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Patch Tuesday April 2019

This month Windows is patched for two zero-day flaws, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 users report that devices with Sophos Antivirus can’t log in after installing KB4493472 and authentication failures to services configured with unconstrained delegation.

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Previews of SharePoint 2016 and Cloud Hybrid Search Are Now Available

Microsoft on Monday announced that SharePoint 2016 IT Preview is now available, as is a cloud hybrid search preview for SharePoint Server 2013 and 2016.

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Windows Server 1 Hero Approved

Understanding Windows Server 2022 Licensing

Last Update: Jun 26, 2022

Don’t blame yourself if you missed it, because Microsoft quietly released Windows Server 2022 in September of 2021 with very little fanfare or publicity. With the new release, there are always questions about licensing and any changes that Microsoft may have made. So, if you are confused or wondering about Microsoft’s licensing for Windows Server…

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Cloud Computing

How to Add a New Domain Controller to an Existing Domain

As an IT Pro, it is highly likely that you’ve needed to add additional domain controllers (DCs) to your Active Directory environment. In this guide, we’ll demonstrate how to add a domain controller to an existing domain. We’ll also detail how to add a new domain controller to create a child domain in your existing…

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Windows 11

Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday Updates Fix 98 Windows Vulnerabilities

Last Update: Jan 20, 2023

Microsoft has released yesterday the January Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10. Yesterday also marked the end of support for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows RT 8.1. Microsoft had already ended support for Windows 7 back in January 2020, but the company is now sunsetting its Extended Security Updates program for…

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Why S2D Is Missing from Windows Server 1709

Aidan Finn explains why Microsoft did not include the bits for Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server 1709 and why this causes upgrades or installations of S2D to result in an error.

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Nano Server Is Here Today. Gone… Pretty Soon

Aidan Finn discusses Microsoft’s announcement to remove all the infrastructure features, such as scale-out file server and Hyper-V from Nano Server.

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How to Enable GPU Acceleration in Windows Containers

Need a little extra GPU power inside your container? Here is how you can turn on GPU acceleration in Windows Containers.

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Microsoft Removes Standalone Security Update Causing Issues on Some PCs

Microsoft UEFI Revocation List File update causes problems on some devices. Here’s what you need to know about the latest Windows Update problem.  

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Cloud Computing

Windows Server vNext Update: Key Enhancements in Active Directory Upgrade

Last Update: Oct 10, 2023

Microsoft has recently announced the release of the Windows Server Insider Preview build 25951. The new build introduces several enhancements for Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and Active Directory Lightweight Domain Services (AD LDS), including support for a new forest and domain functional level. What are Windows Server Active Directory functional levels? Functional levels…

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