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The Ups and Downs of the Deleting Microsoft 365 Users Wizard

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft issued a new wizard to delete Office 365 accounts last week. It has the normal quota of cute graphics and some glitches to boot, but the wizard gets the job done in terms of converting a user mailbox into a shared mailbox and reassigning access to their OneDrive for Business account.

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Turn On Windows 10 NTFS Case Sensitivity

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this Ask the Admin, Russell show’s you how to enable the flag on a folder and explain why you might need this feature.

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Modern SharePoint Web Parts — Weather Web Part

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Jasper Oosterveld compares the Modern SharePoint experience to the Classic SharePoint experience.

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Microsoft’s ‘Immersive Productivity’ Agenda Extends to Visio

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Next up on Microsoft’s Mixed Reality agenda is bringing the platform to Visio and we shouldn’t have to wait too much longer to learn more about this update.

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Google Announces Istio Version 1.0

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Google has announced the launch of version 1.0 of the open-source Istio service mesh platform.

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How to Resize an Azure Virtual Machine

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

This step-by-step how-to post will instruct you on how to resize an Azure virtual machine, including changing the size within a series or switching the virtual machine to another series.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: August 3

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Because one trillion, that’s why, this edition of Short Takes looks at Apple’s $1 trillion market capitalization and how it compares history. Plus some Microsoft stuff. Because, you know.

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First Look: Microsoft’s Surface Go – The Tablet for the First Line

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft’s Surface Go is a smaller version of the Pro but it does cut a few corners to keep the price down.

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Checking Exchange Online Email Addresses to Make Sure They’re Not Compromised

Last Update: Dec 03, 2024

Scammers and spammers love having large databases of email addresses to use for their nefarious purposes. Your Exchange Online addresses might be in those databases, so here’s how to check the email addresses for your mailboxes against the Have I been pwned service (HIBP) using some PowerShell.

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Install and Configure Puppet 5

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

As a companion to my series on managing Windows Server with Puppet Enterprise, this short two-part article will guide you through installing your own Puppet 5 server on Red Hat Linux in Hyper-V.

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – July 2018

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

July was a busy month for Azure announcements, in this post, we wrap it all up so that you can stay up to date on the latest announcements.

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows – July 2018

Last Update: Jun 30, 2025

This month Microsoft trials a new managed desktop service as part of Microsoft 365 in the US and UK, Windows gets leap second support and a new time protocol, and Windows Update will use machine learning to learn when you’ve gone for a coffee break.

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