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Because we’re all going to die anyway, this edition of Short Takes looks at a horrible new set of Intel vulnerabilities, Microsoft fixes a major security flaw in Windows XP (yes, really), Microsoft partners with Sony on video game stream (again, yes, really), and much, much more. Intel: We’re all doomed. Again. Good news for…

Jasper Oosterveld, Microsoft MVP & InSpark Modern Workplace Consultant, discusses a new release for the modern SharePoint news experience. The ability to create templates.

What is the Windows Subsystem for Linux and what are the changes coming in version 2 of the technology?

You can now protect your Azure Active Directory account with a 256-character password, including spaces. This news will bring much joy to Office 365 administrators and others who hated the previous 16-character limit, but please don’t rush into forcing users to change their passwords without taking the time to pause and consider how best to proceed. Longer passwords are good, but they should be only one part of a strategy to protect user accounts.

Microsoft launched the preview of Entitlement Management, a new part of their Azure Active Directory Identity Governance program. The idea is that you can manage access to resources via policy, which seems to be a good thing, especially in large organizations where objects like Office 365 Groups, SharePoint Sites, and Teams might just get a little out of hand. The preview is interesting, but like all previews, it needs some work to be ready for prime time.

Microsoft is about to enable functionality inside of Teams that will allow for ISVs to build a business around the communication platform.

Microsoft has released a new version of their Edge browser, here is how to change the search engine from Bing to Google.

Because it was a big, big week, this edition of Short Takes looks mostly at Build 2019, Microsoft’s annual developer conference.

Turla, a Russian cyber-espionage group is reported as being behind an attack on Exchange on-premises servers that uses transport agents to capture and process messages for selected users. It’s an attack vector that hasn’t been seen before and raises the question of how often administrators should review transport agents active on their servers. The important point is that unless your network is compromised, hackers cannot install transport agents on Exchange servers and this attack is more theoretical than practical.

his new partnership underscores that Azure is Microsoft’s priority going forward and their new open attitude is all about enabling Microsoft to extend Azure’s reach. Let’s take a closer look at what Microsoft and VMware’s new partnership means for the hybrid cloud.

In today’s Ask the Admin, I’ll look at three different ways you can migrate from Windows 7 to Windows 10.

How to set up Azure Active Directory Domain Services