Hotfix KB4099950 to fix lost network settings after KB4088878 and/or...
Does not apply to: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + KB3125574 Windows 7 SP1 + KB3125574 // Since it was the first item on the known issues section. You would already have remedied the problem. Applies...
View ArticleWindows 10: How to stop apps from re-launching after a reboot or shutdown?
Applies to: Windows 10, version 1803 Windows 10, version 1709 (Fall Creators Update) / Windows Server 1709 Does not apply to: Windows 10, version 1703 (Creators Update) Windows 10, version 1607...
View ArticleWindows 10: New Tool: SetupDiag tool – Diagnose problems with...
Applies to: Windows 7 SP1 to Windows 10 (‘all’ versions) Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 (‘all’ versions) Windows 10 (‘all’ versions) to Windows 10 (‘all’ versions) A new tool to diagnose problems with...
View Article[Cross-Post] Project Honolulu has RTM’ed as “Windows Admin Center”
Applies To: Windows Server (Semi-Annual Channel) (i.e. Windows Server 1709) Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Project Honolulu has RTM’ed and it’s called...
View ArticleSoCal Global Azure Bootcamp April 21st, 2018
Hi all, For those in Southern California (SoCal, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego), the SoCal Azure User Group is hosting their annual “Global Azure Bootcamp” Who should attend? Azure Admin’s...
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After May 2018 security update: RDP "An authentication error occurred""This...
[Client] i.e. On a Windows 10 When an IT Admin was trying to RDP to a Windows Server, they were getting the following error: May 2018 'security update' is installed. [CAUSE] Starting in the May 2018...
View Article[Cross-Post] Windows 10 Enterpriseification (Applying Settings to Win10 via DSC)
Applies to: Windows 10, version all. My colleague Michael Henderson (Consultant based out of Indiana) wrote this post about how you can apply settings to Windows 10 via Desired State Configuration...
View ArticleMicrosoft Tech Talks – Las Vegas – Introduction to Windows Desired State...
Hi folks in Las Vegas, NV., my peer Jeff Dykstra is presenting at a Tech Talks and he will be talking about Windows Desired State Configuration. Abstract: Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration...
View ArticleNetwork tracing (packet sniffing) built-in to Windows and Windows Server.
Applies to: Windows 10, version 1803 Windows Server 1709 Windows 10, version 1709 Windows 10, version 1703 Windows Server 2016 Windows 10, version 1607 Windows 10, version 1511 Windows 10, version...
View Article[Cross-Post]Windows Server 2008 SP2 will follow the Monthly Security Update...
Applies to: Windows Server 2008 SP2 (The Non-R2) Windows Server 2008 SP2 servicing changes https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/windowsserver/2018/06/12/windows-server-2008-sp2-servicing-changes/
View ArticleStop hurting yourself by: Setting the Account lockout to 3
All, When I go on-site to teach a WorkshopPlus, the number one call generator for helpdesk is “Account password” reset or “Account Lockouts”. It’s also common to go to environments where the threshold...
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Stop hurting yourself by: Locking down security in IE11 to the point that you...
Applies to: Windows 10 1809 (October 2018, codename RS5) / Windows Server 2019 Windows 10 1803 (tbd, codename RS4) Windows 10 1709 (Fall Creators update, codename RS3) Windows 10 1703 (Creators...
View ArticleMicrosoft Tech Talk | Raleigh, NC | December 6th, 2018. Azure: Cyber Security...
Hi everyone, Just in case if you are in the Raleigh, NC area (a.k.a. Research Triangle) When? Thu. Dec 6, 2018 @ 6:00 PM ‐ 8:30 PM Address? Microsoft 3025 Carrington Mill Blvd, Morrisville, NC Event...
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Windows 10: Laptops/Tablets: How to set your apps to use the best performing...
Applies to: Windows 10 1809Windows 10 1803 Does not apply to: Windows 10 1709 Windows 10 1703 Windows 10 1607 Windows 10 1511 Windows 10 1507 Dani a good colleague reached out and asked on his laptop...
View ArticleWindows 10/Windows Server 2016/Windows Server 2019 Antivirus (AV)
Applies to: Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 1809 Windows 10 1803 Windows 10 1709 Windows 10 1703 Windows 10 1607 [Why WD AV?] Top scoring in industry tests...
View ArticleWindows 10: Windows Defender Exploit Guard-Exploit Protection
Applies to: Windows Server 2019 Windows 10 1809 Windows 10 1803 Windows 10 1709 Security Administrators, if you had not heard about Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET), it was a preventive...
View ArticleWindows 10: Windows Defender Exploit Guard-Attack Surface Reduction rules
Applies to:Windows Server 2019Windows 10 1809Windows 10 1803 Security Administrators, as we all know, we can’t keep end-users from clicking on phishing e-mails or downloading payloads that have...
View ArticleWindows 10: Windows Defender Exploit Guard-Network Protection
Applies to:Windows Server 2019Windows 10 1809Windows 10 1803Windows 10 1709 Windows Defender (WD) Exploit Guard (EG) – Network Protection (NP) extends the malware and social engineering protection...
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Anti-ransomware in Windows 10: Windows Defender Exploit Guard-Controlled...
Applies to: Windows Server 2019 Windows 10 1809 Windows 10 1803 Windows 10 1709 A few years ago (~3 years), I was waiting in the waiting room for my annual dental check-up. The receptionist called me...
View ArticleRunning an Apple iPhone (iOS)? Do you miss Outlook? Here is the guidance to...
[Where to download Outlook for the Apple iPhone (iOS)?] Microsoft Outlook for Apple iPhone (iOS) https://products.office.com/en-us/outlook-mobile-for-android-and-ios or Microsoft Outlook for Apple...
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