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Exploring the New Security Features in Windows Server 2025: Spotlight on File Services (SMB, NTLM)
The announced support for SMB over QUIC in all editions of Windows Server 2025 marks a significant advancement for the file services role. Additionally, the forthcoming LTSC server release introduces several new strategies devised to boost the security of traditional SMB over TCP or RDMA. One primary benefit of SMB over QUIC is its outstanding…
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Introducing 4sysops AI: The Future of System Operations
We have just added an experimental feature to 4sysops. At the end of every blog article, you will find a chatbot that enables you to ask questions about the article. You may use this feature if you need further clarification or want to gain additional information not covered in the article. It is important to…
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How to List and Remove Calendar Events from Exchange Mailbox using PowerShell
PowerShell provides the functionality to access event and meeting entries in the calendars of Exchange users. Here, we will discuss the methods of obtaining a calendar events list or deleting a particular event/appointment from everyone’s calendars in an Exchange Server or Microsoft 365 organization. Procedure to List and View User Calendar Events in Exchange Online…
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How to List and Remove Calendar Events from Your Exchange Mailbox Using PowerShell
PowerShell enables event and meeting items accessibility in Exchange users’ calendars. The following paragraphs detail how to compile a list of calendar events or erase a particular event/appointment from the calendars of all users within an Exchange Server or Microsoft 365 organization. Listing and Reading User Calendar Events on Exchange Online (Microsoft 365) Initially, we’ll…
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Creating a GPT Chatbot Using OpenAI’s Chat Completions API: A Simple Guide
In a previous post, I explained how to install the Python OpenAI SDK on macOS and Windows. Today, we will expand on using the Open AI API a little further. Today we will develop a basic chatbot as an example. The primary purpose of this article is to gain an understanding of the three roles…
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Managing Azure Resources Using PowerShell cmdlet Invoke-AzRestMethod in Azure REST API
Sometimes, managing certain Azure resources using PowerShell can be challenging due to the absence of specific cmdlets for those operations or services. This is where the Invoke-AzRestMethod cmdlet comes into play, which allows PowerShell scripts to communicate with Azure services by sending HTTP requests to Azure’s REST API. It acts as a bridge between PowerShell…
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How to Connect ChatGPT to Gmail: A GPT Actions Guided Example
A GPT is a customizable variant of ChatGPT that can carry out certain tasks or enhance its capabilities in specialized fields. Think of GPT Actions as superpowers for GPTs, enabling them to engage with external sources and services, which goes beyond mere text generation. In this post, we’ll walk you through the process of linking…
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Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Virtual Machine on VMWare ESXi
This article shows how to create a new virtual machine on a VMware ESXi host and install a guest operating system from an ISO image. Let’s see how to create a virtual machine from the vSphere Client web interface or by using PowerShell commands. Create a Virtual Machine with VMware Web Client Suppose you’ve already…
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Steps to Disable Copilot and Block ChatGPT on Windows and Edge Using Group Policy and Defender
Microsoft has integrated AI features under the brand Copilot into almost all of its products, including Windows and the Edge browser. For businesses that haven’t developed an AI strategy yet, these consumer versions of Copilot are often undesired. Fortunately, they can be blocked using group policies. In principle, the potential of generative AI for many…
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Mastering Ansible Variables: A Guide with Practical Examples
Ansible variables store and manipulate data that can be accessed and utilized across playbooks, roles, and tasks. They allow for dynamic configurations and flexible automation by enabling the abstraction of values that may change based on different environments or use cases. In this tutorial, I will introduce Ansible variables and explore their usage with examples.…