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Because the wheels on the bus go ’round and ’round, this week’s other news includes a new Microsoft paid leave program for contract employees, Microsoft is still looking at running Android apps on Windows Phone, fake Apple Store employees, overpaid tech industry leaders, more Secure Boot non-concerns for Linux users, and the return of Blackberry…

Daniel Petri shows us how to manage local Active Directory groups with Group Policy Preferences, which lets us create, delete, update, and rename local groups.

European lawmakers who previous scuttled an EU settlement with Google are now taking an even more hardline stance against the search giant in the wake of leaked documents showing that the company should have faced antitrust charges in the United States. Meanwhile, the FTC and Google are both scrambling to undo the damage caused by…

Russell Smith shares simple steps for configuring event log forwarding in Windows Server 2012 R2.

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks shows us how to achieve PowerShell string parsing with named captures and REGEX.

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks walks us through the process of creating a function to test and compare PowerShell commands and their efficiency.

Learn how to query XML Event Log data using XPath to make your custom views even more valuable.

In navigating the tricky waters of the post-PC world, Microsoft is trying to make up ever-dwindling revenues from traditional businesses like Windows, Office and Server with new subscription services and mobile offerings. But it’s become increasingly clear that in doing so, Microsoft may also need to leave those brands behind. Which is fine, since Microsoft…

Learn how to gather Internet Explorer usage telemetry with the Enterprise Site Discovery Toolkit.

An inadvertently leaked memo reveals that the Federal Trade Commission determined that Google had violated US antitrust laws in abusing its monopoly search power to harm both competitors and consumers alike. But the FTC never revealed these findings and the search giant was allowed to continue its abusive behavior after voluntarily agreeing to make inconsequential…

Tim Warner provides helpful instructions on how to uninstall Windows PowerShell.

This post shows you how to create an Azure RemoteApp custom template using an Azure virtual machine.