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Windows Server 2019 Arrives in October

Microsoft has announced that Windows Server 2019 will arrive next month and if you are still running 2008, you need to start planning your upgrade.

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Outlook on the web – Pre-Reporting and Post-Reporting Popups Integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Last Update: Sep 28, 2023

MC668798 – Updated September 27, 2023: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The popups end-users see before and after reporting a message as phishing, junk, and not junk in Outlook on the web can soon be customized and localized in up to seven selected languages out of the full list…

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – January 2019

It was another busy month for Azure, here’s a wrap-up of what you need to know for January.

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Windows Virtual PC and Win XP Mode Release Candidate

Windows Virtual PC (WVPC) is a client virtualization software, which can be used on Windows 7 to create multiple Virtual Machines (VMs), each running a different operating system (OS). WVPC can be obtained as a free download from Windows Virtual PC website. WVPC is the engine which supports Windows XP Mode, a pre-configured VM running…

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What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2

Microsoft announced Windows Server 2012 R2 this morning at Microsoft TechEd 2013. Check out this early glimpse into what Server 2012 R2 has to offer.

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Almost Everything You Need to Know About DHCP as a Systems Administrator

Daniel outlines the importance of DHCP for any systems administrator and demonstrates why it is a critical “must have” network service.

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Creating Differencing Disks with Microsoft Virtual PC

As I mentioned in my “Creating Virtual Machines with Microsoft Virtual PC 2007” article, Microsoft Virtual PC is one of the top contenders in a growing line of Virtual Machine utilities. I will not go into the age-old fight on who’s best – Microsoft Virtual PC or VMWare’s software. Both are free and both are…

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Windows Autopatch Adds New Driver and Firmware Controls, Simplifies Update Management

Microsoft held its Ignite 2023 conference in Seattle this week, and the company unveiled some big updates for Windows Autopatch. The company has announced that it’s consolidating Windows Autopatch and Windows Update for Business into a single update management solution for enterprise customers. Windows Autopatch is a cloud-based service that enables IT admins to automate…

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Microsoft’s All-In-One Office Mobile App to Retire Two File-Sharing Capabilities

Microsoft has announced its plans to deprecate some file-sharing capabilities in its Office mobile apps. The company detailed in a blog post yesterday that the Nearby Share and Transfer Files features will stop working on December 31, 2022. The Nearby Share feature provides a streamlined and simple process to easily share files between two Android…

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HAFNIUM Highlights the Problem with Removing the Last Exchange Server

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last week, you could not have missed that the Microsoft 365 world has been abuzz with worry after Exchange Server 2010-2019 succumbed to zero-day exploits, believed to being used by a group known as HAFNIUM. These exploits are allowing an attacker to compromise Exchange and…

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