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How to Use Adaptive Scopes for Retention Within Microsoft 365

Last Update: May 21, 2025

In this guide, we’re going to explain how IT admins can use adaptive scopes to make retention policies for Microsoft 365 more dynamic. Adaptive scopes allow you to manage data retention using a more flexible approach compared to traditional methods. Microsoft 365 provides retention capabilities to manage the data for your organization out of the…

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Microsoft Launches Azure Spring Cloud Enterprise in Preview

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Last year, Microsoft unveiled Azure Spring Cloud Enterprise, a fully managed service designed for enterprise developers. Now, the Redmond giant has announced that Azure Spring Cloud Enterprise is available in public preview for all customers. For those unfamiliar, Azure Spring Cloud is a cloud-based service that provides tools and frameworks to help developers deploy Spring…

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Microsoft Adds Hotpatching Support to Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Microsoft has announced that hot patching support is now generally available for Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition. The new hotpatch capability in Azure Automanage allows IT Admins to quickly deploy security updates on Windows Server virtual machines without frequent reboots. The hotpatching support brings a bunch of benefits for Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition customers,…

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How to Encrypt Emails in Outlook (Microsoft 365)

Last Update: Jun 08, 2025

Outlook Email Encryption Options Outlook email encryption ensures that any email you send with Microsoft’s email client is encrypted before it leaves your computer. In this guide, we’re going to detail how to encrypt email in Outlook, as well as why you may want to start using this feature whether it’s for business communications or…

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The Top 10 PowerShell Commands That You Should Know

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this guide, we’re going to detail the top ten PowerShell commands for managing Windows PCs, checking services and processes, creating automated tasks, and output options. If you’ve never used PowerShell before, this is a very versatile task automation solution and we hope this guide the PowerShell commands covered in this guide will make your…

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5 Steps to Secure Active Directory

Last Update: May 24, 2025

In this guide about Active Directory (AD) security, we’re going to detail five steps that IT admins need to follow to secure Active Directory environments in an organization. There are many best practices you’ll need to be familiar with to ensure Active Directory security, including restricting the use of privileged accounts, monitoring Windows Event Log…

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Microsoft Simplifies Identity Management with Azure Active Directory Certificate-Based Authentication

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Microsoft has announced some important updates for Azure Active Directory customers. The company says that the new Azure Active Directory certificate-based authentication (Azure AD CBA) service is now available in public preview for all commercial and US Government cloud customers. Previously, Azure Active Directory customers had to implement a federated certificate-based authentication mechanism. However, some…

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Gets a Streamlined Submissions Experience

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Microsoft has launched a streamlined submissions experience in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal. The new submissions page provides dedicated item tabs to help IT Admins track and analyze malicious emails, email attachments, URLs, and messages reported by end-users in their organization. To get started, IT Admins will need to head to the Microsoft 365 Defender…

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Microsoft Releases First Major Windows 11 Update with Taskbar Improvements and More

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has released a big update for its new Windows 11 OS, which brings a bunch of improvements to the taskbar and much more. The first new feature that the company highlighted today is a mute/unmute button for Microsoft Teams calls in the taskbar. The latest Windows 11 update also includes a new feature that…

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Microsoft Launches Emissions Impact Dashboard for Microsoft 365 in Preview

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has launched the new Emissions Impact Dashboard for Microsoft 365, a tool that lets Microsoft cloud customers track, analyze and reduce their carbon emissions. The dashboard is currently available in preview, and it follows the release of the Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure back in October 2021. The new Emissions Impact Dashboard currently allows…

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Microsoft Defender to Block Credential Theft By Default on Windows PCs

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is getting ready to enable a new security feature in Microsoft Defender that should make it more difficult for threat actors to steal credentials from Windows PCs. The company says that the Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) security rule will help to prevent admin-level hackers from accessing the Local Security Authority Server Service (LSASS) process….

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How to Manage Tasks and Approvals in Teams with Adaptive Cards

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Adaptive Cards are a great way to share information into Microsoft Teams in a formatted card. Adaptive Cards are available to use within Power Automate, and they’re a low-code solution to creating cards that share information in an organized way. In this guide, we’re going to explain how to leverage Adaptive Cards to manage tasks…

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