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Having issues with domain controllers? Use this native tools to pinpoint exactly where it.
08/28/2014
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In-Depth
Who's running your help desk? Outsourcing can solve several IT problems -- reducing costs and providing a quick route to mobility management. But beware: Outside contractors don't always deliver the help or results you need.
08/27/2014
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News
Microsoft's rumored "Windows 9" next-generation operating system might kick off a more regular update release cycle from Microsoft.
08/26/2014
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Your organization's security plans are only as good as those that are willing to enforce it.
08/26/2014
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News
Microsoft's new faster software release cycles have affected its product lifecycle support polices as well, in unusual ways.
08/25/2014
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News
Microsoft has an evolving plan to help organizations address their legacy Internet Explorer support problems, but it only goes so far.
08/22/2014
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As CEO Satya Natella tries to shift away from some of his predecessor's strategies, Ballmer's decision to step down from the board should benefit Microsoft and let him shift his passion to winning on the court.
08/22/2014
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The latest roundup of products and services IT should keep an eye out on includes NetApp Private Storage for Microsoft Azure, Netwrix Auditor for 5 Compliance Standards and ActiveBatch Extension for System Center Configuration.
08/22/2014
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News
Microsoft announced a few Azure improvements today that may be of interest for data analysts or developers needing to connect applications to databases or search services.
08/21/2014
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
While the rumor of the major next update did not pan out for this month, Brien Posey argues that big changes for Windows 8 could still be making its way through the pipeline.
08/21/2014
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News
Microsoft is on its way toward enabling full automation of Azure tasks via PowerShell workflow scripts.
08/20/2014
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The Virtual Machine Converter, Microsoft's free VM migration tool, will bring back physical to virtual machine connectivity when MVMC 3.0 comes out this fall.
08/20/2014
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News
Microsoft offered clarification about its patch process for SharePoint Server 2013 this week.
08/19/2014
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News
Microsoft's former CEO Steve Ballmer will no longer be a part of the company's board of directors.
08/19/2014
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Security Advisor
The issues could ultimately lead to a system being caught in a crash/reboot loop.
08/18/2014
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Members of the Internet Explorer platform team acknowledge there are no plans to port Internet Explorer to Apple or Google mobile OSes and also hint that the browser could get a new name.
08/18/2014
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News
Microsoft might be planning to release a "technology preview" test version of its next OS under development, possibly sometime this fall.
08/15/2014
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A day may come when client operating systems and VMs don't matter, Redmond magazine columnist Don Jones proclaimed this week to an audience of IT pros at TechMentor.
08/15/2014
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News
Internet performance degradations may occur this week and the next due to settings on some IPv4 routers that are used across the Internet.
08/14/2014
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News
While the overall smartphone market continues to grow on the back of Google and Apple's mobile platforms, others, including Windows Phone, are underperforming.
08/14/2014
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
The virtual personal assistant feature in Windows Phone 8.1 would be a perfect fit for the next Microsoft OS -- with some tweaks.
08/14/2014
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News
Should IT pros be making plans now for moving off Windows 7? The answer is, "Yes," according to Gartner Inc.
08/13/2014
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Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich tells a TechMentor audience in his keynote that Microsoft's cloud service is gaining share, features and is more unique.
08/13/2014
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News
Chromebooks are mostly being used today in North American educational markets, but sales are set to triple by 2017, according to a new report from Gartner Inc.
08/12/2014
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Security Advisor
This moth's Security Update addresses a total of 37 flaws.
08/12/2014
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News
Microsoft's new security protection feature for Internet Explorer that blocks older installations of ActiveX will now start to take effect on Sept. 9, instead of the earlier announced Aug. 12 date, and it will only block Oracle Java ActiveX for now.
08/11/2014
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News
The .NET Fundamentals team announced in a blog post last week that support for .NET Framework 4.5.1 and older will be ending in 2016.
08/11/2014
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The Windows Server tool Repadmin can be your best friend when trying to pinpoint and fix Active Directory issues.
08/08/2014
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News
August 12 will be a big milestone day for IT pros managing Microsoft's latest Windows operating systems.
08/08/2014
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Web sites that use strong encryption will rank higher in search results, Google announced, building on its new "HTTPS Everywhere" push.
08/08/2014
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News
So-called "Windows 9" rumors are continuing to flow this week.
08/07/2014
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News
Microsoft wants organizations and individuals to use the latest Internet Explorer versions, so much so that it announced some new policy changes today.
08/07/2014
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Security Advisor
Plus: Researchers create unlock key to reverse high-profile ransomware "CryptoLocker."
08/07/2014
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Here's the what, how and why of the SharePoint deployment tool.
08/07/2014
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News
Microsoft plans to add ActiveX blocking capabilities into certain versions of its Internet Explorer browsers on Aug. 12.
08/06/2014
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Will the exposure of Surface during NFL games give the devices more caché or will consumers be unfazed?
08/06/2014
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Security Advisor
This week's incident highlights the need for a change in attitudes relating to corporate security.
08/06/2014
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Windows Insider
Will Configuration Manager slowly disappear into obsolete or will it change with the times? The answer could still go either way.
08/06/2014
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News
Microsoft announced a beta this week of a new setup tool for IT pros called "Azure Active Directory Connect."
08/05/2014
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News
Microsoft announced today that it will start to deliver new updates to Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 on Aug. 12.
08/05/2014
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Security Advisor
The study took a look at 16 multinational enterprises in the first half of 2014 to map out what the top trouble areas for IT are.
08/05/2014
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In-Depth
The feature, part of Microsoft's Azure cloud service, makes it easy to create file shares in the public cloud.
08/05/2014
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News
Microsoft issued a warning to IT organizations running so-called "hybrid" messaging environments that combine Exchange Server 2013 and Exchange Online.
08/04/2014
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News
Microsoft could be planning to entice users of older Windows editions by offering free upgrades to "Windows 9" next year.
08/04/2014
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Microsoft will appeal the latest ruling upholding a search warrant for a criminal investigation that it must turn over e-mail stored overseas.
08/04/2014
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In-Depth
Microsoft is among a number of new providers upsetting the status quo by offering software defined storage, cloud-based data protection, flash-based arrays and converged Web scale infrastructure.
08/04/2014
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News
Microsoft alleges that Korean device maker Samsung has backed away from an earlier Android agreement.
08/01/2014
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News
Microsoft plans to release an updated Internet Explorer 11 mobile browser with the next release of Windows Phone 8.1 that will address some Web site compatibility issues.
08/01/2014
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The Surface Pro 3 is now available with an Intel Core i3 processor for $799, along with i7-based systems for compute- and graphics-intensive usage.
08/01/2014
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The latest update lets users save in the PDF file format, renders video in PowerPoint and improves Excel usage.
08/01/2014