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This Week in IT, Microsoft announces AI hardware in new Surface devices and updates to Windows 11, Windows 365, and Microsoft 365 to get AI into the hands of more people. I look in more detail at the announcements and how these changes could affect the way we all work. Links and resources Transcript This…

Jeff Hicks shows us a new way to access Desired State Configuration MOF metadata with some PowerShell.

Learn how to configure the Out of Office (OOF) message for any user with the Exchange Management Shell.

MC352623 – Updated July 11, 2022: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline and content below. Thank you for your patience. Soft focus and Adjust brightness are video filters in Teams video meetings. Users will soon be able to access and apply both settings, before and during meetings. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 65944…

Aidan Finn gives his thoughts on why backup is so hard and difficult for IT professionals.

In this episode, Stephen Rose and Darrell Webster discuss the differences between Teams Premium and Copilot in Teams, including their features, similarities, and differences. They also answer common questions about which one to use and when. Transcript Hey everybody, welcome to another episode of Unplug IT. I’m your host, Stephen Rose. Thanks for joining. Today,…

A Reuters report claims that Nokia, once the world’s largest maker of mobile phones, is plotting a mobile comeback. Sorry, Nokia fans, but that’s laughable.

MC411428 – When all holds and retention policies are removed from an inactive mailbox, it becomes soft-deleted and remains in Exchange for a period of time to allow for recovery before permanent deletion. Based on customer feedback, and to maintain consistency with other solutions, Microsoft will be changing this period to 30 days (from current…

Aidan Finn explains how many cluster shared volumes (CSVs) you should have in a Windows Server 2012 R2 Scale-Out File Server.

MC709662 – Updated March 20, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The Outlook for Android Settings page is being updated so that you can find the settings you need more efficiently. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 185387 When this will happen: Standard Release: Microsoft will…