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With Microsoft 365, Cortana can pose a challenge for unintended data retention – if you are looking to disable Cortana for a single user or across your org, here is how to do that.

Microsoft Search is now integrated with Windows Search in Windows 10. Microsoft had been talking about this capability since 2018 but recently went quiet on the subject. So, I did a little digging and found that according to the Microsoft 365 roadmap, which you can find here, Microsoft Search for Windows 10 launched April 2021…

The second half of 2021 is going to include a migration that few have ever experienced in the business world. After the majority of employees migrated from the office to the home, the reverse migration is going to happen soon as well. Today, Microsoft is painting the picture of the future of meetings. As boring…

World events since March 2020 have highlighted one of the key benefits of Office 365 and cloud-based SaaS services in general: they are available any time, any place, on any device.  As the world was forced to work from home, Office 365 apps such as Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, and OneDrive could easily be accessed outwith…

As the world starts to slowly move from workers being mostly at home to migrating back to the office, new challenges are going to arise for IT Pros. From issuing new hardware, making sure all remote data is properly accessed, and possibly mass-software upgrades – we want to know the biggest challenges that are on…

One of the good things about virtual events like VeeamOn is that you can attend specifically what you want to learn. I personally can’t wait to get back into the regular events circuit. I’ve put in a few call for presentations for in-person events and I see a number of events planning for the fall,…

A few weeks back, Microsoft announced the Surface Headphones 2+ that answered the nagging question – why aren’t Surface Headphones certified for Teams? Considering that the headphones are the company’s flagship audio device, you would think that they would be certified with the company’s own productivity software. But, as it turns out, and this will…

Microsoft announced SharePoint Syntex at Ignite 2020 as part of Project Cortex.  In Microsoft’s own words, SharePoint Syntex transforms your content into knowledge using Advanced AI and machine teaching. Sounds great right? But what does this actually mean to SharePoint users? What real-world problems does SharePoint Syntex solve for Microsoft 365 customers, how do you…

When it comes to browsers on Windows 10, there are currently three options technically available to users. You have Internet Explorer 11, legacy Edge, and the ‘new’ Edge. But starting in 2022, Internet Explorer 11 will be officially retired. You might be thinking that Internet Explorer 11 was already pushed out to sea as part…

The Microsoft 365 network connectivity test tool allows you to perform similar tests on demand for instant results.

A few weeks back, I scooped that Microsoft would not be bringing Windows 10X to market, and today, the company has confirmed my scoop. In a post announcing that Windows 10 20H1 was now available, the company provided an update on the future of the operating system. As expected, Windows 10X is not coming in…

Looking to install Active Directory in Windows Server 2019? Here’s how to accomplish that task with PowerShell.