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Configure Microsoft’s new Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) tool to protected local administrator accounts.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella kicked off the first-ever Microsoft Ignite conference by saying that Microsoft has transformed itself to fulfill its “cloud-first, mobile-first” mission.

The Office 2016 preview is now available in preparation for general availability in fall 2015 and includes a slew of new capabilities for better IT management.

With barely a moment to pause and reflect on last week’s epic Build 2015 conference in San Francisco, Microsoft has set up shop in Chicago this week for its inaugural Ignite conference, which replaces TechEd.

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks explains why IT professionals who don’t like PowerShell need to get with the program, or consider another line of work.

Because Build 2015 just happened and I’m still on East Coast time, this week’s other news includes Windows as a service, Microsoft’s next billion-dollar business, Microsoft and N-Trig, HoloLens has an Achilles Heel, Apple Watch hates tattoos. Windows as a service? When I spoke with Microsoft’s Terry Myerson before the Build keynote, I saw the…

Learn about the troubleshooting capabilities of Microsoft’s free Office Configuration Analyzer Tool (OffCAT).

Aidan Finn discusses his top five most wanted improvements to Microsoft Azure, which include changes to strategy, management, and pricing.

Learn how to programmatically disable Remote Desktop Network Level Authentication (NLA) using PowerShell

Microsoft made several database-related announced that directly challenge its cloud competitor Amazon and its Redshift offering.

With a bridge-building theme as a backdrop, Microsoft on Wednesday announced a series of changes that fundamentally alter the relationship developers have with Windows 10. Now, Microsoft is embracing web and legacy desktop applications, and it will let developer easily port Android and iOS apps to Windows 10 too. Related: Build 2015: Microsoft Takes on Amazon…

In this PowerShell Problem Solver article, Jeff Hicks analyzes a recent problem he experienced on his personal blog, and shows us his resolution with some simple Universal Time conversations with PowerShell.