System Center Endpoint Protection Client reporting issues after installing...
Author: Brian Huneycutt, Software Engineer, Enterprise Client and Mobility Several customers have reported that the System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection (SCEP) client stops reporting any status to...
View ArticleDNS Server Startup Time Improvements in Windows Server 2012 R2
Issue Sum mary With the advent of cloud computing, there are more apps, more domains and more web services than ever. Every business needs its footprint on the world wide web. This led to a burst in...
View ArticleWindows Server DHCP Server Migration – Two Issues from the Field
Hey folks – Hilde here with a post about some DHCP migration snafus I've bumped into recently.Many of my large, enterprise customers have DHCP servers that were deployed over a decade ago, humming...
View ArticleNew features coming to Intune over the next week
We are planning to release the next set of Microsoft Intune features between June 22 and July 2. As part of this service update, customers using Intune standalone (cloud only) and System Center...
View ArticleDFSR Cloning: Attribute Recompute Causes Redistribute, Requiring Troubleshoot
Hi folks, Ned here again. We created DFSR Cloning in Windows Server 2012 R2 to make initial synchronization faster. Today I talk about file attributes, how they sneak inefficiency into your cloning...
View ArticleHandy Tool for Converting KVM / VMware Images to Hyper-V
I was recently involved in a conversation where people needed to convert a handful of KVM virtual machine images to Hyper-V. Now, the QEMU project already includes the necessary tools to do this – but...
View ArticleWant to write a DSC resource where only a single instance can be configured?
I've heard from a few DSC resource authors that they need a method to implement a resource that has a single instance; a singleton. The problem they encountered is a DSC resource must define a Key...
View ArticleBuilding a Daily Ubuntu image for Hyper-V
After getting my Windows Image Factory up and running – the next thing I started to look at was how to create an “always up-to-date Ubuntu image”. To solve this problem I ended up taking a very...
View ArticleDSC Resource Kit flourishes as open source
We are excited to announce the recent updates which were made to DSC Resource Kit since open sourcing it on GitHub! We were working hard on improving coverage and robustness of DSC as well as saw...
View ArticleOMS agent now supports W2K8 SP1 OS and 32bit systems
We have now added support for Windows Server 2008 SP1 operating systems and 32bit systems. You just need to download the updated agent from the OMS portal ‘Settings’ tile then click the ‘Connected...
View ArticleAzure AD Connect & Connect Health is now GA!
Howdy folks! I'm out this week coaching at the USA Volleyball Girls National Championships in New Orleans. But that doesn't mean the team slows down any. So today we're thrilled to announce the GA of...
View ArticleWindows Server Failover Cluster on Azure IAAS VM – Part 1 (Storage)
Hello, cluster fans. This is Mario Liu and I am a Support Escalation Engineer on the Windows High Availability team in Microsoft CSS Americas. I have a good news for you that starting in April 2015,...
View ArticleBuilding Windows Server Failover Cluster on Azure IAAS VM – Part 2 (Network...
Hello, cluster fans. In my previous blog, I talked about how to work around the storage block in order to implement Windows Server Failover Cluster on Azure IAAS VM. Now let’s discuss another important...
View ArticleSystem Center Open Source Software Management Packs Walkthrough Part 1:...
At Microsoft Ignite we announced the public availability of preview OSS Management Packs for System Center 2016 Technical Preview 2 - Operations Manager. The OSS Management Packs brings performance and...
View ArticleWhy moving Microsoft Dynamics into the Cloud+Enterprise division makes...
This post was written by James Staten, Chief Strategist, Cloud + EnterpriseLast week our CEO Satya Nadella announced a reorganization of our engineering groups that combined our client hardware and...
View ArticleHelp Your Users Get Their Devices Enrolled in Microsoft Intune with the End...
Choosing how you manage mobile devices within your organization is just one of many steps involved in protecting your corporate data while enabling a great end user experience on the devices they...
View ArticleAzure AD Conditional Access preview update: More apps and blocking access for...
Hello Everyone! We're happy to announce an update to the conditional access preview. This update expands conditional access rules to over 2,400 new apps as well as adding the ability to restrict access...
View ArticleActive Directory Risk Assessments – Lessons and Tips from the Field – Volume #1?
Greetings – Hilde here to pass along some wisdom for AD shops everywhere. Recently, I was part of a conversation with a handful of true Active Directory rock-stars here in Premier Field Engineering who...
View ArticleImproved App Catalog Experience on iOS for Microsoft Intune Company Portal Users
Today, we are making available an update for the Microsoft Intune Company Portal for iOS. We’re excited to share that in this update we’ve significantly improved the experience for browsing and...
View ArticleZoom Windows 10 Remote Desktop connections to older versions of Windows to...
Hello, my name is Ravi Ashok and I work on the Remote Desktop team. I am writing today about a new feature in the Remote Desktop (RD) client on Windows 10 that one of our MVPs, Freek Berson, recently...
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