PowerShell DSC broken in KB3176932.
On August 23, Windows update KB3176932 released for Windows Client. Due to a missing .MOF file in the build package, the update breaks DSC. All DSC operations will result in an “Invalid Property”...
View ArticleFixing Network Adapter settings on Checkpoints
Here is an interesting question from the Hyper-V forums:https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/a6012994-de98-41f9-8b96-2139ee2ad631/hyperv-resource-pool-nic?forum=winserverhypervIn essence –...
View ArticleNow Available: Update Rollup 11 for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual...
Update Rollup 11 for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager is now available. The KB article below describes the issues that are fixed in VMM 2012 R2 Update Rollup 11 (UR11) and there...
View ArticleAnnouncing the new VMware migration offer for Windows Server 2016
With the launch of Windows Server 2016, customers have more reasons than ever to switch from VMware to Microsoft. We want to make it an easy decision for VMware customers to switch to Hyper-V, so today...
View ArticleWindows Server scalability and more!
This post was authored by Jeff Woolsey, Principal Program Manager, Windows Server.We are about a month away from Microsoft Ignite 2016 in Atlanta and we are eager to see you and provide a first-class...
View ArticleSupport Tip: Some Microsoft Operations Manager Management Packs Require Proxy...
Hi everyone, my name is Mihai Sarbulescu and today I wanted to share a quick support tip with you. Please be aware that some Management Packs for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager have...
View ArticleITcast épisode 35 du 26 août 2016 : Bash ou PowerShell, il ne faut plus...
C’est la rentrée, et avec Stanislas on vous a préparé un petit récapitulatif de ce qui s’est passé cet été. Evidemment, on vous parle de Windows 10, de containers, de PowerShell, d’Azure et de plein...
View ArticleEnsuring mobile devices are up to date using Microsoft Intune
This post was authored by Chris Green, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft Intune.On August 25th, 2016 Lookout released research, conducted in partnership with The Citizen Lab (Munk School of Global...
View ArticleFour simple steps to backup VMware VMs using SC DPM
System Center Data Protection Manager (SCDPM) is well recognized in the industry for protection of Microsoft workloads and environments. It protects key Microsoft workloads such as SQL, SharePoint and...
View ArticleAnnouncing VMware VM Backup using System Center Data Protection Manager
System Center Data Protection Manager (SCDPM) is well recognized in the Industry for protection of Microsoft workloads and environments. It protects key Microsoft workloads such as SQL, SharePoint and...
View ArticleDeep Dive: Volumes in Storage Spaces Direct
This kid has been at Microsoft for one year!Hi there! I’m Cosmos. I joined the High Availability & Storage PM team one year ago this week. I thought it was about time I should post my first blog....
View ArticleWindows Server 2016 Dedup Documentation Now Live!
Hi all!We just released the Data Deduplication documentation for Windows Server 2016 over on TechNet! The new documentation includes a more detailed explanation of how Dedup works, crisper guidance on...
View ArticleWork Folders and Offline Files support for Windows Information Protection
Hi all,I’m Jeff Patterson, Program Manager for Work Folders and Offline Files.Windows 10, version 1607 will be available to Enterprise customers soon so I wanted to cover support for Windows...
View ArticleNew in Intune: Enhanced app management control for iOS 9.3 and Samsung KNOX...
Unwanted applications such as those preinstalled on some devices can be a cause of concern for customers managing corporate-owned devices. Also, some organizations need to have specific control over...
View ArticleAccess-Based Enumeration (ABE) Concepts (part 1 of 2)
Hello everyone, Hubert from the German Networking Team here.Today I want to revisit a topic that I wrote about in 2009: Access-Based Enumeration (ABE)This is the first part of a 2-part Series. This...
View Article.NET Core and ASP.NET Core added to Microsoft’s suite of ongoing bounty programs
Today Microsoft announced the addition of .NET Core and ASP.NET Core to their suite of ongoing bounty programs. They are offering a bounty on the Windows and Linux versions of .NET Core and ASP.NET...
View ArticleScript to Inventory VM Guest OSes – Updated
The other day a colleague asked me how to use PowerShell to gather information about what operating system was running inside of each virtual machine on a Hyper-V server. I went to point them to this...
View ArticleVolume resiliency and efficiency in Storage Spaces Direct
Hello, Claus here again.One of the most important aspects when creating a volume is to choose the resiliency settings. The purpose of resiliency is to provide resiliency in case of failures, such as...
View Article#AzureAD Identity Protection & Privileged Identity Management plus Azure AD...
Howdy folks,Today weve got some cool news! Azure AD Identity Protection, Azure AD Privileged Identity Management and Azure AD Premium P2 are going to be Generally Available next Thursday 9/15! Im...
View ArticleMicrosoft Intune provides day 0 support for iOS 10
Earlier today, Apple announced the availability of iOS 10 (with public release scheduled for 9/13/2016). Since the initial beta bits were first released, we have been busy working to ensure that all...
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