Posey's Tips & Tricks


Microsoft Improves Notifications to Office 365 Subscribers

The constant stream of new features and updates is great, but keeping track of all the changes can be a serious headache. Luckily, Microsoft isn't leaving its customers to figure it out alone.

Using Microsoft Hololens, Revisited

While the hardware might not have changed much since last year, the experience has definitely been improved.

Removing Unwanted Office 365 Directory Synchronizations

With help from the Microsoft Office Services Sign-In Assistant, you can delay or pause synchronizations in Office 365.

Taking a Look at Office 365 To-Do

While the app has potential to be a great way to keep on top of tasks, it needs some improvements.

How To Create Alert Policies in Office 365

Create general or custom alerts when configuration changes have been made in Office 365.

LinkedIn Integration Comes to Office 365

Outlook's new LinkedIn hooks will help personalize e-mails to those you might not know too much about.

Task Management with Office 365 Planner

While there are many tools out there that will help you keep on top of your tasks and assignments, Office 365 Planner integrates useful collaboration tools in its offering.

Getting Started With Hyper-V Groups

With the help of PowerShell, Hyper-V management is simplified when actions can be performed in bulk.

How To Create a Recovery Drive for Reinstalling Windows 10

Microsoft has made it easier than ever to create a backup Windows OS, ready for when disaster strikes.

Building Hyper-V VMs with Quick Create

The new feature, available in Windows 10, allows for the creation of simple VMs with just a few clicks.

Is Windows 10 Conditioning Us for a Microsoft Linux OS?

Microsoft seems to be trying to reapply a technique that it used to get customers to move to Windows 7 with the current Microsoft OS.

How To Disable SMB 1.0

Despite Microsoft patching many of the security vulnerabilities, including the one that led to the WannaCry attack, it's a smart move to disable the protocol to avoid future security headaches.

My Predictions for Microsoft Ignite

Look for Azure, advanced AI and Microsoft's growing love for Linux to be focal points at this year's conference.

Office 365 Workplace Analytics: Helpful Tool or Big Brother?

While the feature can be a useful aid for identifying both positive and negative employee work trends, it also could lead to organizations spying on employees just a little too closely.

Addressing Hyper-V Virtual Hard Disk Permission Problems

The issue might lie with juggling multiple Hyper-V virtual machine unique security identifiers.

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