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Checking System Drive Free Space with WMI and PowerShell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Use PowerShell and WMI to dynamically get disk information for the system drive even when you don’t know what it is.

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Windows Mobile 10: The Story So Far

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

As Windows Mobile 10 rolls towards RTM, Russell Smith looks at one of the latest builds and gives his impressions.

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Microsoft: System Center Will Be Updated Regularly Alongside Windows 10

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

With Configuration Manager “vNext” expected by the end of the year, Microsoft has begun explaining how it has changed this product to accommodate Windows 10.

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Windows Server Containers Networking

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Understand how Windows Server Containers will be connected to the network via a virtual switch, using NAT and DHCP.

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EU Antitrust Chief Promises to Actively Pursue Google on Multiple Fronts

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In a wide-ranging interview, European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager pledged to pursue multiple antitrust investigations against Google.

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Surface Book: The Fastest Way To Recharge

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

There are two ways that you can charge the Surface Book if you have an extra charger that can dramatically reduce the time to add juice to your laptop.

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Tip for Opening Large Text Files in Windows

Last Update: Jul 29, 2025

Daniel Petri shares a list of free tools to help open large files in Windows.

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Surface Book: The Hinge

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft’s new Surface Book hinge is a unique feature of the laptop and Brad Sams takes a closer look at what makes this feature stand out.

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Microsoft Azure Files Generally Available

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft released Azure File Storage with SMB 2.1 and SMB 3.0 support. What is this service and what is it intended for?

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Microsoft’s Stock Pushed Into The Clouds By Strong Azure Growth

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft’s Azure platform saw strong growth during the most recent quarter which has pushed the company’s stock to a new 52 week high.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition (October 2015)

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Because Microsoft only releases its earnings four times a year, this week’s other news focuses exclusively on those earnings, which beat expectations.

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Current Status Episode 30: Enterprise-Level Storage in the Cloud with Laz Vekiarides

Join Current Status co-hosts Theresa Miller and Phoummala Schmitt, as they talk with Laz Vekiarides, co-founder at ClearSky Data.

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