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Microsoft Updates Teams PowerShell Module to Version 5.7.0

Microsoft has announced the release of version 5.7.0 of the Microsoft Teams PowerShell module. This release introduces several new features aimed at providing IT administrators with enhanced control over user management, reporting, and adherence to organizational policies, among other improvements. Microsoft Teams PowerShell module is a set of cmdlets that enables IT admins to manage…

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: March 13

Because of the Coronavirus, this edition of Short Takes looks at a lot of virus-related collateral damage, including Microsoft Build 2020, Apple’s retail stores, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft’s ability to manufacture hardware, and even the DOD JEDI contract. OK, that one isn’t related to the Coronavirus.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: January 26

Because winter in Narnia was shorter than this, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s coming $1 trillion market cap valuation, a major Surface Laptop correction, Microsoft v. AWS, and much, much more.

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Convert Your Old Distribution Lists to Office 365 Groups

Microsoft is convinced that Office 365 tenants should move from old-fashioned email distribution lists to embrace the new world of collaboration enabled by Office 365 Groups. A new conversation method allows OWA users to convert DLs that they own. Is it a winner?

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Lurking Challenges for Teams and Planner

Teams and Planner are excellent examples of new functionality that Microsoft can create using the toolkit of parts that exist within Office 365. The two applications have excited and delighted customers since their announcement, but the applications are not yet complete. Some challenges exist that Microsoft really needs to take on to round out functionality and capabilities.

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Migrating to SharePoint and OneDrive – An IT Pro ‘Best Practice’ Getting Started Guide

Supporting a remote workforce, especially if you haven’t had the time to plan, assess, execute, and support it, can be daunting. Almost all organizations have had this thrust onto their IT departments’ plates for over a year now. Regardless of what your company’s long-term plans are for where your employees will work, it would behoove…

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Enable Plus Addressing in Exchange Online

Last Update: Jul 18, 2022

In this guide, we’ll explain the technology behind plus addressing and how to enable and use plus email addresses with Exchange Online. The background of plus addressing The idea of plus addressing has existed for many years. The idea is simple enough. An email address is divided into a local part (resolved within an organization)…

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Exploiting the Graph When PowerShell Can’t Do Enough for Teams

Although Teams has a PowerShell module, its cmdlets can’t get at some of the interesting information for team objects. But the Graph API reveals that information. Combining the Graph with PowerShell makes it possible to retrieve the information with just a little effort. A working example helps make the point, so here’s a script to report the Teams channels with email addresses.

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows – November 2018

Windows 10 version 1809 is rereleased but users still face problems, Microsoft issues security advisory for devices with self-encrypting SSDs, Windows 10 gets support for 64-bit ARM apps, and researcher finds Active Directory forest trust security bug.

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Microsoft Releases December 2023 Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows 11 and 10

Microsoft released its monthly Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10 yesterday. The company rolled out 33 new patches to fix several vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Office, Windows Defender, and other components. The December Patch Tuesday release is usually small, and this month follows suit with fewer security patches compared to recent months….

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