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The Dashboard: Microsoft’s Unhealthy Relationship With UWP Devs

There is little doubt Microsoft is a developer company. There is, however, serious doubt about Microsoft being a company which supports indie app developers. The demise of UWP and its confusing twists and turns is no secret and is now old news. As that news was bouncing around the Microsoft blogs, UWP developers’ dedication was…

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M365 Changelog: Preview the new Microsoft Teams Windows client

Last Update: Jun 24, 2023

MC533687 – Today we’re starting to roll out the preview of the new Microsoft Teams desktop app for Windows. The new Microsoft Teams desktop app is built on a foundation of speed, performance, and flexibility—saving you time and helping your organization work together more efficiently. How will this benefit my organization: Our goal for the new Teams app…

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Dedicated Forest Root Domains in Active Directory

New Ask an Admin! Check out the benefits and disadvantages of using a dedicated forest root domain in your Active Directory design.

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Image-based Installations with Windows Imaging Format

This article details the Windows Imaging file format (WIM), the benefits of leveraging it for deploying Windows installs, and reviews the tool (WIMGAPI) that developers use to mange existing WIM files.

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This Week in IT – Windows Hacked: Security Flaw in Top Laptops Revealed!

This Week in IT, discover how experts from Blackwing HQ uncovered startling Windows Hello fingerprint vulnerabilities on Dell, Lenovo, and Surface laptops. Learn about the flaw and what it means for your device’s security. Plus, Windows 10 is getting a new feature and there are some changes to end of support for Exchange Server 2019….

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Cloud Computing

Microsoft to Release New Intune Premium Suite in March 2023

Microsoft has announced its plans to roll out a new Advanced Management Suite in March 2023. The cloud-based Microsoft Intune Premium Suite is a cost-effective premium endpoint management plan, which will include Endpoint Privilege Management, Remote Help, Microsoft Tunnel for Mobile App Management as well as advanced endpoint analytics capabilities, with support for more features…

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What’s New in SQL Server 2014

Curious what new features Microsoft SQL Server 2014 offers? We’ve updated this guide with the latest info to help you decide if you’re due for an upgrade.

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Upgrade to System Center 2012 SP1 VMM: Post-Installation

After the upgrade, then what? Follow through with these post-installation steps for System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).

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The Ball is in Microsoft’s Court To Capitalize on Teams

Microsoft’s Teams is off to a strong start but the company needs to be aggressive with feature deployment and not become complacent upon its success.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: September 11, 2015

Because a sentence that starts “you people” is never going to end well, this week’s other news includes downloading Windows 10 whether you want it or not.

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