Tip of the Day
Tiny amounts of knowledge for a fast paced world!
Tip of the Day: Improving Dual Scan on 1607
Today's Tip... A very timely article pertaining to Dual Scan! This article includes: Mention of the...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/21/2017
Tip of the Day: How to Upgrade Windows Clients with Multiple Languages installed to Windows 10
Today's Tip... Need to automate Windows 10 upgrades on systems with multiple language packs...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/18/2017
(RDS) Tip of the Day: Windows productivity tip: File Explorer – Command Prompt and back from the current directory
Today's Tip... This has been within Windows for a few years now and not many users are aware of...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/17/2017
(RDS) Tip of the Day: Nested Virtualization in Azure
Today's Tip... We announced nested virtualization support coming to Azure with Dv3 or Ev3 series at...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/16/2017
Tip of the Day: An easy way to measure computer reboot and logon times
Today's Tip... Process Monitor has evolved over the years from several different tools, into a...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/15/2017
(RDS) Tip of the Day: Detailed troubleshooting steps for remote desktop connection issues to Windows VMs in Azure
Today's Tip... You may encounter a Remote Desktop error message that does not resemble any of the...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/14/2017
Tip of the Day: Troubleshooting Stop Errors
Today's Tip... Check out this KB article providing details for IT Pros to resolve STOP errors...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/11/2017
(RDS) Tip of the Day: Upcoming Architecture Investments for RDS Hosting
Today's Tip... See our upcoming investments focused on making your hosted RDS environments more...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/10/2017
Tip of the Day: Windows Server Software Defined (WSSD)
Today's Tip... Quote from our blog: "The island of Bora Bora. The finish line at a marathon. A...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/04/2017
Tip of the Day: Free eBook Time Again
Today's Tip... Your options include: Windows 10 Office 2016 and O365 PowerBI Azure System...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/03/2017
Tip of the Day: Windows 10 S Accessory Compatibility
Today's Tip... This article will continue to be updated with current information regarding...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/02/2017
Tip of the Day: Using "Change Advanced Startup Options" in Windows 10
Today's Tip... Not sure which F## key to hit when rebooting to media, PXE, or some other advanced...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/01/2017
Tip of the Day: The Always ON VPN Deployment Guide is Now Live
Today's Tip... The Always On VPN Deployment Guide is now live on the web, in the new Virtual Private...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/31/2017
Tip of the Day: Modernizing Windows deployment with Windows AutoPilot
Today's Tip... Here's a great seven minute video providing a technical overview of Windows...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/28/2017
Tip of the Day: Security Compliance Manager (SCM) Tool Retired
Today's tip... The Security Compliance Manager tool retirement has been announced on the Microsoft...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/27/2017
Tip of the Day: Using PowerShell to Obtain Update Information
Today's tip... Here's a quick way to obtain update information. To search for all updates: $Session...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/26/2017
Tip of the Day: Semi-Annual Channel and more!
Today's tip... These articles cover the Semi-annual Channel in Windows and Office, LTSC (previously...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/25/2017
(RDS) Tip of the Day: Protect your RDS Deployment! Configure disaster recovery for Remote Desktop Services
Today's tip... When you deploy Remote Desktop Services into your environment, it becomes a critical...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/24/2017
(RDS) Tip of the Day: Azure Post Exploitation Techniques
Today's tip... The Cloud and Enterprise Red Team introduced how to apply traditional network attack...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/23/2017
Tip of the Day: Windows 10 Tip - Change CMD/PowerShell transparency
Today's tip... With CMD or PowerShell windows, hold down CTRL + Shift + Mouse Wheel up/down to...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/20/2017
(RDS) Tip of the Day: Which graphics virtualization technology is right for you?
Today's tip... You have a range of options when it comes to enabling graphics rendering in Remote...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/19/2017
Tip of the Day: Using DNSSEC with DNS Zone Scopes
Today's tip... QUESTION Does anyone know whether the DNS ZoneScopes used by DNS Policy can be signed...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/18/2017
Tip of the Day: Azure Reverse DNS
In the beginning of June, the Azure team published new and updated documentation for reverse DNS....
