Russell Smith

Despite Microsoft’s claim that its Edge browser in Windows 10 is faster than Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, putting Edge through its paces in several different benchmark tests shows that it is slower in those that simulate real-world usage.

This month sees lots of changes in Windows Server 2019 Insider builds, Microsoft announced more efficient Windows 10 updates, and a last minute zero-day drama.

In this Ask the Admin, Russell explains the changes that Microsoft is making to full, delta, and express updates in Windows Server 2019 and Windows 10 version 1809.

In the final part of this two-part article, Russell shows you how to install Puppet 5 on Red Hat Linux.

Windows Server 2019 is all about improved support for hybrid cloud scenarios, hyper-converged infrastructure, and security. In this Ask the Admin, Russell looks more closely at these features in Windows Server 2019.

In this Ask the Admin, Russell looks at how Microsoft is improving Windows Search in Windows 10 version 1809.

This month sees a host of memory corruption vulnerabilities patched and Intel discovers a new speculative execution side channel flaw.

In this Ask the Admin, I’ll look at a new Windows 10 SKU, Windows 10 Enterprise for Remote Sessions, that recently appeared in a Windows Insider preview build.

Microsoft is working on a new Windows 10 feature called ‘InPrivate Desktop’ that will make running risky applications, easier.

In this Ask the Admin, Russell show’s you how to enable the flag on a folder and explain why you might need this feature.