Token-Mining Vulnerability in Teams is Not Critical to Fix

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Security researchers have recently identified a vulnerability in the Microsoft Teams desktop app. The security flaw could allow attackers to access authentication tokens and accounts with multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled. According to the cybersecurity company Vectra, Microsoft Teams stores user authentication tokens in plain text on the device. It would allow threat actors with local…

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Network Security

How to Restore Active Directory

After you’ve built a solid, robust, and redundant Active Directory infrastructure, it is critical that you know how to restore Active Directory to prevent any possible interruptions to your environment. As an IT pro, it’s your job to prepare for the unexpected and to know how to get back on your feet. In this guide,…

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Microsoft to End Windows 10 version 21H1 Support in December

Last Update: Jun 16, 2023

Windows 10 version 21H1, also known as the Windows 10 May 2021 Update, will reach end of support in three months. The company is reminding customers that it will stop providing support to all editions of Windows 10 version 21H1 on December 13, and it will no longer receive security patches after that date. Microsoft…

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Cloud Computing and Security

What is a Hybrid Cloud Architecture?

Last Update: Nov 23, 2022

A hybrid cloud architecture is an environment that combines private computing resources with a public cloud. A public cloud is a cloud computing platform provided by a third-party company, and a good example would be Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, or the Google Cloud Platform. In this article, we’ll explain how a hybrid cloud architecture works…

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Microsoft Introduces New Group Policy to Control IE Retirement

Microsoft has introduced a new Group Policy that should make it easier to control the Internet Explorer (IE) retirement process in enterprise environments. The “Disable IE Policy” configuration lets IT admins choose when to permanently disable IE for all end users instead of waiting for the gradual rollout. Back in June, Microsoft announced the long-awaited…

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Microsoft Teams Gets New Remixed Ringtone for Video Calls

Last Update: Jun 16, 2023

Microsoft has released a remixed version of its default Teams ringtone, which is now available for all desktop, web, and mobile users. The company has partnered with a popular TikTok influencer “Calum Newton” (also known as CandyMoore.mp3), to create the remixed ringtone for Microsoft Teams. “Calum Newton, who goes by CandyMoore.mp3 on social media, created…

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VMware to Launch New vCenter Converter Tool in Beta

vCenter Converter, the former physical to virtual (p2V) machine migration assistant that WMware retired in 2019 is set to officially make a comeback later this year. VMware has announced its plans to launch a beta version of its revamped vCenter Converter tool for enterprise customers. Essentially, vCenter Converter is a solution that allows users to…

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Microsoft’s September 2022 Patch Tuesday Updates Fix 64 Windows Vulnerabilities

Microsoft has released yesterday the September 2022 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10. This month, the company fixed 64 security vulnerabilities, with six of them being rated critical. On the new features front, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is getting a boost on Windows 11 and Windows 10, and there are also other…

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Windows Terminal 1.16 Preview Adds New Text Rendering Engine and Themes

Microsoft has announced the release of Windows Terminal version 1.16, which brings a couple of significant improvements to the user experience. First off, Microsoft has introduced a new feature that lets users customize their Windows Terminal windows. Specifically, Windows Terminal users can modify themes in the Settings JSON file and then enable them in the…

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How to Schedule an Email in Outlook

Last Update: Apr 14, 2023

In this guide, we’ll show you how to schedule an email in Outlook for Windows and other platforms. This is a really handy feature that gives you the flexibility to send emails at a specific time. Instead of creating reminders to send some of your emails, Outlook can schedule them for you at the time…

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How to Recession-Proof your IT Career

Last Update: Sep 23, 2022

In this article, I will share my recommendations on how to build a recession-proof career and protect it against the effects of an economic downturn. In summary: Assess your current position. Update your skills. Get certified. Winter is coming – recession proof your career now! You don’t need to be a Stark to understand what…

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