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In this new Ask an Admin post, learn how to use the command line in Windows Server Core 2012 R2 to set the time and date.

Microsoft has taken the wraps off Interflow, a new security and threat information exchange platform that runs on Microsoft Azure.

Aidan Finn explains how Hyper-V Router Guard and DHCP Guard can be used to prevent guest OS administrators from enabling unwanted network services.

Need help with PowerShell? Here’s a list of some of the most influential PowerShell experts on Twitter.

Dealing with frozen virtual machines in Hyper-V? Learn how to get the GUID of a VM running on WS2012/WS2012 R2 Hyper-V in order to kill it.

Learn how to create custom security policies for Windows Server using the Security Configuration Wizard and how to evaluate risks associated with new policies.

Learn all about how Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V introduced improved network security with Extended Port Access Control Lists (ACLs).

Need to copy a file to an out-of-band Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V virtual machine? This handy how-to article by Aidan Finn shows you how.

Our interview with Microsoft’s Julia White concludes with a discussion of Office for the Mac and how Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is changing the company.

Learn how to enable Self-Service Password Resets for OWA users in Microsoft Exchange 2013 in our latest article on OWA password change management.

Need to Open or Close Windows Firewall Ports to Apps on Windows 8.1? Learn how to open and close Windows Firewall access to applications manually.

We chat with Microsoft’s Julia White about Office 365 growth and adoption, deployment tips, and upcoming features like Office Graph and the Codename Oslo app.