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Everything You Need to Know About Windows – January 2021

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

A near-final build of Windows 10X leaks to the Internet, Microsoft released Edge version 88, and Microsoft is hoping to make Win32 APIs available to more languages. So, let’s get started. Windows 10X leaked build Early in the month, a leaked build of Windows 10X surfaced that allowed us to get hands on with Microsoft’s…

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Teams Web Meetings Update Delivers Gallery View and Together Mode Features

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has done well to ensure that Teams provides a consistent experience across the desktop client, web browser, or mobile apps. However, the web version of Teams lacks several desktop features for meetings, in particular the ability to see the video feed for more than one person at a time. New features are launching in…

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MJFChat: Why Identity Should Be Core to Your Security Strategy

Last Update: Jul 29, 2025

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;…

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GET-IT: Free SharePoint 1 Day Virtual Conference is Happening February 9th

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Petri’s GET-IT: SharePoint 1-Day virtual conference is a full day of free learning dedicated to technical content aimed at IT Pros who are looking to enhance their knowledge and skills for SharePoint development, migrations, administration, and utilization. During this free day of learning, we will be streaming to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Petri.com, and other locations…

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Azure AD Connect Gets Better Performance and Cloud Provisioning Attribute Mapping in Preview

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Faster synchronization, on-demand user provisioning, and attribute mapping come to Azure AD Connect and cloud provisioning.

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Everything You Need to Know About Office 365 – December 2020 Edition

As we kick off the first workday of 2021, it’s time for our monthly round-up of what happened, well, last month. Even though it was a much quieter month, there are still notable updates and posts that you should know about. And as you think about goals for 2021, learning more about Office 365/Microsoft 365…

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How and When to Use Breakout Rooms in Teams

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In a move that mirrors in-person meetings, Microsoft has released breakout rooms for Microsoft Teams. Breakout rooms were originally expected to arrive in October and after a delay, they have finally arrived in December. It is a wise assumption that the delay was to listen to feedback from customers who were using the feature in…

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GET-IT: Azure and DevOps 1-Day Virtual Conference is Happening Wednesday

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Petri’s GET-IT: Azure DevOps 1-Day virtual conference is a full day of free learning dedicated to deep technical content aimed at IT Pros and Developers who are looking to enhance their knowledge and skills for developing, deploying, managing, and scaling their operations.

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Microsoft to Turn on Guest Access in Teams by Default

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft is making a change to Guest default settings but you likely do not have much to worry about.

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Teams Previews Personal Features for Desktop and Browser Clients

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Following Personal Support in Teams Mobile Clients On November 19, just before things started to wind down for the Thanksgiving holidays, Microsoft announced the preview of “personal” features in the Teams desktop and browser clients. Preview availability for personal features on desktop (Windows only) and browsers follows up the debut of Teams at home for…

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Everything You Need to Know about Windows – November 2020

Last Update: Jul 29, 2025

November brings a new version of Edge in the Stable Channel, Windows Feature Experience Packs for Insiders, and news of a hardware security architecture designed to protect Windows 10 devices against physical attack.

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MJFChat: The Evolution of Windows from an IT Pro’s Viewpoint

Last Update: Jul 29, 2025

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;…

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