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Understanding Anti-Spam Policies in Microsoft 365 (Office 365)
It is astonishing that over 200 billion spam emails are sent out every single day. One way to tackle this problem in Microsoft 365, formerly Office 365, is to use anti-spam policies. Prerequisites To follow the steps in this post, you must have the following: Every tenant in Microsoft 365 has three anti-spam policies by…
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Exploring the New Group Policy Settings in Windows 11 23H2
Windows 11 23H2 introduces a range of new Group Policy settings. These target new features like Dev Drive and extend the management options for existing components. The corresponding ADMX templates are already available for download, as is the setting reference spreadsheet. Most of the innovations in Windows 11 23H2 complement existing features with new functionalities.…
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All Editions of Windows Server 2025 to Support SMB over QUIC
One of the main new features of Windows Server 2022 is SMB over QUIC. QUIC serves as an alternative to TCP and RDMA, providing a secure connection to a file server over untrusted networks. This protocol is based on UDP and TLS 1.3, enhancing the security and performance of file shares. Windows Server 2025 will…
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Understanding How to Toggle Between Windows Terminal and Legacy Console
The new graphical console brings a number of improvements over the classic console host. However, for the foreseeable future, both environments are available. In Windows 11, the new terminal is already set as the default, but you can switch between both as needed. Unfortunately, the coexistence between the two terminals is suffering from some inconsistencies.…
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Getting Started with Ansible: A Tutorial for Beginners
Ansible, an open-source automation platform, is rapidly gaining popularity among IT experts and organizations seeking simple yet powerful solutions for automation. It streamlines IT operations by automating configuration management, application deployment, and task automation. It speeds up tasks and ensures infrastructure consistency. This Ansible beginner tutorial will take you through the essential steps of getting…
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Connecting VPN Before Windows Logon
The built-in VPN client in Windows, by default, does not let you connect to the VPN server before the user signs in. This poses a challenge for Active Directory-linked computers that connect to the domain network via VPN. Users can log into their systems using stored domain credentials and then establish a VPN connection. However,…
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How to Encrypt Linux LVM with Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Using Cockpit
Linux’s logical volume management (LVM) system regulates and apportions data on physical disks. This piece elaborates on LVM’s functioning, methods to manage it on a solo volume, and steps for its encryption through Cockpit. Subsequent articles will delve into the arrangement of your Linux distribution with full-disk encryption, Secure Boot, and TPM2.0 integration (akin to…
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How to Renew a WSUS Certificate After a Connection Error
Admins who work with WSUS regularly are used to connection issues of the MMC console. However, it is not clear from the error message what the cause of these problems could be. One possible reason is an expired certificate. After renewing it, you assign it to the WSUS website. For Server Core, you can do…
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Exploring Nested Docker Containers: How to Run Docker Inside a Docker Container
Working with nested Docker containers has several use cases. In this article, I will discuss three methods to create a container inside a Docker container: Docker socket (Dood), dind tag, and Sysbox. You will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of each solution, and I will outline the downsides of nested containers. Use cases for…
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Step-by-Step Guide: Installing Loki and Visualizing Logs Using Grafana
Loki is an open-source log aggregation system developed by Grafana Labs and tailored for cloud-native and containerized apps. Loki is often used in conjunction with Grafana for log visualization. In this guide, I will explain how to install Loki and outline how you can integrate the log aggregation solution with Grafana. Grafana Loki benefits Here…