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/17/2017
Tip of the Day: Windows 10 S FAQ
We interrupt late week's rundown of top Defrag Tools episodes to bring you something I found in my...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/16/2017
Tip of the Day: The Best of Defrag Tools - Debugging the Network Stack
Today's tip... C'mon, you know you've long dreamt of having the Ninja skills to debug the network...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/13/2017
Tip of the Day: The Best of Defrag Tools - Windows Internals 7th Edition Part 1
Today's tip... This week we celebrate the best of "Defrag Tools", a fantastic Channel 9 series...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/12/2017
Tip of the Day: Introducing Public Preview of 'DR for Azure VMs using ASR'
On June 1st, the public preview of Disaster Recovery (DR) for Azure VMs using Azure Site Recovery...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/11/2017
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Create metric alerts in Azure Monitor for Azure services
Today's tip... You can receive an alert based on monitoring metrics for, or events on, your Azure...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/10/2017
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Azure Virtual Machine Assessment Tools
Today's tip... Virtual Machine Assessment Tools Virtual Machine Readiness Assessment - Automatically...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/07/2017
Tip of the Day: Windows Server for Developers: News from Microsoft Build 2017
Today's tip... "It's never been a more interesting time to be a developer, with new application...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/06/2017
Tip of the Day: Known Lock Screen issues with Creator's Update (1703)
Working lock screen issues in the latest build? Check out this blog post. Great information and...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/05/2017
(RDS) Tip of the Day: Introducing the Azure app public preview
Today's tip... Microsoft Surface Dock Updater Content Link:...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/03/2017
(RDS) Tip of the Day: RDS 2016 slide decks, datasheets, technical guidance docs, and more!
Today's tip... Microsoft Remote Desktop Services with Windows Server 2016 Download:...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 06/30/2017
(RDS) Tip of the Day: Supported configurations for Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2016
Today's tip... RDS 2016 best practices and supported configurations can be found here: Supported...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 06/29/2017
Tip of the Day: Introducing Microsoft Azure Backup Server v2
Today's tip... Microsoft Azure Backup Server now comes with several improvements. The backups are...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 06/28/2017
Tip of the Day: SvcHost Service Refactoring in Windows 10 v1703
Today's tip... The Service Host (svchost.exe) is system process capable of hosting multiple Windows...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 06/28/2017
Tip of the Day: SMT in Azure will be retired on June 30, 2017
Today's tip... The Server Management Tools (SMT) preview service will be discontinued on June 30,...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 06/27/2017
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Availability of migration of ExpressRoute for Classic to Resource Manager IaaS Migration
Today's Tip... On April 10th we announced that customers using ExpressRoute can also migrate their...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 06/27/2017
(RDS) Tip of the Day: Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) Generally Available
Today’s Tip… Azure Application Gateway is our Application Delivery Controller (ADC) layer 7 network...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 04/27/2017
(RDS) Tip of the Day: Azure Information Protection Documentation Update for March 2017
Today’s Tip… Azure Information Protection: Control and help secure email, documents, and sensitive...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 04/26/2017
Tip of the Day: Reduce running costs for your RDS Deployment in Azure using Auto-Scaling
Today’s Tip… The most significant cost is the RDSH server VMs, so a great way to reduce cost is to...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 04/25/2017
(RDS) Tip of the Day: Remote Desktop clients – March 2017 update
Today’s Tip… The Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Team has posted blog highlighting updates to the...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 04/24/2017
Tip of the Day: Azure MFA cloud based protection for on-premises VPNs is now in public preview!
Today’s Tip… Azure MFA provides a hybrid multifactor authentication solution for Windows 10 VPN....
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 04/21/2017
Tip of the Day: Creators Update (v1703) - Establishing a VPN Connection from the Network Flyout
When launched from the VAN, VPN connections on Windows 8.1 could be completed in as few as two...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 04/20/2017
Tip of the Day: Enhanced Security Administrative Environment (ESAE) Architecture
Today’s Tip… Wonder what ever happened to Domain Isolation using IPsec? Well, that is so last...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 04/19/2017
Tip of the Day: Removed or Deprecated Features in Windows 10 Creators Update
Today’s Tip… The below article lists features and functionalities in the Windows 10 Creators Update...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 04/18/2017
Tip of the Day: High DPI Improvements for Desktop App Developers in Windows 10 Creators Update
Today’s Tip… Video Description: Display technology and usage scenarios have changed significantly...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 04/18/2017
Tip of the Day: Creators Update Media on VLSC and Other Valuable Information
Today’s Tip… Windows 10, version 1703 will be available for download from the Volume Licensing...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 04/17/2017
Tip of the Day: An Overview of Windows as a Service (WaaS)
Today’s Tip… With Windows 10, Microsoft made the shift to delivering Windows as a service, which...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 04/17/2017