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In this Ask an Admin, discover how to manage remote desktop connections with Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCM).

In this article, we’ll look at how to optimize Windows 10 virtual machines for improved performance and VM density.

Microsoft released its monthly “Patch Tuesday” updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10 yesterday. In December, the company released a total of 52 patches to fix vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, and other components.  There are also several notable changes on the quality and experience updates front. There are minor new features for both Windows 11…

Azure Conditional Access policies are pretty powerful, especially when applications accommodate their controls. OWA and SharePoint Online can co-operate with conditional access policies to block the ability of Office 365 users to download email attachments and documents. Although not a perfect solution, it’s a good start.

Because there’s a Microsoft coffee shop in Berlin, this edition of Short Takes looks at the Windows 10 Creators Update rollout, Galaxy S8 preorders at Microsoft’s retail stores, and much, much more.

Universal Print is a cloud-based infrastructure that works for today’s distributed workforce.

Microsoft has finally recognized Parallels Desktop for Mac as a supported solution for running Windows 11 on ARM on Apple Silicon Macs. Back in 2021, Parallels Desktop for Mac 17 was the first version of the virtualization software to add support for Windows 11 on macOS, though Microsoft said at the time that it was…

Jason Zandri goes inside the Windows 7 Action Center and explains how to configure which Windows 7 alerts you see in the taskbar as well as a couple of maintenance and troubleshooting tasks that can be performed.

The new Microsoft Teams desktop app that launched in preview earlier this year is now generally available for Windows and macOS. The company has also started rolling out the new version of Teams to Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and government cloud customers. Since its launch in 2017, Microsoft has been listening to user feedback about…

Because hazy, hot, and humid doesn’t even begin to explain the weather in Orlando, this edition of Short Takes looks some of the other news that came out of TechEd, er ah, Microsoft Ignite this week.