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Microsoft announces that it will pause Windows 10 optional updates starting in May and extend security updates for some Windows 10 version 1709 SKUs to October. There are also details on new features coming to Edge, an update to Microsoft Emulator for Windows 10X, and news that Microsoft Search integration with Windows 10 is being delayed until Q4 2020. Additionally, I provide some tips on working at home.

After an extensive trial, Microsoft is preparing to release the Office 365 Adoption Content Pack to all enterprise tenants. Gaining insight into how people use the Office 365 applications will help tenants maximize their investment in the cloud. However, the content pack is not a silver bullet and won’t make your organization any more effective than it is today.

This Week in IT, I look at the new features expected to be part of the Windows 11 Moment 5 update due in February. Plus, Microsoft Teams channels are getting a new discover feed, a new secure printing experience is coming to Windows 11, and Windows keyboards are getting a new key for the first…

Microsoft has released today the July Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10. The KB5028185 patch for Windows 11 version 22H2 brings the new “Moment 3” features that Microsoft previously made available in the optional update released in the last week of June.  Microsoft’s patches for July 2023 also include fixes for 130…

Installing Active Directory domain controllers in a virtual machine (VM) can be useful if you want to separate them from the physical network, giving you more flexibility and additional protection for your Active Directory infrastructure. In this guide, we’re going to detail the best practices for installing Active Directory domain controllers (DCs) in a virtual…

This Week in IT, are you a Microsoft Teams user on a Mac? Then you won’t want to miss this game-changing update! Stick around to find out what’s changing. Plus, Microsoft releases a new Group Policy analytics tool and Loop components are getting a new feature for developers. And all the rest of this week’s…

We sit down with Barracuda Networks CEO William “BJ” Jenkins to discuss their recent IPO, cloud computing, and the latest trends in IT security.

If you want to use Hyper-V on Windows Server Core, you’ll have to do that without a Graphical User Interface (GUI), which requires some knowledge about the different Hyper-V installation options? We’re going to explore them all in that guide, and we’ll also explain why you may find Windows Server Core to be a great…

The “Remote Desktop Connection: an internal error has occurred” message can show up on a Windows PC when the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client is unable to make a connection with an RDP server. The error is due to one or more configuration issues related to RDP and security. In this guide, we’ll help you…

Meet Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s new CEO! In this op-ed, learn about Nadella’s strengths and what led to ex-CEO Steve Ballmer’s stepping down.