A timeline of consent and control
In October we announced some changes to our BrowserModifier detection criteria. These changes were designed to keep a user in charge of their web browsers through consent and control. Since the changes...
View ArticleKB: Error ID 1602 occurs and the Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine...
When you try to start the Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012) console, the console does not start and you receive the following error message: Unable to connect to the VMM...
View ArticleEndpoint Zone, Episode 4: The Biggest Month EVER in EMM
The title of this post is no hyperbole – check out as we discuss the jaw-dropping updates to Intune, the general availability of Azure Remote App, and the new Enterprise Cloud Suite. s
View ArticleWire transfer spam spreads Upatre
The Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC) is currently monitoring a spam email campaign that is using a wire transfer claim to spread Trojan:Win32/Upatre.It is important to note that customers...
View ArticleMailbag: Tech the Halls (Issue #4)
Hey y’all, Mark, Tom and the AskPFEPlat crew back for our last mailbag of 2014. It’s getting around the holidays, lots of people start to take vacation including myself. But don’t worry we’re really...
View ArticleITcast épisode 3 du 12/12/2014 : Actus et entretien avec Fabien Dibot, MVP...
Pour cet épisode 3 de ITcast, j’ai eu le plaisir de m’entretenir une grosse demi-heure avec Fabien Dibot, MVP PowerShell, à propos de son métier et de sa passion pour PowerShell, DSC, etc. Ne manquez...
View ArticleHelp Wanted: Please Give Feedback on System Center Orchestrator & Azure...
I'm back with another call for feedback, this time on the topic of automation. As you are probably aware, the engineering team you originally knew as System Center Orchestrator (SCO) is also...
View ArticleTower of Power - December 2014 Update
You may remember Jeffrey posting about the "Tower of Power" in 2008: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2008/03/27/tower-of-power-part-2.aspx.For curiosity, I was just doing a little...
View ArticleNew Video Overview of Service Manager Capabilities
Microsoft’s US ITSM Practice recently hosted this “Introduction to System Center 2012 Service Manager” for customers who are looking for initial insight in the features, capabilities and selling points...
View ArticleTroubleshooting ConfigMgr 2012: Using Extended Events to Find Blocks in SQL...
~ Scott Rachui | Support Escalation EngineerRecently I worked with a customer who was using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr 2012) and having a significant problem with queries that...
View ArticleSupport for Mac OS X 10.10 in Configuration Manager
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager now support Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite). Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) support requires that Configuration Manager...
View ArticleSupport for Mac OS X 10.10 in Configuration Manager
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager now support Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite). Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) support requires that Configuration Manager...
View ArticleSimplified workflow to configure backup to Azure from DPM
System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) offers backup to Azure for long term protection by leveraging Azure Backup. The first step in configuring DPM-A (DPM backup to Azure) is to register the DPM...
View ArticleHow to configure Windows Phone 8.1 settings not available in the...
~ Karan Rustagi | Support Escalation EngineerThis article discusses the process of configuring settings that are not configurable through the available Configuration Manager user interface (ConfigMgr...
View ArticleTroubleshooting System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager Object Locking Issues
Welcome back to the System Center: Virtual Machine Manager Engineering Blog. Lately, a few customers have called wanting to know why some jobs are failing in System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager...
View ArticleSCSM Customer #LyncUp December Recording available.
The Service Manager #LyncUp call came from our Reading, UK offices this time where I was joined by Samuel Erskine who was able to help me man the entries, questions and answers. It was a lot of fun to...
View ArticleYour Browser is (not) Locked
Most ransomware has a binary file that needs to be executed before it can infect your PC. Ransomware usually relies on social engineering or exploits to infect unsuspecting users. However, some malware...
View ArticleAnother Holiday Present From the PowerShell Team - DSC Reskit Wave 9
Here’s a holiday gift from the PowerShell team – the DSC Resource Kit wave 9. You can find it right here.This wave has something for everyone, we hope. There are 34 new DSC resources across 13 modules!...
View ArticleAzure Active Directory, now with Group Claims and Application Roles!
Howdy folks, Today I'm pleased to announce the preview release of two new features of the Azure AD authorization platform: group claims and application roles. As of Monday (12/15), 5565 third party and...
View ArticlePodcast Thursday: Intune Updates – Managed Browser & Managed Apps
In this episode, we discusses the importance of securing the browser that's used to access corporate data and websites. With the impressive new updates to Intune, there are now some great features...
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