Windows Server

This month is light on security fixes and there are no zero-days but there are still plenty of critical flaws that need patching.

This month sees Microsoft designate Windows 10 1903 ready for broad deployment, BitLocker no longer trust SSDs that have built-in hardware encryption, Windows 10 reach 900 million devices, and much more.

While it is easy to grasp the basic idea of how containers work and how they differ from virtual machines (VM), understanding container images and layers is a bit more complicated.

This month Windows 19H2 edges closer to a final build, Citrix releases Managed Desktops based on Windows Virtual Desktop, Windows updates break Visual Basic 6 apps, and Microsoft prepares to disable VBScript in IE11 on Windows 7 and 8.x.

Microsoft changes Windows 10 servicing again, Windows Server will get support for FIDO2 security keys in hybrid configurations, Microsoft fixes blocking issues for the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, and much more.

If your business needs to store and manage RAW image files generated by professional cameras, high-resolution videos, or other large media files, then local network storage and specialist software can help you improve productivity. But there’s no one-size-fits-all solution, so evaluate your needs and expectations carefully.

Here is how to create and run Puppet Bolt tasks.

This month sees Microsoft patch two zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows, an issue that may cause BitLocker to go into recovery mode, and the usual list of important and critical flaws for other products.

If you are a Windows shop, Windows Server is still the best way to provide file and print, and granular management of Windows.

Generation 2 virtual machines (VMs) have been available in Hyper-V since Windows Server 2012 R2 and they provide several important features that weren’t supported by generation 1 VMs, some of which are now available in Azure VMs.