Microsoft Exchange Intelligent Message Filter is a product developed by Microsoft to help companies reduce the amount of unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE), or spam, received by users. IMF used to be a stand-alone tool downloadable from Microsoft, however now IMF is an integral part of Exchange Service Pack 2 (SP2). As usual, one should read the…
This month sees Microsoft release Windows Server IoT 2019, an official Timeline extension for Google Chrome, Windows Defender ATP comes to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, and support for Linux files in File Explorer in Windows 10 19H1.
Microsoft is making changes to its support policy for Windows 10 as some vendors are no longer updating hardware that was initially supported when Windows 10 was released.
Support for Windows 8 is coming to an end, which marks the closure of an era for an operating system that cost two executives their jobs and significantly hurt the company’s mobile initiatives.
ADSI is a set of COM objects that are used to programmatically manipulate a namespace. A namespace could be anything from the Active Directory to an application such as MS Exchange Server. Since ADSI is based on COM, it may be scripted using any language with COM bindings (any language that supports accessing the COM…
Microsoft released the July 2022 Patch Tuesday updates yesterday for all supported versions of Windows. Even though you may want to lay back and relax during the summer, Microsoft fixed no less than 84 vulnerabilities this month, so you may not want to skip the company’s latest patches. Critical Windows vulnerabilities in July Patch…
Last Update: Jun 15, 2022
Microsoft is finally ending support for its Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) web browser on June 15. This change will impact certain versions of Windows 10 that follow the semiannual channel release update cycle. “The Internet Explorer (IE) 11 desktop application will end support for Windows 10 semi-annual channel starting June 15, 2022,” the company explained…
Last Update: Jun 24, 2023
MC499030 – Updated April 6, 2023: Microsoft has updated the timing for this change below. Thank you for your patience. This is a reminder that Microsoft 365 Apps are disabling server sign-in prompts using Basic authentication in Office Apps (originally communicated in MC454810, November ’22). Microsoft is making this change because basic authentication is a…
What to consider when configuring Windows Failover Clusters, by Bruce Mackenzie-Low. With a little planning and the help of tools like the Cluster Validation Wizard for failover cluster setup, you can implement failover clusters with confidence, ensuring proper setup when choosing partition size, configuring compatible and consistent storage drivers and storage controller settings.
In February, Microsoft announced its plans to release Windows 10 version 21H1 and that Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC support will be cut from 10 years to 5. And Windows 10 ‘in cloud configuration’ is a new recommended device configuration that can be applied to remote devices for frontline workers and others. Plus, much more. So,…