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The technology that underpins Known Issue Rollback first appeared in Windows 10 version 2004. Known Issue Rollback, or KIR for short, lets Microsoft and IT administrators quickly roll back non-security fixes that are causing functionality issues in Windows. Known Issue Rollback is designed to help Microsoft and organizations keep Windows devices secure but make sure… Read More

Continuing my mini-series on providing IT Pros valuable assistance and guides moving their workloads, roles, and Server-based applications to Windows Server 2022, here is my guide to upgrading, in-place, from Windows Server 2019 'Core' to Windows Server 2022 'Core.' Thankfully, the overall setup routine is similar to using the GUI (Desktop Experience) in Windows Server.… Read More

When was the last time you were engaged in a communication thread and made a mental note to assign yourself a task? And then...forgot? Yep, me too. I can literally say it aloud while I'm working and lose that thought a minute later. Thankfully for our sakes, Microsoft is continuing to make it easy to… Read More

Before you can install Windows Server 2019 on physical hardware, you'll need boot media that contains all the files necessary to install Windows Server. Boot media generally comes in two forms: as a DVD or USB drive. As most modern server hardware comes without a DVD drive, in this article, I'll show you how to… Read More

In Getting Started with SharePoint Syntex - Problem, Solution, and Methodology, we explain that SharePoint Syntex is a service that teaches Microsoft 365 to read, understand, and extract content from files stored in SharePoint Online Document Libraries. In this article, we create one of the available models that SharePoint Syntex provides, specifically a Document Understanding… Read More

If you are aiming for a roll-your-own approach to creating a backup of your data in Microsoft 365, the options are not great for a build-your-own solution. However, when it comes to the configuration of your tenant, there are good options. Even if you’ve bought a backup product for Microsoft 365 or are relying on… Read More

As we start the new way of working in the second half of 2021, whether it’s back into the office or working hybrid, one aspect we often see left behind are your meeting spaces. As organizations come back into the office, meeting rooms will no longer meet their collaborative requirements. We often see when people… Read More

In the last two articles in this series, I’ve pointed out some of the flaws in the arguments put forward by backup vendors for why you’ll back up Microsoft 365. There’s actually a good reason for using a backup product that they don’t often suggest, and it is the one that actually matters most on… Read More

This post was Sponsored by Stellar, you can learn more about their EDB Recovery Tool here. Exchange Server is Microsoft's enterprise email, calendaring, contact, scheduling, and collaboration platform. It is an enterprise-class server that is primarily focused on sending, receiving, and storing email messages for all of the users in the organization. The current version… Read More

Microsoft announced at Build that Windows Package Manager (WPM) v1.0 is now generally available. First announced in May 2020, WPM has been in development for over a year. But now it's finally ready for you to use. In this Winget Guide, I'll show you how to get it and how it works. How to get… Read More

With Microsoft 365, Cortana can pose a challenge for unintended data retention - if you are looking to disable Cortana for a single user or across your org, here is how to do that.

World events since March 2020 have highlighted one of the key benefits of Office 365 and cloud-based SaaS services in general: they are available any time, any place, on any device.  As the world was forced to work from home, Office 365 apps such as Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, and OneDrive could easily be accessed outwith… Read More

Microsoft announced SharePoint Syntex at Ignite 2020 as part of Project Cortex.  In Microsoft's own words, SharePoint Syntex transforms your content into knowledge using Advanced AI and machine teaching. Sounds great right? But what does this actually mean to SharePoint users? What real-world problems does SharePoint Syntex solve for Microsoft 365 customers, how do you… Read More

The Microsoft 365 network connectivity test tool allows you to perform similar tests on demand for instant results.

Looking to install Active Directory in Windows Server 2019? Here's how to accomplish that task with PowerShell.