Microsoft announced several Azure Active Directory enhancements at its Ignite conference this week, including Microsoft Authenticator use with the free Azure AD plan and a new Azure AD Cloud Provisioning capability.
A new service called "Microsoft Endpoint Manager" brings together System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and the Microsoft Intune mobile management service.
A new site called "Microsoft Q&A" is expected to launch in "mid-2020" as a replacement for Microsoft's TechNet and MSDN forums.
Scrolling through Windows Server DHCP logs in Notepad is a tedious and time-consuming task. Here's how to use PowerShell to make the process a lot easier.
- By Adam Bertram
- 10/31/2019
PowerShell 7 is slated to become generally available sometime in January, Microsoft announced recently.
Microsoft this week announced the general availability of the security consulting service portion of its Threat Experts service.
Microsoft on Monday announced a new method to stop Windows malware at the firmware level.
Microsoft recently described the process for installing Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) for volume licensing users running Windows 7 Service Pack 1.
An optional "tamper protection" security feature is now generally available to users of Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with E5 subscription plans.
To help organizations defeat security breaches enabled by advanced attack techniques, Microsoft is working on adding anti-phishing capabilities to its Microsoft Authenticator app.
Microsoft this week announced it has partnered with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on a project called "Critical Cybersecurity Hygiene: Patching the Enterprise Project."
Microsoft is addressing 60 software vulnerabilities in its latest "update Tuesday" security release, including nine that are rated "Critical," with the rest deemed "Important."
A new Personal Vault storage option in OneDrive for consumers is now available worldwide, Microsoft announced last week.
Microsoft on Wednesday described its coming Surface devices, and a new Windows 10X operating system variant, in a New York City presentation.
Users of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, which will reach its end of support in a mere three months, can now take advantage of Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection's endpoint detection and response capability.
"Should" operators have the critical role of comparing a condition with an expected result. Without that functionality, a test of your PowerShell code would be worthless.
- By Adam Bertram
- 10/01/2019
Windows Virtual Desktop, Microsoft's new desktop-as-a-service solution, became generally available for commercial use on Monday.
In a blog post this week, Microsoft data scientists detailed how the company uses machine learning algorithms to ensure Windows 10 feature upgrades are rolled out successfully.
It's possible for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) users to get Windows 10 feature update previews by making a few settings changes, Microsoft announced this week.
In preview since February, Microsoft's cloud-based security information and event management (SIEM) solution became generally available this week.