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The Windows Virtual Desktop July 2020 update brings Azure Resource Manager support and Teams media optimizations.

Application Proxy lets users access Remote Desktop apps hosted behind a Remote Desktop Gateway. Now it works with the RDS web client too.

A significant turning point in the Surface story is when the company realized that Microsoft is not an entertainment company, but one that excels at making productivity software. With that focus in mind, the Surface Pro 3 found its footing and the brand has been growing since the release of that successful product. Today, Microsoft…

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;…

This month, Microsoft drops Win32 app support in Windows 10X, 20H2 to get UI updates, and Microsoft is preparing a new Cloud PC service.

Microsoft’s updated Teams meeting expereince is rolling out but to get the most out of the new UI, here’s what you need to know.

Because the end is listless, this edition of Short Takes looks at a temporary Outlook problem that broke the Internet, Google’s Microsoft envy, a well-intentioned but ill-conceived plan to fix Edge and Chrome memory usage, Microsoft layoffs, and so much more.

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;…

Microsoft has a very competent PR engine that is skilled at pumping news out that’s designed to thrill and excite people. We saw this happening in full flood on July 8 when Microsoft announced a set of improvements for Teams meetings. Now that the fuss surrounding the announcements has calmed down, it’s time to take…

Microsoft is rolling out new features that will overhaul the meeting experience in Teams with new views, engagement tools, and more.

PowerShell function that supports the WhatIf parameter and how you can use it to make your PowerShell functions even more solid

The Joy of Seeing Everyone In June, Brad discussed the need for Teams to match the 7 x 7 grid view supported by Zoom. It’s a competitive need not to be perceived as a laggard in the video conferencing space at a time when home working makes remote conferences a necessity. Simply put, it’s cool…