A new Azure Active Directory Connect Health feature lets IT pros resolve duplicate attribute sync errors.
For the longest time, the open source community had a concept called "public package repositories." Microsoft never had the same -- until the PowerShell Gallery.
- By Adam Bertram
- 10/11/2018
Azure Automation can be an excellent PowerShell script orchestration tool, though it has just a limited number of PowerShell modules. Luckily, we can upload our own modules, too.
- By Adam Bertram
- 09/27/2018
To avoid issues that have affected some Windows 7 users, Microsoft will start releasing Windows servicing stack updates (SSUs) as part of its monthly update rollups starting next month.
Lambda, the serverless computing platform from Amazon Web Services (AWS), now supports Microsoft PowerShell Core 6.0, the cloud giant announced this month.
Version 6.1 of PowerShell Core, Microsoft's scripting tool that's used for DevOps purposes, is now available, the company announced last week.
Among the top networking features coming to Windows Server 2019 is the ability to quickly set up connections to Azure virtual networks, Microsoft revealed earlier this month.
Starting Dec. 3, 2018, Microsoft will funnel Intune support requests from organizations with Microsoft Premier support accounts toward the Azure Portal, instead of the Microsoft Premier Online Portal.
Microsoft's Azure Active Directory Business to Business (B2B) service now supports Google IDs, marking the first time that Microsoft has allowed users with non-Microsoft IDs to use the service.
In today's IT organizations, it's critical for system admins to know how to automate processes. Luckily, we have tools like Azure Automation to help us out.
- By Adam Bertram
- 08/28/2018
The next major releases of Windows 10 and Windows Server will feature smaller monthly quality updates, Microsoft said this month.
By using the various history commands in PowerShell, you can search for and easily execute any command that you have previously run in the same session.
- By Adam Bertram
- 08/20/2018
Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Server 2019 product will include "software-defined datacenters" (SDDCs) among its top 10 supported networking features, the company said recently.
A prominent Microsoft MVP says Microsoft should only deliver new Windows 10 and Office feature updates once a year.
Whether the string you're looking for inside a text file is a single word or a complicated pattern, PowerShell has the ability to find and replace just about anything.
- By Adam Bertram
- 08/08/2018
Microsoft recently announced that PowerShell Core 6.1 is expected to hit general availability at the end of August, but warned that compatibility with some Windows PowerShell modules will arrive later.
In response to public requests for a primer on Microsoft's monthly update servicing for Windows 10, John Wilcox, a contributor to the Microsoft Tech Community, recently shared some details of the company's update release process.
The latest test build of Windows Server 2019 (build 17723) was released this week to Windows Insider Program participants with new features related to bandwidth control and Kubernetes.
An announcement last week by Microsoft's Customer Service and Support team indicated that Windows patches from Microsoft's July 10 "update Tuesday" release may have caused SQL Server failures after reboot.
A preview release of Azure Active Directory Activity Logs, which show up in Azure Monitor, is now available, Microsoft announced last week.