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How to Manage Connections with Remote Desktop Connection Manager

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

One of the most popular tools for managing multiple remote desktop connections has been the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager.

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Microsoft to Bundle New Edge with Next Version of Windows

Microsoft is going to start bundling its new Edge browser with the next version of Windows that will arrive this fall.

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How to Enable Reserved Storage Using DISM or PowerShell in Windows 10 Version 2004

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft makes it easier for system administrators to query, enable, and disable Windows 10 Reserved Storage. In this article, I show you how to use the new DISM and PowerShell commands.

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Microsoft Revises Windows Rings, Advises IT Pros to Move to Beta Channel

Last Update: Jun 30, 2025

Microsoft is making updates to the Rings of the Insider program and renaming them to Channels.

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New IT Teams Controls Make Setting Default Roles in Meetings Easier

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has rolled out new administrative controls for configuring the defaults for who should be a presenter in a meeting.

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Sponsored: Five Key Points for Securing Office 365

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

This post is sponsored by CoreView who offer a wide variety of security solutions for Office 365 Office 365 is one of the most commonly used applications in IT today. According to Microsoft, as of Q1 2020, Office 365 had reached 200 million monthly active users. Office 365 growth has remained constant at about 3…

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Cortana Daily Briefing Not Wanted by Some Office 365 Tenants

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft Forces More Artificial Intelligence onto Office 365 Tenants On May 13, Microsoft issued Office 365 notification MC212676 to inform tenants that a new Cortana daily briefing email was coming, saying: “The Briefing email from Cortana helps users start their day on track by surfacing information on upcoming meetings and outstanding tasks as well as…

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How to Improve Remote Worker Security Using Microsoft Intune

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this article, I will show you how to use Microsoft Intune to create a compliance policy to keep remote workers secure.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: June 12

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Because $1.5 trillion is an awful lot of zeros, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s new market cap milestone, why Microsoft won’t sell facial recognition to cops, Zoom trips over its own feet in China, Google plays the bully, and Sony announces a digital taco.

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Securing Remote Virtual Machines Using Azure Bastion

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Azure Bastion provides an easy way to secure virtual machines that might otherwise be directly exposed to the Internet.

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The Problem with Office 365 Backups

ISVs are sometimes criticized because their backup products don’t do a great job of handling Office 365 data. That might be true, but the real issue is the lack of APIs delivered by Microsoft. The available APIs are rooted in an on-premises heritage and don’t cover apps like Teams which knit together multiple cloud components. Future developments will increase the challenge.

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SharePoint Auto Digest Will Bring the News to the Inbox

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

SharePoint Auto Digest is about to make it much easier to bring news updates from SharePoint to the user’s inbox.

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