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Microsoft on Wednesday described a newly added capability for IT pros overseeing Windows 10 machines, permitting them to block or allow device installations via Group Policy settings.
08/04/2021
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Vadim Vladimirskiy, Nerdio's founder and CEO, tells us that Windows 365, Microsoft's newest desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) offering, is managed by Microsoft Endpoint Manager, and follows a one-to-one virtual machine approach.
07/30/2021
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IT pros were most worried about possible increases in cybersecurity attacks with the shift toward remote work in 2020, according to a survey conducted by Netwrix.
07/30/2021
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced plans to end the online Microsoft Store for Business and Microsoft Store for Education in the "first quarter of 2023," per a Microsoft document on the topic.
07/22/2021
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Microsoft on Tuesday issued a security advisory about an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability (CVE-2021-36934) present in Windows 10 client operating systems.
07/21/2021
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Microsoft is investigating a new vulnerability in the Windows print spooler service and is recommending that IT pros disable it, if possible, as an interim measure, although doing so eliminates the ability to print.
07/16/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
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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Posey's Tips & Tricks
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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Posey's Tips & Tricks
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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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 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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Posey's Tips & Tricks
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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Posey's Tips & Tricks
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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"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 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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Posey's Tips & Tricks
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 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 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 last week announced that its Internet Explorer 11 desktop browser will be "retired" next year for certain Windows 10 versions.
05/24/2021
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Microsoft won't be delivering Windows 10X at all, the company confirmed in a blog post Tuesday.
05/18/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft makes the Windows installation media available for download, but you will have to put it into a format that aligns with how you plan to use the installation files.
05/14/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Hyper-V virtual machines have their uses, but the sandbox feature in Windows 10 can work just as well, is easier to set up and takes up much less disk space.
05/10/2021
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The Adobe Flash Player will get removed from most Windows systems via Microsoft's patch service in July, according to an updated Windows blog post.
05/05/2021