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Why SMBs need a standalone solution for Windows 10 patch management
I’m a frequent lurker on two popular online communities (the AskWoody Forums and the PatchManagement group on Google Groups), where legions of IT professionals frequently share their frustration and...
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Windows Terminal: Getting started with Microsoft’s new utility
Way back in May of 2019, our own Annie Pilon here on TechGenix introduced us to Microsoft’s new utility called Windows Terminal and described some of its helpful features for command-line users. Since...
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Trench Tales: Enterprise FollowMe printing gotchas
Pull printing, which is often referred to using the eponym “FollowMe” or “follow-me” printing, is a way of implementing print servers, either on-premises or in the cloud, so that when a user prints...
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Trench Tales: Remote office server replacement project
Trench Tales is one of our most popular series of articles here on TechGenix because it allows readers who are IT professionals to get down into the mud where they spend most of their time wrestling...
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User’s guide to customizing and managing Windows Terminal
In a previous article, we learned a bit about what’s under the hood with Windows Terminal, an open-source program from Microsoft for users of command-line tools and shells like command prompt,...
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It’s about time: Importance of an accurate NTP server for your datacenter
I have an online meeting I need to join shortly, so I’m keeping my eye on the current time displayed in the little digital clock in the right-hand corner of the taskbar on my workstation. My meeting is...
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Digging deeper into Windows 11: The good, the questionable — and why?
As I mentioned about a month ago here on TechGenix, despite having written many books and articles about Windows over the years and having a high opinion of Microsoft as a company, I’ve had to cross my...
View ArticleEnterprise considerations when purchasing laptops
In this era of remote work, or hybrid work, or whatever it might be called—and for however long it lasts—provisioning users with laptops has become increasingly important for large and mid-sized...
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Adding a progress bar to your PowerShell scripts
Those of you who know me, or who know my work, know that I live and breathe PowerShell. As such, I tend to build a lot of PowerShell scripts that automate various tasks. But some tasks can take quite a...
View ArticleSecuring out-of-lifecycle systems
I have a confession to make about our business: we still have one PC running Windows XP. Shhh… Fortunately I'm not alone. Recent data obtained by NetMartketShare indicates that just over one percent of...
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