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Speedy PowerShell Access to Office 365 Groups with Get-ExoRecipient

The new Exchange Online Management PowerShell module has cmdlets that are faster than their older Remote PowerShell equivalents. Converting scripts to make the new cmdlets work takes some effort because the REST-based cmdlets have their own little quirks that need to be understood and mastered before scripts work properly. This example explains some of the issues met when converting code to report the Inbox sizes and items for Office 365 groups.

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Windows Server Core Container Images Now 40 Percent Smaller

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft announces 40% smaller Server Core container images coming in the 20H1 timeframe.

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Disaster Recovery: Practice Makes Perfect

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

There’s no doubt that having a disaster recovery (DR) plan in place is essential for businesses of all shapes and sizes. However, having a DR plan in place and effectively using it are very different things. Just like application code, DR plans and the DR procedures that you have in place need to be tested…

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Identifying Obsolete Guest User Accounts in an Office 365 Tenant

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Many Office 365 applications now create Azure Active Directory guest accounts. What’s the best way to discover if the accounts are active and in use? This PowerShell script uses the Office 365 audit log and message trace data to figure out what guest accounts are active and outputs a CSV file for your review and analysis. Like any other PowerShell script, it can be adapted to suit your purposes.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: December 20

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Because the year is winding down, this edition of Short Takes looks at the terrible new direction of the Windows Insider Program, New Edge is to browsers as New Coke was to cola, Windows 7 and Microsoft Security Essentials, and much, much more. Now they’re just messing with us Keeping track of how the Windows…

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How to Configure a Windows 10 VPN Profile Using Microsoft Intune

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

How to deploy a Windows 10 VPN profile using Microsoft Intune.

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Batten Down the Hatches, Hackers Are Coming for Your NAS

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

According to Kaspersky’s Threat Evolution Report Q3 2019, there is new ransomware ‘focused solely on NAS’ active in the wild.

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Using Office 365 Online Apps with the Brave Browser

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

The Brave Browser offers the prospect of speed and security. But how well does it work with the Office 365 browser apps? As it happens, pretty well, with some exceptions. Here’s what I discovered when I test-drove Brave with OWA, Teams, SharePoint Online, Yammer, Planner, and Stream.

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Managing Common Linux Configuration Files with PowerShell 7

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

PowerShell has been the default configuration tool for Windows since it’s release in 2006, but since being open-sourced in 2016, administrators can use it for Linux and macOS as well. However, there are some significant differences in how to manage a Windows operating system over a Linux operating system.

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Microsoft Edge Integration with Windows 10

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Microsoft has already updated current and older versions of Windows 10 to prepare them to integrate with its new Chromium-based Edge browser.

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Patch Tuesday – December 2019

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

This month’s end-of-year Patch Tuesday is relatively light, with Microsoft fixing a Windows zero-day and a spoofing vulnerability in SQL Server Reporting Services.

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Microsoft Forms Gets File Upload Capability

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Designers working with Microsoft Forms can now include a file upload question type in their questionnaires, surveys, and other forms. It’s a small but valuable change to Forms. Depending on the form type, the uploaded files are stored in OneDrive for Business or SharePoint Online.

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