The PowerShell-Docs repo is moving
On January 16, 2019 at 5:00PM PDT, the PowerShell-Docs repositories are moving from the PowerShell organization to the MicrosoftDocs organization in GitHub. The tools we use to build the documentation...
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Automating Security workflows with Microsoft’s CASB and MS Flow
As Cloud Security is becoming an increasingly greater concern for organizations of all sizes, the role and importance of Security Operations Centers (SOC) continues to expand. While end users leverage...
View ArticleDSC Resource Kit Release January 2019
We just released the DSC Resource Kit! This release includes updates to 14 DSC resource modules. In the past 6 weeks, 41 pull requests have been merged and 54 issues have been closed, all thanks to...
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New experience for alerts generated by monitors in SCOM 2019
The existing alert closure experience for the alerts generated by monitors has been revamped to be more meaningful and provide better value. If the alert was generated by a monitor, as a best practice,...
View ArticleWindows Security change affecting PowerShell
Windows Security change affecting PowerShell January 9, 2019 The recent (1/8/2019) Windows security patch CVE-2019-0543, has introduced a breaking change for a PowerShell remoting scenario. It is a...
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Secure Credentials with Self-Signed Certificates for PowerShell Scripts
Hello everyone, I’m Preston K. Parsard, specializing in Platforms, Azure Infrastructure and Automation topics, and I’d like to share some insights for securing PowerShell credentials using...
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Windows Server 2016/2019 Cluster Resource / Resource Types
Over the years, we have been asked about what some of the Failover Cluster resources/resource types are and what they do. There are several resources that have been asked about on multiple occasions...
View ArticleParsing Text with PowerShell (1/3)
This is the first post in a three part series. Part 1: Useful methods on the String class Introduction to Regular Expressions The Select-String cmdlet Part 2: The -split operator The -match operator...
View ArticleInfrastructure + Security: Noteworthy News (January, 2019)
Hi there! Stanislav Belov here, and you are reading the next issue of the Infrastructure + Security: Noteworthy News series! As a reminder, the Noteworthy News series covers various areas, to include...
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Announcing the PowerShell Preview Extension in VSCode
Preview builds of the PowerShell extension are now available in VSCode We are excited to announce the PowerShell Preview extension in the VSCode marketplace! The PowerShell Preview extension allows...
View ArticleThe PowerShell-Docs repositories have been moved
The PowerShell-Docs repositories have been moved from the PowerShell organization to the MicrosoftDocs organization in GitHub. The tools we use to build the documentation are designed to work in the...
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Parsing Text with PowerShell (2/3)
This is the second post in a three-part series. Part 1: Useful methods on the String class Introduction to Regular Expressions The Select-String cmdlet Part 2: the -split operator the -match operator...
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Simplifying device management for schools with Microsoft Intune and Windows...
Since launching Intune for Education back in 2017, we have seen some amazing momentum in its adoption. Along the way, our engineering teams have continued to do some great work to simplify device...
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Updates to Our Container Tagging Format
We’re introducing several minor changes to the tagging format of Windows containers. These changes will begin taking take effect next Patch Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Build Number Tags We’re...
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Parsing Text with PowerShell (3/3)
This is the third and final post in a three-part series. Part 1: Useful methods on the String class Introduction to Regular Expressions The Select-String cmdlet Part 2: the -split operator the -match...
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Data Loss Prevention – Human error, insider threats and the in-between
Do you remember the first or last time you found a user had shared sensitive information with the wrong people? Companies dedicate large amounts of resources and money towards establishing an air...
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Configuration Manager: ‘The encryption type requested is not supported by the...
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Microsoft Intune introduces MDM Security Baselines to secure the modern...
(This post is authored in collaboration with Joey Glocke, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft 365 Security) Today, enterprise IT pros and policy makers must frequently update Windows security settings...
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Securing Applications with Least Privileged Service Accounts
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Introducing Remote Autopilot Reset in Intune for Education
The Intune for Education team is excited about the recently released Remote Autopilot Reset feature. This new functionality allows your school IT admin to reset devices from the Intune for Education...
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