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Microsoft Lists calendar view is getting better with conditional formatting support, which now makes it easier to customize the calendar based on specific requirements. The Redmond giant has started rolling out the new feature to all Microsoft Lists users worldwide. According to Microsoft, this release enables users to color-code list items to meet certain rules…

Microsoft has announced that it’s expanding the Secured-core initiative to enhance the security of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The company has also launched new Edge Secured-core certified devices designed to provide greater protection against firmware-based attacks. Microsoft first unveiled its certification program for secured-core Windows 10 PCs back in 2019. Last year, the company…

GitHub has announced that its Copilot AI coding assistance tool is now generally available for all developers. GitHub Copilot launched in technical preview in June 2021, and it’s designed to help software developers write code faster through autocompletion. With GitHub Copilot, software developers can use inline comments within their editor to get code suggestions for…

When you need to create files and folders on a Windows PC, using the GUI seems the most intuitive way to do it. However, PowerShell can intelligently create multiple files and folders in bulk. This is a pretty common task for almost any IT professional, and in this guide, we’ll show you how to create…

Microsoft announced yesterday that it has started rolling out several new capabilities for Servicing profiles. These are one of the top-requested features from IT admins, who will now be able to automate updates for Microsoft 365 apps via Azure Active Directory (AD). The Servicing profiles feature enables IT Pros to roll out monthly updates for…

If you’re having issues with Microsoft 365 services right now, you’re not alone. The Redmond giant has acknowledged that its multiple Microsoft 365 offerings have been hit by another outage this morning, preventing users from accessing their Exchange Online mailboxes. Microsoft confirmed on Twitter that it is actively investigating the problem, and some users should…

Microsoft has released out-of-band patches for Windows 11 and various versions of Windows 10. The latest updates address the sign-in issues with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and Microsoft 365 services on Arm-based devices. In release notes for the out-of-band fixes, Microsoft admits the June 2022 Patch Tuesday updates broke VPN connections. The bug also…

QNAP has published an advisory about a new stream of DeadBolt ransomware attacks targetting its network-attached storage (NAS) devices worldwide. The company advises customers to immediately update their devices to the latest versions of QTS or QuTS hero operating systems. The latest DeadBolt ransomware campaign follows the previous attacks reported back in January, March, and…

Microsoft has confirmed a new issue that causes Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory (AAD) sign-in issues on ARM-based Windows devices. The problem happens after installing the June Patch Tuesday updates, and it affects Windows 11 21H2, Windows 10 21H2, Windows 10 21H1, and Windows 10 20H2. “After installing KB5014697 on a Windows Arm-based devices,…

First introduced back in November 2021 at AWS re:Invent, Amazon announced the general availability of AWS Mainframe Modernization this past June 8th 2022. The new service enables you to migrate and modernize your on-premises mainframe workloads to a managed runtime environment on the Amazon Web Services cloud. It seems incredible to believe, but the venerable…

When trying to join a computer to an Active Directory domain, you may sometimes encounter the “an Active Directory Domain Controller could not be contacted” error. When an active directory controller cannot be contacted, it can hinder your ability to join a computer to the network. In this post, I’ll explain the different DNS and…

Microsoft Teams is getting a new update that enables users to create a special chat with themselves. The chat with self feature was first announced at Ignite 2021, and it has finally started rolling out to Teams desktop and mobile users. Microsoft highlights that the new chat with self feature is designed to help users…