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Learn how to better understand your Microsoft Azure spending with these quick tips from Aidan Finn.

Learn about new security defenses in Microsoft Edge in the Windows 10 Creators Update.

We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company employees;…

How can I slipstream service packs into the Windows XP media? This scenario explains how to create an integrated installation of Windows XP and the corresponding service pack in a shared distribution folder on a network. This integration is called “Slipstreaming”. The integrated process installs the service pack during Windows XP Setup, so when the…

In this episode, I sit down with Microsoft MVP, Darrell (As A Service) Webster where we deep dive into Microsoft Loop. Microsoft Loop is free, a real time collaboration app that makes simple tasks like agendas, polling and more across Teams, Outlook, Whiteboard and easier and considerably more engaging. From understanding the difference between a…

System Restore on Windows 10 is a crucial backup feature included in the OS. It lets you create restore points before installing any new apps, drivers, and Windows updates. If something you installed on your PC starts causing issues, you’ll always have the option to go back to a previous restore point and get your…

Understanding the new Microsoft Syntex announcements at BUILD   Thank you to our episode sponsor Specops. For a Specops free security audit, click here: https://password.specopssoft.com/unplugit   Transcript Stephen Rose  This episode of UnplugIT is brought to you by Specops Software. Specops is an easy to use password management and authentication solution for your active Active Directory….

This month’s big news is the release of Windows 10 version 20H2. It’s a minor update but it comes with some worthwhile improvements. Also in October, Microsoft released a new version of its Edge browser to the Stable Channel and Microsoft provides a workaround for the ‘Reset this PC’ bug in Windows 10 version 2004.

Learn how to free disk space in Windows 10 with this automated approach.

In this article, I’m going to describe how to use Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Analytics to improve security in your organization. Over three Petri articles, we’ve dived into what Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) is, how you can migrate to it, and how it should be configured. Part 1: Understanding Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and…