I’m excited to share some great news. We’re releasing Windows Package Manager 1.1. We’ve squashed some annoying bugs and added some highly anticipated features. The Windows Package Manager is being released to Windows 10 (build 1809 and newer) and Windows 11 as an automatic update via the Microsoft Store.
source : Windows Command Line
Back in 2019, when the .dev top-level domain opened, we picked up vscode.dev and quickly parked it, pointing at our website code.visualstudio.com (or, if you are from the Boston area like me, we "pahked it"). Like a lot of people who buy a .dev domain, we had no idea what we were going to do with it. And we certainly didn't anticipate that it would end up being the fulfillment of a mission over a decade in the making.
Source : code.visualstudio.com
Microsoft has finally gone on record about whether it will support Windows on Arm (WOA) on Apple’s M1 Macs. And it’s not good news.
Source : Thurrott.com
We are thrilled to announce that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac now natively supports Apple’s M1 chip-based devices!
Source : Microsoft Tech Community
In most environments, the crucial task of distributing updates for Windows, Office, and other Microsoft products is handled by Windows Server Updates Services (WSUS). However, they still lack the ability to automate essential maintenance tasks. WSUS Automated Maintenance solves this issue.
Source : 4sysops
Procmon. The infamous Windows Sysinternals’ utility to track down all kinds of Windows activity. Known for its ability to track down rogue software installers making unknown changes to registry keys or perhaps inspecting a virus’ tracks.
If you need to inspect Windows registry, file system, process, or network activity and have decided to use procmon, this article is for you.
In this Ultimate Guide, you’re going to learn everything there is to know about using the procmon utility from installing, basic usage all the way to various use cases that will help you track down all kinds of activity.Source : The Ultimate Guide to Procmon
So you’ve learned how to automate tasks with a PowerShell script.
That’s great! But now you’ve got a disorganized mess of scripts and modules with a hodgepodge of manual script executions, scheduled tasks, and more. It’s time to bring some order to the chaos and implement the automation orchestration engine known as PowerShell PSake.Source : How to Automate Tasks with PSake and PowerShell [Walkthrough]
