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Microsoft Offers Tool for Finding Outdated Azure Active Directory App Dependencies

Microsoft on Friday reminded developers with apps using older Azure Active Directory library files and APIs that support will be ending next year, but it also described a tool for finding those app dependencies.

Microsoft Tells How To Use PowerShell and Windows Update for Business Deployment Services To Control Windows 10 Updates

Microsoft this week described how to use PowerShell to better manage Windows 10 updates when using the Windows Update for Business' new Deployment Service addition.

Nintex Buys AssureSign To Add Electronic Signature Capabilities

Nintex on Wednesday announced the acquisition of AssureSign, a provider of digital signature and transaction management solutions.

Microsoft Points to Nobelium in USAID Spearphishing Attacks

Microsoft announced on Thursday that about 3,000 e-mail accounts were recently targeted by the Nobelium espionage group, with attacks spiking on May 25.

Microsoft Previews Contextual Settings for Azure Active Directory Conditional Access

Microsoft this week announced a public preview release of an Azure Active Directory Conditional Access capability that lets organization trigger policies for end users based on a situation or context.

How To Rename Files in Bulk the Easy Way

With a little creativity, Brien was able to use PowerShell to greatly simplify a bulk renaming task.

Azure Active Directory Conditional Access and VM Management Perks Released

Microsoft announced Azure Active Directory management enhancements for the Azure AD Conditional Access service, as well as authentication perks for managing Azure virtual machines.

Microsoft Previews Graph API Support in Windows Update for Business Deployment Service

Microsoft on Wednesday announced a preview of Microsoft Graph application programming interfaces (APIs) for use with the Windows Update for Business Deployment Service.

What's the Best Way To Learn PowerShell?

Simply experimenting with an existing PowerShell script is an effective way to build expertise. Just make sure to do it inside a virtual machine.

FireEye Explains Nobelium Exploit of Active Directory Federation Services

Security solutions firm FireEye on Tuesday described how Active Directory Federation Services could have been exploited to gain access to Microsoft 365 e-mails during the Nobelium ("Solorigate") attacks used for espionage purposes.

How To Deal with Apostrophes in PowerShell Strings

Punctuation can be problematic in PowerShell, with apostrophes sometimes causing PowerShell to misinterpret strings. Here's how to get around that.

Microsoft IT Tools Get Support for Surface Laptop 4 Devices

Microsoft on Thursday released an updated Surface Tools for IT version 1.0 bundle, which typically now includes support for the new Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 devices, according to an announcement.

IT Pros To Get Visual Studio Administrator Updates This Month

Microsoft soon will let IT pros apply updates to installed Visual Studio 2017 and Visual Studio 2019 products using so-called "administrator updates," according to a Thursday announcement.

Putting the Brakes on Automatic Windows Reboots

The last thing a backup or e-discovery project needs is an unexpected PC update forcing everything to start over. Here's the best way to stall an impending Windows update so you can finish a days- or weeks-long project.

Azure Active Directory Staged Rollout Feature Commercially Released

Microsoft this week announced the commercial release of an Azure Active Directory "staged rollout" feature for IT pros.

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