Microsoft is set of end extended support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 in October 2023. The company is reminding customers that it will no longer provide software updates, security patches, and technical support after this date. It’s been more than four years since Microsoft announced the end of mainstream support for…
Microsoft has announced its plans to launch Office 365 Government Secret, a new cloud offering for government agencies and their partners. The company says that this new security offering is currently in government review, and it’s expected to become generally available in mid-2022. Microsoft highlighted that the Office 365 Government Secret cloud service is built…
Last Update: Jun 25, 2023
MC316448 – Updated February 11, 2022: Microsoft has updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your patience. With this update, which will improve the security of your tenant, Security & Compliance PowerShell will enable configuration of certificate-based authentication to allow unattended App-only access. When this will happen: Rollout will begin in mid-February and is…
How to configure a Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) host pool.
Last Update: Jun 27, 2023
MC249775 – Updated April 16, 2021: Thank you for your feedback. At this time Microsoft will not be moving forward with rolling out the feature as outlined. Microsoft is evaluating changes based on feedback and will announce our new plan via Message center when Microsoft is ready proceed. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Users in your…
Microsoft has announced that hotpatch support is now generally available for Windows Server Azure Edition VMs running the Desktop experience. This release enables organizations to patch and install updates to Windows Server virtual machines on Azure without rebooting. The Hotpatch feature accomplishes this goal by applying the patch in-memory code of running processes without restarting…
Microsoft has announced that its Entra Verified ID service is now generally available for commercial customers. The new decentralized identity offering enables organizations to easily create, issue, and verify the credentials of users to provide proof of education, employment, and other claims. “Microsoft’s Microsoft Entra Verified ID (Azure AD VC) service enables you to trust…
HPE is hosting its Discover event this week in London where they announced a new hybrid cloud service with the help of Microsoft.
Last Update: Apr 04, 2022
If you are using PowerShell scripts to automate tasks in your environment, sooner or later, there’s a good chance that you will need to deal with elevating privileges to access resources that require a different set of credentials than those being used to run the script. For example, you might need to access a file…
Here’s a simple way to create a VNet-to-VNet VPN using Microsoft AzureRM and PowerShell.