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Google can’t seem to catch a break these days: the Internet search giant faces several antitrust investigations in Europe, and recent revelations that the US Federal Trade Commission should have pursued an antitrust case against the firm in this country have only damaged the reputations of both entities. But now Google is being accused, again,…

Learn how to use the VM Agent to repair Remote Desktop connection settings in an Azure VM running Windows Server

Learn how to configure Azure Storage and Storage Spaces in Windows Server 2012 R2 to optimize disk IOPS.

Learn how to perform simple document management functions using tags, file properties, and search in Windows Explorer.

This past weekend, Microsoft moved into middle age, having reached the ripe old age of 40. Let’s look back.

Jeff Hicks takes a dive into Idera’s PowerShell Plus free tool offering and explains its pros and cons.

Jeff Hicks shows us a new way to access Desired State Configuration MOF metadata with some PowerShell.

Are the GUI management tools still relevant for Windows Server? Russell Smith explains how we’re moving away from the traditional GUI in lieu of PowerShell.

It looks like Europe is ready to take the gloves off: after investigating Google’s search business for five years and almost letting the technology giant off with a slap on the wrist, the EU is reportedly ready to charge Google with sweeping antitrust violations. And in preparation of this momentous event, the European Commission has…

In this PowerShell Problem Solver, Jeff Hicks shows us how to test whether Windows services are running with some PowerShell.

Microsoft announced this week that all Office 365 commercial customers are now getting access to basic mobile device management (MDM) functionality without having to pay for separate services like Intune, which is a core component of Microsoft’s Enterprise Mobility Suite. The functionality is free, but it can also be integrated with existing Intune and Azure…

Learn when to spot different scenarios where you need to connect multiple networks in Microsoft Azure, along with step-by-step instructions on how to do this.