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Following in the august footsteps of China, Russia is the latest totalitarian state that is publicly seeking to “ban” Microsoft Windows and replace it with less U.S.-centric technologies.

PowerShell expert trainer Jeff Hicks offers suggestions on how to spend your first 30 minutes with PowerShell. Don’t grab a book, open the console.

Microsoft has released a new website that makes it easier to find the change logs for any patch that is released for Windows 10.

Learn about what fast startup is in Windows 10 and how to disable it.

Aidan Finn performs several different tests to determine performance of aggregating standard data disks in Microsoft Azure.

Microsoft has been forced to radically change its mobile strategy because it could not gain any sizable market share.

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows us how to format messages in Slack to make channel feeds easier to read.

Aidan Finn plays with the biggest virtual machine in Microsoft Azure, the GS5, and explains the cost and performance implications for using it.

Because it was Brad’s fault, this edition of Short Takes focuses on John Roberts sells Microsoft short, gamers embrace Windows 10, even Blackberry doesn’t want Windows phone, Apple loses a patent case, and Amazon to open retail book stores.

Learn some practical first tips for getting the most out of Office 365 for your organization.

PowerShell scripter Jeff Hicks completes his exploration of building PowerShell menu oriented scripts by exporting and importing XML.

Aidan Finn explains how Microsoft is simplifying Azure Site Recovery for vSphere, which should make Microsoft’s DR site in the cloud much more attractive.