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Outlook Client Updates Stall the Focused Inbox

On January 20, Microsoft unexpectedly updated their original blog post from July announcing the Focused Inbox with information about client updates to support the feature. The update contains some answers to questions why people have not been able to use the much-trumpeted feature.

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How to Add a Server to a SharePoint Farm

Back in July 2021, I wrote a post explaining how to install SharePoint Server Subscription Edition in a virtual machine (VM). SharePoint Server Subscription Edition is the new on-premises SharePoint Server product from Microsoft. Are you ready for more SharePoint goodness? Good. In my first post on this topic, I installed a new Windows Server…

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Windows 11

August Patch Tuesday Updates Fix 121 Vulnerabilities and Improve Focus Assist

Microsoft has released yesterday the August 2022 Patch Tuesday updates for all supported versions of Windows. This time, the company fixed no less than 121 vulnerabilities in Windows, which is quite important for what is a usually quiet month This month’s Patch Tuesday updates also bring improvements for the Focus Assist feature on Windows 11…

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Microsoft Teams Public Preview Now Lets Users Mute Meetings Notifications

Microsoft Teams is getting a new update that will allow users to mute notifications during Teams meetings. The company has recently announced that the Mute notifications feature is now available in public preview for desktop and web users. The Mute notifications feature expands the existing capability in Microsoft Teams that lets users customize their notifications…

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How to Change the Windows 8.1 Lock Screen

Tire of the default Windows 8.1 lock screen image? This tutorial shows you how to change the lock screen image and enable image slideshows.

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – November 2020 Edition

November has come and gone but for those looking to catch-up on Azure, here’s what you need to know.

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Why Has Microsoft’s Project Centennial Been So Unsuccessful?

Joseph Finney explains why there are so few popular desktop apps in the Windows app store.

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Windows 7 Upgrade Paths

A summary of the possible upgrade paths from previous versions to the Windows 7 operating system.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: December 7

Because Microsoft is actually in the news for a change, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s new Edge, facial recognition regulation, market cap, Windows 10 on ARM, and much more.

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Windows 11 2022 Update

Windows 11 Smart App Control Explained: What It Is and How It Works

Windows 11 Smart App Control is a new feature that Microsoft introduced in Windows 11 version 22H2, also known as the 2022 Update. Smart App Control is a system-level feature that can help to protect your Windows 11 PC by blocking malicious and untrusted apps. In this article, we’ll explain how Windows 11 Smart App…

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