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The next phase of Microsoft's Teams push is tight integration between the collaboration platform and Windows 11 -- whether users want it or not.
07/09/2021
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced the "general availability" commercial release of "Windows diagnostic data processor configuration," a possible data privacy or data compliance assurance capability for organizations.
07/08/2021
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of an "out-of-band" fix for a Windows print spooler vulnerability dubbed "PrintNightmare."
07/07/2021
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Microsoft's Windows 11 unveiling was packed with information but, in some key ways, it left Brien with more questions than answers.
07/07/2021
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A ransomware attack leveraging a zero-day vulnerability in Kaseya's VSA management solution may have affected about 60 managed service providers (MSPs) and almost 1,500 of their business customers.
07/06/2021
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Microsoft on Wednesday described its discovery of a side-channel attack on Netgear DGN-2200v1 wireless home DSL routers that enabled authentication bypass.
07/06/2021
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Microsoft hasn't said so, but Windows 11 might be shaping up to become the great unifying OS that Windows 10 should have been.
07/05/2021
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Microsoft this week described some Universal Print details coming this year to the next Windows 10 feature update release (21H2), as well as the new Windows 11 operating system.
07/01/2021
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An "Important"-rated Windows print spool vulnerability (CVE-2021-1675), addressed by Microsoft via its June 8 security patch bundle, has emerged more recently as being subject to active attacks.
06/30/2021
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Microsoft plans to release a "General Purpose" version of its Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance (MI) at the "general availability" (GA) commercial-release stage, "starting July 30, 2021."
06/30/2021
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Microsoft has announced its first Windows 11 preview, along with hardware and system requirements, plus some tips for organizations considering a move to the new client operating system.
06/29/2021
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Microsoft offered more information about its coming Windows Server 2022 product in a session titled, "Windows Server 2022, Best on Azure."
06/25/2021
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Brien's solution to cooling down his overheating PC works well, but probably won't scale to datacenter hardware. Enter Microsoft's inventive new datacenter cooling project.
06/25/2021
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Microsoft has confirmed rumors that it will move forward from Windows 10, announcing that it will release Windows 11 in time for the 2021 holiday season.
06/24/2021
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Microsoft warned users of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager in conjunction with Windows Server Update Services about a "known issue" that blocks the installation of a June Windows security patch.
06/24/2021
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Microsoft is planning to end its Cloudyn cost assessment solution for cloud services on June 30.
06/23/2021
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In Part 1, Windows Reliability Monitor detected a hardware issue on Brien's Surface Book 2. Here's how he fixed the problem.
06/23/2021
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced the commercial release of an unmanaged device detection feature when using the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint product.
06/22/2021
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New printers with native support for the Microsoft 365 Universal Print cloud-based printer management solution have arrived on the market, although some may be pending.
06/22/2021
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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.
06/21/2021
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There are three initial paths you can take to diagnose a BSOD problem.
06/21/2021
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Microsoft announced hardware and software enhancements arriving this year that promise to improve remote meetings and team collaborations for organizations.
06/18/2021
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced another update on its plans to end the use of Basic Authentication with the Exchange Online e-mail messaging service.
06/17/2021
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Seven years into his stint as CEO of Microsoft, Nadella was elected unanimously by the Microsoft board's independent directors to the role of board chair.
06/17/2021
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Brien takes the Reverb G2, HP's next-generation mixed reality headset, out for an extremely high-resolution spin.
06/17/2021
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"Windows 11" is the apparent name of a new client operating system from Microsoft that was leaked ahead of a June 24 Microsoft announcement.
06/16/2021
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint got several improvements at the "general availability" commercial-release stage, according to a Monday announcement by Microsoft.
06/15/2021
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Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works.
06/15/2021
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Microsoft announced a couple of "general availability" milestones on Monday for organizations using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to protect Android devices.
06/14/2021
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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.
06/11/2021
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Microsoft on Friday announced a coming delay in delivering this month's Exchange Server cumulative update (CU), which is being done to improve the security of those e-mail messaging products.
06/11/2021
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Microsoft announced a bunch of Office 365 and Microsoft 365 enhancements, ranging from a free Visio Web app to Outlook Mobile voice-scheduling capabilities on iOS devices.
06/11/2021
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DIY troubleshooting only works for IT problems you're certain you have the skills to fix. For everything else, it's better to call the experts.
06/11/2021
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Microsoft this week announced a preview of Azure Firewall integration in its Azure Sentinel security information and event management (SIEM) solution.
06/10/2021
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Microsoft on Wednesday disclosed that it has a "Compromise Recovery Security Practice" (CRSP) team that helps organizations deal with major post-breach software security incidents, such as ransomware attacks.
06/09/2021
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It amazes Brien how much technology has improved over the decades, but he's still using the same video-capture technique he wrote about for Windows 95.
06/09/2021
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Microsoft released patches for 49 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) in its products in June, according to security researcher counts.
06/08/2021
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Microsoft on Monday announced its "Azure Virtual Desktop" (AVD) service, which is the new name for its existing Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) service.
06/08/2021
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Backup retention length may not be an issue for organizations in regulated industries, but for everyone else, it should be based on both practicality and operational requirements.
06/07/2021
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The Symphony Technology Group (STG) and security solutions company FireEye announced the sale this week of FireEye's security products to STG for $1.2 billion.
06/04/2021
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Azure Defender will be able to protect Linux servers via a capability at the preview stage arriving on June 14, Microsoft announced on Thursday.
06/03/2021
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Nintex on Wednesday announced the acquisition of AssureSign, a provider of digital signature and transaction management solutions.
06/03/2021
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Microsoft is planning to describe the next direction it'll be taking with its Windows operating system in a June 24 "What's New for Windows" online presentation.
06/02/2021
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Microsoft announced the acquisition of ReFirm Labs, a provider of security solutions for organizations using Internet of Things (IoT) and network edge devices.
06/02/2021
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced an Automatic HTTPS preview feature for the Microsoft Edge browser.
06/01/2021
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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.
05/28/2021
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The infamous dunker is many would-be astronauts' first introduction to commercial spaceflight training. And, as Brien explains, it's a doozy.
05/28/2021
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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.
05/27/2021
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Microsoft announced a few Windows 10 advancements for developers during Build, including the Project Reunion 0.8 preview and Windows Subsystem for Linux enhancements.
05/27/2021
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Microsoft is a company of software developers that's simply addressing the needs other developers, CEO Satya Nadella indicated in a Microsoft Build keynote talk.
05/26/2021