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Microsoft has released a new update to OneDrive for both Windows 10 Mobile and PCs. The updated version introduced a new feature to PC while Windows 10 Mobile has got some improvements. The new version17.24.0.0 is currently rolling out and it is available for download on the Windows Store.
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Almost a third of security pros willing to hire inexperienced staff to tackle workforce shortages.-
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Once live, the event will be streaming via Channel 9 for free with no registration required. If you miss the live event, all sessions will be recorded and available on-demand via the Channel 9 website.
Every year the .NET community, the .NET Foundation, and Microsoft organize a free, three-day virtual developer event called .NET Conf. This years conference returns on Tuesday, September 19th and runs until Thursday, September 21st. 
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F-Secure Labs has logged an overall increase of 223% in traffic to its honeypots as compared with H2 2016.-
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Recently, we’ve seen an increase in the number of high CPU/High Memory usage problems with WSUS, including WSUS in a System Center Configuration Manager environment – these have mostly corresponded with Update Tuesdays.Users who have liked this activity:
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Windows 10 (V1607): KB4034658/KB4034661 causes WSUS error 0x8024401c | Born's Tech and Windows World
Microsoft has released two cumulative Updates KB4034658 and KB4034661 for Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607) in August 2017. Both updates are causing issues with WSUS, the clients are reporting error 0x8024401c during update search.Users who have liked this activity:
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A new update for .NET Framework is now available for the AppContext class.
A new update for .NET Framework is now available for the AppContext class. The behavior of the AppContext class was recently regressed. The update returns the class to the correct behavior. This update affects the .NET Framework 4.6 and later. The update is not required on Windows 10. -
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With the discontinuation of service, Microsoft suggests customers explore a few options that may serve their on-going marketing needs, such as: Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Marketing, Adobe Marketing Cloud, and other partner solutions. -
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Microsoft Office is available around the world, and were continuously hard at work on exclusive monthly upgrades and new features for Office 365 subscribers. By becoming an Office Insider, you can get early access to the latest Office innovations. Your feedback goes directly to Microsoft product teams and will help make Office even better for... -
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Microsoft's latest Security Intelligence Report is now available, detailing the rise of attacks against the firm's software and its clients. Although attacks are on the rise, so are security measures.Users who have liked this activity:
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Source Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 22 : http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/C/4/FC41DE26-E641-4A20-AE5B-E38A28368433/Security_Intelligence_Report_Volume_22.pdf
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Surprisingly Spam is only 19% and port scanning only 3.7% while RDP brute force is 23%.
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If you remember how many RDP connections are available directly from the Internet you can imagine the consequences… :-O
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yes, correct. That’s another big point of attack.
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Here you can have a report by region or by country:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/Intelligence-report
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Here is my environment:
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NAS unit with 18TB of space running Storage Server 2012 R2
Hyper-V environment with a Server 2016 DataCenter VMSite 2
NAS units with 18TB of space running Storage Server 2012 R2
Hyper-V environment with a Server 2016 DataCenter VMThe sites are connected via 100Mbps connection. Is the best option making the NAS units an iSCSI Server and presenting a volume to each of the Server 2016 VMs? It doesn't appear you can use a CIF Share with Storage Replication?
Thanks
This article nails it! Thanks & Great.
Michael Pietroforte commented on Sync CSV user data to Active Directory with PowerShell 2 days, 22 hours ago
Thanks for the hint! I fixed the typo.
I now agree with you after more testing. Indeed only one XML will make it, but this doesn't need all. There is still a basic XML in the system32 that has the defaults. This is a one layer only amend for anything extra (it seems)
The win10 is fully patched, so as of this date, this is still the case.
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Robert commented on Set Internet Explorer as the default browser in Windows 10 with Group Policy 3 days, 13 hours ago
Can you tell me how Chris stated above he was able to get the app association to work for first use? I need to be able to image a new windows 10 machine and have the default web browser be IE 11 but I want the user to be able to change it after that. The default association gpo with the xml hard sets the association and the user can't change it. I have been struggling with this for a long time. Do you know how to accomplish this?
Robert commented on Set Internet Explorer as the default browser in Windows 10 with Group Policy 3 days, 13 hours ago
Can you go into more detail step by step how you did that please?
Karim Buzdar replied to the topic Exchange Server 2016: The feature you are trying to use is on a CD-ROM in the forum IT Administration Forum 3 days, 16 hours ago
Thank you,
Let me try!!
Michael Pietroforte replied to the topic Exchange Server 2016: The feature you are trying to use is on a CD-ROM in the forum IT Administration Forum 3 days, 19 hours ago
I guess the failed previous installation causes the issue then. I would try to install CU 6 on a freshly installed Windows Server.
Karim Buzdar replied to the topic Exchange Server 2016: The feature you are trying to use is on a CD-ROM in the forum IT Administration Forum 3 days, 20 hours ago
Yes,
Earlier, I tried installing Exchange Server 2016 CU 4 but I couldn't make it till end.
The problem is i want to automate setting applocker policys, but only blocking on publisher, not on Guid or Hash.
Microsoft comment : “WSUS servers will exhibit increased CPU, memory, and network utilization when Windows Update clients perform their first scan after installing KB4034658.”
Microsoft investigates the issue and will publish details as soon as possible. Until a fix is available, the only workaround is blocking these updates in WSUS.