This step-by-step guide will help you find out who restarted your Windows Server. You can discover the user or application responsible for the shutdown or restart of your Windows Server. This data can be accessed using Event Viewer, a built-in utility that records each event on your server and provides a means to view this…

Although virtual machines (VMs) feel like an old concept, Microsoft only introduced Hyper-V, its virtualization technology, with Windows Server 2008. It wasn’t until the technical preview of Windows 8 in May 2012 that Hyper-V VMs were available on a Windows desktop OS. Since their introduction, Hyper-V VMs have grown to account for about 10% of…

Auditing is increasingly critical across all sectors of a business, including the Microsoft cloud arena. The IT department’s duties have grown more complex as organizations increasingly integrate cloud solutions. They require substantial support to monitor potential security breaches like unauthorized data access or abnormal login activities. Microsoft Purview Audit serves this need by logging activities…

Although it may appear that virtual machines (VMs) have been an integral part of technology for ages, their inception in Microsoft’s ecosystem began with Windows Server 2008, which featured the debut of Hyper-V virtualization technology. It wasn’t until the technical preview of Windows 8 in May 2012 that Hyper-V and its VM capabilities were available…

New warning for Windows users as Microsoft’s controversial decision hits. In just the last two weeks, Microsoft Windows users have been deluged with serious malware warnings as a bumper Patch Tuesday gave way to multiple U.S. government warnings. This is not the time to even consider dropping ongoing security support, but for hundreds of millions…

New warning for Windows users as Microsoft’s controversial decision hits. In the past few weeks, Microsoft Windows users have faced an onslaught of severe malware warnings following a significant Patch Tuesday and subsequent warnings from multiple US government agencies. With such critical timing, it’s astonishing that Microsoft would consider ceasing ongoing security support. Unfortunately, for…

New warning for Windows users as Microsoft’s controversial decision impacts many. In the past fortnight, users of Microsoft Windows have faced numerous severe malware alerts following a significant Patch Tuesday, compounded by several alerts from U.S. government entities. Now is certainly not the time to withdraw ongoing security support; however, for hundreds of millions of…

New warning for Windows users as Microsoft’s controversial decision impacts them. In the recent fortnight, users of Microsoft Windows have faced an onslaught of severe malware threats following a significant Patch Tuesday, closely followed by numerous alerts from U.S. governmental agencies. This period is critically ill-timed for even contemplating the cessation of continuous security support,…