Windows AutoPilot

Want to refresh a Windows 11 device? Don’t use USMT.

Windows 11 It’s a process I’ve done hundreds of times: wipe-and-load an existing device with…

Gautam SharmaMarch 8, 2022

Windows AutoPilot

Bare metal provisioning: Boot options

When we were first looking at implementing bare metal provisioning as part of what became…

Gautam SharmaMarch 6, 2022

Windows AutoPilot

Automatically join devices to Azure AD

It started off as a simple task: Create a provisioning package that can be used…

Gautam SharmaMarch 5, 2022

Microsoft Exchange

The End of the REST API for On-Premises Mailboxes Preview

We’re announcing today that the preview program enabling REST API access to on-premises mailboxes for…

Gautam SharmaMarch 4, 2022

AzureAD

Reducing Extra Prompts with the Authentication Prompt Analysis Workbook

We’re excited to share with you our latest Azure AD workbook, Authentication Prompt Analysis! You…

Gautam SharmaMarch 4, 2022

Microsoft Exchange

New Teams Exchange Integration Test in the Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer

Just a quick note to let our Exchange hybrid customers know that there is a…

Gautam SharmaMarch 3, 2022

AzureAD

Azure AD RBAC: Custom roles for app management now available

Howdy folks,    I’m very excited to kick off a series of announcements on capabilities…

Gautam SharmaMarch 3, 2022

Microsoft Teams

Inside Microsoft Teams Season 5 Episode 1-“Vituity and Teams: Wellness care without boundaries”

Our first episode of Season 5 came from feedback from all of you. We heard…

Gautam SharmaMarch 2, 2022

AzureAD

Azure AD: Change Management Simplified

Hello Everyone,    Rapid change is a growing reality in cloud services. In Azure AD…

Gautam SharmaMarch 2, 2022

AzureAD

Achieve a least privilege model using Azure AD’s new multi-stage access reviews

Howdy folks!    Today we’re excited to announce the public preview of multi-stage reviews with…

Gautam SharmaMarch 1, 2022

Microsoft Teams

What’s New in Microsoft Teams | February 2022

Welcome to the February edition of “What's New in Microsoft Teams”. This month we are…

Gautam SharmaFebruary 28, 2022

Windows AutoPilot

M1 Mac virtualization: Parallels Desktop vs. VMware Fusion

I have a Mac Mini with the original ARM-based M1 chip. Not surprisingly, the first…

Gautam SharmaFebruary 27, 2022

AzureAD

Run custom workflows in Azure AD entitlement management

Automating complex processes for managing user access is now even easier with the recent introduction…

Gautam SharmaFebruary 25, 2022

Microsoft Exchange

Finding Transport Rule Size

A question we sometimes hear from Exchange Online admins is “How can I determine the…

Gautam SharmaFebruary 24, 2022