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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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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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Posey's Tips & Tricks
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.
11/19/2019
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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."
11/13/2019
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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
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Desktop Analytics, Microsoft's service for viewing Windows device information, is now deemed ready for use by organizations.
10/16/2019
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Microsoft's Internet of Things (IoT) product line is continuing to grow, with a few new developments highlighted this week.
10/15/2019
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Microsoft showcased its coming Surface PC and device innovations during a New York City presentation.
10/03/2019
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Microsoft announced on Tuesday that its Extended Security Updates program for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 users won't be restricted to organizations that made their Windows purchases through its volume licensing offerings.
10/01/2019
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Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection's endpoint detection and response capability is now at "general availability" commercial-release status for users of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1.
09/30/2019
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Microsoft recently elaborated on how its machine learning algorithms help ensure that Windows 10 feature upgrades will be successful.
09/27/2019
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it's possible for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) users to get Windows 10 feature update previews by making a few settings changes.
09/25/2019
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Microsoft on Monday released two "out-of-band" security advisories, one for its Internet Explorer (IE) browsers and another regarding its Microsoft Defender antimalware solution.
09/24/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
The earliest gaming consoles provided a tidy solution to the problem of PC hardware compatibility. Now, Brien argues, DaaS is doing the same thing.
09/20/2019
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Microsoft's latest Windows 10 preview release for testers (build 18980), announced on Wednesday, includes support for version 2 of the Windows Subsystem for Linux, plus ARM64 device support for WSL 2.
09/13/2019
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The Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Evaluation Lab is now ready for use by organizations.
09/12/2019
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Microsoft announced on Friday that its Windows Analytics suite of Windows 10 upgrade utilities will be retiring on Jan. 31, 2020, with Desktop Analytics taking its place.
09/09/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Brien shows how to extend the scope of Windows Admin Center's management capabilities to the other servers on your network.
09/05/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
One of the most anticipated features in Windows Server 2019 doesn't actually ship with Windows Server 2019. Brien shows you how to access and set up the Windows Admin Center.
09/03/2019
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The VMware Workstation product, used to host virtual machines on client devices, is getting support for Windows Hypervisor, which will unlock the use of various Microsoft technologies that are dependent on Hyper-V.
08/29/2019