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Conditional Access Blocks Downloads of Office 365 Attachments and Documents

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Azure Conditional Access policies are pretty powerful, especially when applications accommodate their controls. OWA and SharePoint Online can co-operate with conditional access policies to block the ability of Office 365 users to download email attachments and documents. Although not a perfect solution, it’s a good start.

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How To Configure Delivery Optimization in Windows 10

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Here’s how the Windows Update Delivery Optimization feature works in Windows 10 and show you how to configure it using Group Policy.

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Microsoft’s Build Conference to take place May 7-9, in Seattle

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is planning to host its Build conference in Seattle, May 7-9th.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: January 11

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Because CES is a pointless disaster, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s brief view from the top, when a partnership is not a partnership, Bing and illegal content, Cortana’s ongoing problems, and much more. All goods things must end Microsoft’s months-long run as the world’s most successful company—as measured by market capitalization—has come…

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Static Website Hosting on an Azure Storage Account

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan shows you how to host a static website on an Azure storage account – a great way to host websites with a small budget.

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What Is the Difference Between WMI and CIM?

Last Update: Jun 05, 2025

Russell explains whether there is a difference between WMI and CIM.

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New OWA Makes Categories into Favorites

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is still building out the new OWA (for Exchange Online) interface. One new feature is the ability to make categories into Outlook favorites. This seems like a small thing, but it’s really quite useful if you make an effort to use categories. Some people will love it. Some will say “blah.”

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Getting Started with Windows Server 2019 System Insights

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Install Windows Server 2019 System Insights using Windows Admin Center.

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The Hybrid Cloud Trends We Expect to See in 2019

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

As we head into the new year, here are the hybrid cloud trends that we expect to see in 2019.

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Microsoft’s Bringing New Features to Teams to Assist Firstline Workers

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is bringing new features to Teams that will make it easier for firstline workers to communicate with other employees.

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Test Microsoft Security Patches Early on the Security Update Validation Program

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

SUVP provides patches up to three weeks before their official release and encompasses all Microsoft products that are supported for security fixes.

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Microsoft Plans to Launch Automatic Email Encryption for Office 365 Tenants

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Microsoft plans to create an automatic policy to encrypt outbound email containing sensitive data for all Office 365 tenants. It sounds like a good idea until you begin looking at the operational consequences of such an action. For instance, how to insert a new transport rule into a complex set of existing rules. All in all, this is not a good plan.

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