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Filter out specific files, file types, and sub-folders from a back selection when using the Azure Backup MARS agent to protect files and folders on a Windows PC or server.

This month Microsoft trials a new managed desktop service as part of Microsoft 365 in the US and UK, Windows gets leap second support and a new time protocol, and Windows Update will use machine learning to learn when you’ve gone for a coffee break.

Microsoft currently offers both on-premises Windows Server versions and Azure in the cloud. But with the coming generation of Nano Server capabilities in Windows Server vNext, the differences between these product lines are about to blur even further. You can learn more about Nano Server in Aidan Finn’s article, Microsoft Announces Nano Server. And be…

Contributing Editor Aidan Finn gives us his opinion of the TechEd Europe 2014 keynote from the perspective of an experienced IT professional.

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a serious threat to Windows users, as hackers exploit a Windows Defender SmartScreen bypass vulnerability to deploy the Phemedrone Stealer malware. It could enable hackers to harvest sensitive information (such as cookies, passwords, and authentication tokens) from Windows machines. The security flaw, which is tracked as CVE-2023-36025, has a CVSS score…

HFNetChk is a command-line tool that enables an administrator to check the patch status of all the machines in a network from a central location. The tool does this by referring to an XML database that’s constantly updated by Microsoft. HFNetChk can be run on Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 systems, and will scan…

Microsoft has announced that Windows Server 2019 will arrive next month and if you are still running 2008, you need to start planning your upgrade.

Microsoft announced at its Ignite conference earlier this year that it is extending its Secured-Core initiative to Windows Server 2022. Currently available for selected Windows 10 devices, Secured-Core requires hardware to meet new standards that follow isolation best practices and to have minimal trust of firmware. Microsoft says that Secured-Core devices are intended for industries…

It happens rarely but systems do fail. A robust and reliable backup solution is paramount to ensuring the safety of valuable and irreplaceable data. Microsoft’s Data Protection Manager is one option that reliably backs up Exchange servers as well as a whole list of other services. The following article describes DPM’s capabilities as well as describes how to set the service up.

We’re back with part 2 of this video series on troubleshooting VMware View 5! Learn from real-word examples of problem VMware View 5 desktops.