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Learn about the new Az PowerShell module for managing and deploying resources in Microsoft Azure.

The first Patch Tuesday of 2019 sees a critical remote code execution vulnerability fixed in the Windows DHCP client.

Microsoft is announcing a new peripheral for the Surface Go, new laptops aimed at educators, and new features for Teams.

Most Office 365 users might be unaware of SharePoint’s Document ID service, which generates unique document identifiers for documents in a site. That’s OK, because records management is not the kind of subject that turns everyone on. But business situations do occur when document IDs might be useful, which is why I went looking at how this SharePoint feature works.

Russell shows you how to manage Azure virtual machines (VMs) using the Windows Admin Center (WAC).

Because this time it’s personal, this edition of Short Takes looks at Cortana’s slow-motion suicide, Microsoft trying to fix the housing crisis it created, the October update is finally ready in January, the Windows 7 farewell tour, and much, much more.

LAPS-managed local administrator accounts can be used for remote administration providing that policy doesn’t block their use.

Microsoft has missed a self-imposed deadline to open data centers in Africa but the company is still committed to the location.

Exchange 2010 will become unsupported on January 14, 2020. It’s time to decide whether to move to Office 365 or Exchange 2016/2019. Exchange 2010 was a really big and important release in the 23-year history of the product, so it’s sad to see it heading to the software scrapyard.

Microsoft is teasing a Hololens 2 reveal for late next month as corporate executives will be traveling to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress.

Azure VM Image Builder is a new tool for Microsoft’s cloud that lets you provision ISO or Azure Marketplace images with your own customizations, like security settings or installed software.

With the demise of Windows 7 coming in about a year, Microsoft is hoping to push customers on legacy platforms to Microsoft 365.