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Learn about the new features and changes to Hyper-V in the recent 1709 semi-annual channel release of Windows Server.

PowerShell MVP Jeffery Hicks shows us how to test Active Directory user accounts with a custom function in PowerShell.

Red light for RTM? Learn why we think it’s best to wait for Windows 8.1 RTC before upgrading your systems.

Because every day with me is April Fools, this edition of Short Takes focuses on a year off for Windows phone, Microsoft embraces Android and iOS during Build keynotes, Google’ April Fool backfires, Tesla sells tons of non-existent cars, and Blackberry continues to slide.

Russell Smith takes a look at the core functionality of Windows Phone 8.1 and discusses some issues he encountered with offline use in his long term review of Microsoft’s smartphone OS.

Jeff James continues his talk with Microsoft’s Edwin Yuen and Matt McSpirit about the evolution of System Center 2012 and its ability to manage heterogenous IT environments.

We’re entering the laid-back days of Summer. There isn’t much Azure IaaS news, but we’re after quality, not quantity.  June was a good news month for those of us using Microsoft Azure.

PowerShell sensei Jeff Hicks continues his look at working with data in PowerShell and introduces us to classes in PowerShell v5.

Microsoft told us some months ago that they would block the creation of new eDiscovery cases in Exchange and SharePoint. A course reversal has happened because of the humble discovery mailbox, which Exchange uses as a target for eDiscovery results. The block has lifted for Exchange but remains for SharePoint. It will eventually happen for Exchange but Office 365-wide functionality is better than workload-specific features.

Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop service now feature complete and should reach general availability in the near future.