Network Management


Azure Active Directory Connect Preview Adds Support for Disconnected AD Forests

Microsoft on Thursday announced a preview of a new "Cloud Provisioning" feature for the Azure Active Directory Connect service that promises to bring together scattered Active Directory "forests."

How To Block Self-Service Purchasing in Microsoft's Power Platform

Microsoft threw Office 365 admins a bone when it gave them the ability to block users from purchasing Power Platform tools without IT approval. Here's how to prevent total anarchy.

Microsoft Reveals Plan To Kill Delve Blogs

Microsoft somewhat indirectly unveiled plans to kill off its Delve Blogs feature, with disablement starting next month.

How To Remove the Windows 10 Action Center

Microsoft meant well with Windows 10's Action Center, but the constant pop-up notifications are often more annoying than helpful. Here's how to get rid of them.

Google IDs on Azure Active Directory B2B Service Now at 'General Availability'

Microsoft announced on Wednesday that users of the Google identity and access service can use their personal log-in IDs with the Azure Active Directory B2B service to access resources as "guests."

Windows Will Have Support for Encrypted DNS

Microsoft announced this week that the Windows operating system already has support for an encrypted Domain Name System option that promises to add greater privacy protections for Internet connections.

Azure Active Directory ID Protection 'Refresh' Now Available

Microsoft's enhancements to the Azure Active Directory Identity Protection service are now said to be "generally available" (GA), or ready for commercial use, per a Wednesday announcement.

Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Version 1909

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of Windows 10 version 1909, a new operating system product that's also known as the "Windows 10 November 2019 Update."

Microsoft Offers 1 Year of Free Windows 7 Extended Security Updates to E5 Licensees

Microsoft is offering one year of free support under its Extended Security Updates program to Windows 7 users if their organizations have E5 licensing.

Microsoft Detecting BlueKeep Exploits Used for Coin Mining

Microsoft on Thursday described its research on the so-called "BlueKeep" Remote Desktop Services vulnerability in older Windows systems, finding signs that it's being used to install coin miners.

Azure Active Directory Improvements Include Multifactor Authentication for All

Microsoft on Monday announced a bunch or Azure Active Directory enhancements as part of its Ignite event happenings.

New Microsoft Endpoint Manager To Combine SCCM and Intune

As part of Ignite, Microsoft announced a rebranding for its main client management tools, Linux support on the Windows Virtual Desktop service and other bits likely of interest to IT pros.

PowerShell 7 Expected to Get Commercially Released in January 2020

Microsoft is planning a "general availability" release of PowerShell 7 for production environments sometime in January.

Microsoft Rolls Out New Policy for Office 365 Groups Automatic Renewals

Microsoft on Monday announced new modified group expiration controls for Office 365, allowing groups to automatically renew if there's been user activity.

How To Perform Conditional Logic in PowerShell

While you wait for PowerShell to add support for ternary operators, here's a method you can use now to evaluate Boolean conditions without the need to write If – Then – Else statements.

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