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Windows Phone – Synchronize your Wi-Fi connection settings between Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 8.1

Recently I discovered a pretty nice new feature in Windows Phone 8.1 Developer preview – meaning this should be available to everyone when the GA for this update will be reached in about few weeks or months. So, here is the situation: I’m running Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 Dev Preview, both using my

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Windows 8 – SkyDrive user experience updated with KB 2923768

With the February 2014 updates, Microsoft has improved a little bit the SkyDrive experience. As you already know, SkyDrive is now fully integrated within Windows client and this integration has introduced some bad experience. With the KB 2923768, Microsoft has started to improve this user experience. As part of this KB, a new icon will

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Office 365 – ADFS authentication error code 8004789A when logging with web browser

If you are using Office 365 and have implemented ADFS to manage the authentication to Office 365 services, this post is for you You may get the following error code – 8004789A – when logging on to Office 365 with web browser (Exchange Online OWA or SharePoint Online), while Outlook or any ActiveSync device is

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Windows 2012 R2 / Windows 8.1 – Bring your own device with Workplace Join

With Windows 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1, Microsoft starts to simplify the BYOD – Bring Your Own Device. Indeed, on Windows 8.1 (this is not available with Windows 8, so upgrade for free your Windows 8 device ), a new feature called Join Workspace allow end-users to connect and use corporate resources without being obliged

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Windows – Rights Management sharing application

For those who already played used Right Management Services, you already know it is difficult either not possible to share document secured by RMS with someone outside of your company. Now, with Windows Azure Right Management it’s becoming easier to share protected document outside of the company. All you need is an Office 365 tenant

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Windows 8.1 / Windows Server 2012 R2 – Error when deploying Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 using WDS

While using my Windows Deployment Service running on Windows Server 2012 to deploy new Windows releases (Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, I had errors when deploying Windows images using WDS, with or without answers file. Windows could not apply unattended settings during pass [offlineServicing] After validating the WIM image by installing both version

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Windows 8.1 – Upgrade from Windows 8 Pro with Media Center

UPDATE 1 while I was writing this post, I started to enable Media Center with my previous key which has been validated before being able to continue. The wizard failed at the end with an unknown error and when I retried with the key the validation failed. WTF!!!!! UPDATE 2 after some reboots, Media Center is

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Windows – Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 available for download to MSDN Subscribers

Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM bits are available for download for MSDN Subscribers (as well as TechNet for those who still have an active subscription). MSDN subscribers will also have access to the Windows 8.1 Embedded bits. Enjoy

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Windows 8 – Application to connect and consume data with Power BI on Office 365

Microsoft has published on the Windows Store an application to connect and consume the Power BI service on Office 365. This app requires Windows 8 or Windows RT and Office 365 Power BI. Go to http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/microsoft-power-bi/b7e7c94d-2ea3-4fa6-a277-9d19a1f697ba

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