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What’s the Microsoft Computer Browser Service?

Microsoft Active Directory services in Windows 2000 replace the computer browser service used in earlier versions of Windows to provide the network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) name resolution. The browser service in Windows 2000 is provided for backwards compatibility with client computers that are running earlier versions of Windows. The primary function of the browser…

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Retiring Resume Assistant in Word

Last Update: Jun 24, 2023

MC411669 – Updated January 9, 2022: Microsoft is updating this message as a reminder that Resume Assistant will be retired. Thank you for your patience. Resume Assistant is being phased out, starting in September 2022. By the end of January 2023, it will be removed and no longer supported. Microsoft is committed to improving your…

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Using the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit for Server and Private Cloud Migration

We’re back with more MAP! In part 2 of this series, learn to use MAP to prepare for server and cloud platform migration.

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Microsoft Teams – Explicit Recording Consent for Teams Meetings

Last Update: Sep 20, 2023

MC523053 – Updated September 19, 2023: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams is going to support an Explicit Recording Consent meeting policy. When the policy is applied, the Teams meeting window will request explicit consent of all participants to be recorded. Before a user gives consent, the…

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Review of VMware Server 2.0 Beta

It was just announced that VMware Server 2.0 Beta is now available for download. There are a lot of new features in this Beta. In this article, we checkout those features and show you what the new 2.0 version looks like. So, check it out, I think you will like what you see in VMware…

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Office 365 Snippets — October 6, 2016

A relaxed week between the bedlam of Ignite and the calmness of the IT/DEV Connections conference in Las Vegas gives me a chance to catch up with some of the less-important but still worthy things I learned about recently. The Exchange team celebrated the 20th anniversary of the product, another of its leaders joined the Microsoft SLT, email from Paul Robichaux caused some problems, and the new Office 365 Admin Center finally reached general availability.

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Windows 8 Deployment Using MDT 2012: Setup and Configuration

In this first of a two-part series, Peter De Tender walks through MDT 2012 setup and configuration prior to deploying Windows 8.

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Hyper-V Licensing Considerations

Many organizations virtualize their servers to help save money on hardware costs. What you may not realize is though, is that virtualization can save you a bundle on licensing costs too. In this article, Brien Posey explains why.

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The Registry and System Tweaks for Customizing Windows Server 2008 as a Workstation

In my previous article titled “Customizing Windows Server 2008 as a Workstation – The Logic” I wrote about the reasons for trying Windows Server 2008 as your workstation, that is instead of using Windows Vista for that task. In order to make the necessary changes and tweak your newly installed system to have more “workstation-like”…

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Fixing “Windows cannot connect to the domain” Errors

Daniel outlines the 2 methods available to use in order to repair “windows cannot connect to the domain” errors.

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