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Participants in Microsoft's Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for out-of-support Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 machines faced new installation requirements on Tuesday.
02/12/2020
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Has Brien finally found a viable alternative to Microsoft's cool but pricey drafting table of a PC? Here's how the Dell Canvas stacks up against the second-generation Surface Studio.
02/05/2020
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Google is now previewing Kubernetes orchestration support for Windows Server containers housed on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP), according to a Thursday announcement.
01/31/2020
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Microsoft offered more gritty details for IT pros deploying Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for either Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 systems in a Thursday announcement.
01/30/2020
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The Internet Explorer 10 browser will reach its end-of-support milestone on Feb. 11, 2020 for both Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.
01/29/2020
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Microsoft beat Wall Street expectations on revenues and earnings in second quarter results released Wednesday after the close of markets.
01/29/2020
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The Free Software Foundation this week announced that it has established a petition demanding that Microsoft release its proprietary Windows 7 code as free software.
01/24/2020
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Microsoft's preferred interface for Windows Server is Windows Admin Center, but can it really replace Hyper-V Manager for managing virtual machines? Brien compares the two management tools.
01/20/2020
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Microsoft this week published additional help resources for organizations stuck on Windows Server 2008, which fell out of support on Jan. 14.
01/17/2020
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
One of the biggest security risks in any organization happens when a user walks away from their PC without logging out. Microsoft has the solution (and it's not a password-protected screensaver).
01/16/2020
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It's the end of an era, as Windows 7 fell out of support on Jan. 14, 2020.
01/14/2020
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Even the most innocuous PC user might not want this Windows 10 feature tracking everything they do across PCs and Microsoft accounts. Here's how to keep your Windows 10 history locked down.
01/14/2020
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Microsoft's hardware partners outdid themselves at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, bending (sometimes literally) the rules of the traditional Windows PC as we know it. Here are some of the standouts.
01/13/2020
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The Microsoft Store for Business, formerly known as the "Windows Store for Business," is reportedly on the software deprecation chopping block, according to a Friday media report.
01/10/2020
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Google announced on Friday that it will continue to support its Chrome browser on Windows 7 until "at least July 15, 2021."
01/10/2020
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Some of the mystique surrounding Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESUs) was clarified in a Tuesday chat with Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partner MessageOps.
12/18/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
After the Windows 8 fiasco, Microsoft has mostly succeeded in cleaning up the GUI with Windows 10, with one exception: The administrative tools are still scattered all over the place.
12/18/2019
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Microsoft is promising to deliver a smaller container size and improved PowerShell performance with its next release of Windows Server.
12/12/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
The differences between these two Hyper-V versions are pretty significant, depending on what you plan to use them for. Here's a quick rundown of each platform, from their features to licensing quirks to intended use cases.
12/09/2019
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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.
11/22/2019
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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.
11/18/2019
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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."
11/12/2019
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Microsoft is offering one year of free support under its Extended Security Updates program to Windows 7 users if their organizations have E5 licensing.
11/08/2019
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Microsoft and its hardware partners recently described new "Secured-core" PCs, which add protections against firmware-based attacks.
10/22/2019
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Microsoft this week described installation instructions for volume licensing users of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to get Extended Security Updates (ESU) activated on PCs.
10/18/2019