DSC Resource Kit Release April 2019
We just released the DSC Resource Kit! This release includes updates to 13 DSC resource modules. In the past 6 weeks, 87 pull requests have been merged and 90 issues have been closed, all thanks to...
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Part 3: Intune’s Journey to a Highly Scalable Globally Distributed Cloud Service
Over the last couple months I’ve been writing about Intune’s journey to become a globally scaled cloud service running on Azure. I’m treating this as Part 3 (here’s Part 1 and Part 2) of a 4-part...
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The Next Release of PowerShell – PowerShell 7
Recently, the PowerShell Team shipped the Generally Available (GA) release of PowerShell Core 6.2. Since that release, we’ve already begun work on the next iteration! We’re calling the next release...
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PowerShell Core Release Improvements
Overview For PowerShell Core, we basically had to build a new engineering system to build and release it. How we build it has evolved over time as we learn and our other teams have implemented...
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MSIX: Package Support Framework Part 3
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Changes to Ticket-Granting Ticket (TGT) Delegation Across Trusts in Windows...
Hello Everyone! Allen Sudbring here, Premier Field Engineer at Microsoft. Today I’m putting a post out to get some critical information to everyone who supports Windows Server and Active Directory...
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LDAP Reconnaissance – the foundation of Active Directory attacks
When an attacker manages to break into an on-premises domain environment, one of the first steps they normally take is to gather information and perform domain reconnaissance. Reconnaissance involves...
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Detecting LDAP based Kerberoasting with Azure ATP
In a typical Kerberoasting attack, attackers exploit LDAP vulnerabilities to generate a list of all user accounts with a Kerberos Service Principal Name (SPN) available. Once successful at listing...
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Windows Server 2016 – WUSA Event ID: 3 “The referenced assembly could not be...
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View ArticleIt’s that time again: Windows Server Summit 2019!
This blog post was authored by Dianna Marks, Product Marketing Manager, Azure Marketing. Its that time of the year again! Spring is in the air and Windows Server Summit is right around the corner. On...
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Using PSScriptAnalyzer to check PowerShell version compatibility
PSScriptAnalyzer version 1.18 was released recently, and ships with powerful new rules that can check PowerShell scripts for incompatibilities with other PowerShell versions and environments. In this...
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Microsoft Edge on iOS and Android now supports conditional access and single...
Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) is excited to deliver conditional access protection for Microsoft Edge on iOS and Android. This integration expands your management capabilities as...
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Troubleshooting Session: App-V on M.A.D. Day in Hamburg #1
Introduction We had our Community Day in Hamburg on the 15th of March – we hold this in German but as I present the troubleshooting session and didn’t use slides, I decided to write a blog about this...
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MSIX Packaging Tool Update
Today we want to introduce a new member on the board. The MSIX Packaging Tool April Release is there for you to use. If you want to doublecheck – it is the version 1.2019.402.0. Before we start our...
View ArticleFirst sneak peek of Windows Server, version 1903 Semi-Annual Channel
This blog was co-authored by Ben Schultz, Principal Program Manager and Weijuan Shi Davis, Senior Program Manager, Windows Server. Greetings! With the launch of Windows Server 2019 a few months ago, we...
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It’s time to update your Windows management strategy!
This blog post was authored by Dianna Marks, Product Marketing Manager, Windows Server Marketing. Youve been hearing about all the great innovations in Windows Server 2019. Weve also been working to...
View ArticlePublic Preview of PowerShell in Azure Functions 2.x
Over the last six months, we’ve been hard at work integrating PowerShell Core with Azure Functions 2.x. Today, I’m happy to announce that we’re releasing public preview of PowerShell support for Azure...
View ArticleInfrastructure + Security: Noteworthy News (April, 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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Microsoft expands BitLocker management capabilities for the enterprise
Microsoft is excited to announce enhancements to BitLocker management capabilities in both Microsoft Intune and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), coming in the second half of 2019. Whether...
View ArticleIt’s all the buzz! HCI in your Windows Server environment
This blog post was authored by Dianna Marks, Product Marketing Manager, Windows Server Marketing. HCI is all the buzz nowadays! What exactly is HCI? Spelled out its hyperconverged infrastructure, also...
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