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A zero-day flaw was disclosed on Monday regarding the Windows Task Scheduler in 64-bit Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 systems for which there are no known patches or specific workarounds.
08/28/2018
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Microsoft on Friday proclaimed that the Microsoft Teams client is now a "complete meeting and calling solution," and is a suitable substitute for the Skype for Business Online client.
08/24/2018
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Microsoft is touting virtual workload CPU performance improvements in the coming Windows Server 2019 product, with fewer configuration hassles for IT pros.
08/22/2018
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Microsoft is planning to deliver SharePoint Online improvements next month in preview form, including support for more Hub Sites, plus automatic site provisioning through scripting.
08/21/2018
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Microsoft wants developers of Windows 8/8.1 applications in the Microsoft Store to port their apps to Windows 10, and it described some coming app deadlines.
08/20/2018
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Microsoft expects to deliver smaller monthly quality updates starting with the next major releases of Windows 10 and Windows Server, according to an announcement this week.
08/17/2018
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Microsoft is bringing a pseudoconsole to Windows 10, which will make it easier for developers to connect their command-line and graphical user interface-based applications.
08/16/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Server product looks to be jam-packed with new features. Here are some of the standouts, specific to Hyper-V.
08/15/2018
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Intel, Microsoft and Red Hat issued security advisories on Tuesday for yet another speculative execution side-channel attack method, this time going by the "L1 Terminal Fault" name.
08/14/2018
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Microsoft last week announced plans for releasing a new BizTalk Server product, along with details about its Azure Integration Services vision.
08/13/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft has been giving some longstanding Windows features like Notepad a facelift with each new Windows 10 preview build. But as Brien notes, some of the changes are more annoying than helpful.
08/13/2018
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As Microsoft steadily shifts its focus to the cloud and ramps up release cadences for all of its code, the future of Windows is a pressing question.
08/09/2018
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Software-defined networking is one of the top 10 networking features supported by Windows Server 2019, and it'll power so-called "software-defined datacenters," Microsoft claimed in a Wednesday announcement.
08/09/2018
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Microsoft should slow down its patch release process and it should only deliver new feature updates to Windows 10 and Office once per year.
08/08/2018
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Microsoft on Friday announced that .NET Framework fixes are available to address problems caused by its July 10 patches.
08/06/2018
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PowerShell Core 6.1 is expected to hit "general availability" at the end of this month, but compatibility with some Windows PowerShell modules will lag.
08/02/2018
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Microsoft on Wednesday offered clarifications on its monthly Windows operating system update release process, and described how IT pros should think about it.
08/02/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
As Brien explains, creating a virtual disk in Windows Storage Spaces is akin to creating a map to the underlying raw storage that will be used by the volumes on the virtual disk.
08/02/2018
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Microsoft announced on Tuesday that System Center Configuration Manager update 1806 will be arriving in the next few weeks.
08/01/2018
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced another test build of Windows Server 2019 (build 17723), which includes a new bandwidth control scheme, plus Kubernetes additions.
08/01/2018
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Microsoft released updates to .NET Framework versions on Monday to address problems caused by its botched July 10 patches, but they only address some Windows systems.
07/31/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
In this introduction to Microsoft's Storage Spaces technology, Brien walks you through the steps of creating a storage space and a virtual disk.
07/31/2018
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Microsoft announced on Monday that its Microsoft Edge browser now supports the Web Authentication spec at the preview stage.
07/30/2018
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Microsoft this week announced that it will be changing how Team Sites and Communication Sites get created by end users in a coming update to SharePoint Online for Office 365 users.
07/27/2018
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Customers who don't want to follow Microsoft into the cloud for their Office productivity products will be paying more for that on-premises option starting next quarter.
07/27/2018