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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: May 15, 2015

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Because I said so, that’s why, this week’s other news includes Microsoft’s complex new servicing plan for the many Windows 10 product editions, a rare win for Xbox One, Microsoft bricks leakers’ consoles, Azure comes out ahead of AWS and Google in new report, and Supreme Court may soon rule on Android’s illegal market gains….

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Windows as a Service Requires More Trust Than Microsoft May Deserve

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Microsoft has pushed the notion of Windows as a Service. But this name has nothing to do with subscription services. Instead, it’s all about trust.

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Understanding Federated Resources, Forward Syncing, and Loose Coupling in Office 365

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn about how Office 365 manages user and group identities under the hood using Azure Active Directory.

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PowerShell Problem Solver: Where is that IP?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this PowerShell Problem Solver, Jeff Hicks shows us how to easily find the geographic location of an IP address.

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What is Microsoft’s Storage Spaces Direct?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn provides us a detailed look into Microsoft’s latest feature in Windows Server 2016, Storage Spaces Direct (S2D).

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Facebook Starts Publishing Sponsored News Articles

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Facebook has begun testing publishing news articles directly into the Facebook news feed, starting with iPhone. The goal? To monetize mobile.

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Microsoft Ignite 2015 Conference Recap

Last Update: Jun 29, 2025

Want to know what Microsoft Ignite 2015 was like, but couldn’t make the trip? Editorial Director Jeff James has you covered with his Microsoft Ignite 2015 event wrap-up.

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PowerShell Management at Scale

Petri IT Knowledgebase Contributing Editor Jeff Hicks demonstrates how to use PowerShell management at scale to get large, complicated tasks accomplished.

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What’s New in Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V

Last Update: Jun 27, 2025

Aidan Finn outlines the new features of Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V that were announced at Microsoft Ignite 2015.

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Building a PowerShell Ping Sweep Tool: Adding a Port Check

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this final installment in this article series on building a PowerShell ping sweep tool, Jeff Hicks shows us how to easily add a port check to our existing tool.

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What was Microsoft Ignite 2015 Really About?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Petri IT Knowledgebase Contributing Editor Jeff Hicks does some keyword analysis on the Ignite session catalog and comes up with some interesting data.

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Windows 10 Security: Microsoft Passport and Virtual Secure Mode

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Russell Smith discusses how two-factor authentication will be made easier with Microsoft Passport in Windows 10.

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