Tag: Windows

Operating Systems

Why Antivirus Uses Kernel Mode in Windows

The recent CrowdStrike bug that took out 1% of Windows machines (approx. 8.5 million PCs) globally, the question of why Antivirus apps use Kernel Mode…

Jul 20, 2024 4 min read
Operating Systems

Install the New Windows PowerToys

Windows PowerToys is back, and it rocks! Many of us have been reliving the “old days”, this week as Windows 95 turned 25. I loved…

Aug 29, 2020 3 min read
Azure CLI

Install Azure CLI on Windows with Winget

The Azure CLI is the command-line tool for working with Microsoft Azure resources, and grants you access to the CLI through both the Windows Command…

Jun 16, 2020 1 min read
DevOps

Windows Gets Package Manager with winget CLI Utility

Microsoft released the new Windows Package Manager (winget) as an open source, community driven package manager for installing, updating, configuring, and removing software application packages…

May 20, 2020 3 min read
Azure Data & Storage

Windows Server and SQL Server Certifications are Gone

Embedded within Microsoft’s announcement of retiring ALL of the MCSE, MCSD, and MCSA certifications (and their associated exams) is the fact that certifications for Windows…

Feb 28, 2020 4 min read
Azure CLI

Introducing the Azure Cloud Shell

The Azure Cloud Shell has been out for some time now, as an embedded Bash and PowerShell command-line shell / terminal within the Azure Portal.…

Feb 7, 2018 2 min read