This is great right? Well, what if you don’t want this service? You can just turn it off. But, the trick is you have to find out how to turn it off first. I have looked all over my outlook client to find how to turn it off. Can you find it? Probably not or you wouln’t be reading this post. (Hint, it’s not in the Outlook client app) Below are the instructions on how to turn it off.

How to Turn Clutter OFF

Sign in to Outlook Web App. https://outlook.office365.com/

Then click on the settings “sprocket” as in the photo below and then select Mail.

Now fromclick down into  Options – Mail > Automatic processing > Clutter.

Uncheck the Check Box “Separate items identified as Clutter”.

Click  Save to save your changes, or  Discard to cancel.

Turn Clutter back on

You can turn Clutter back on by just reversing the steps above. 

The Clutter folder will remain in your Outlook after you turn off Clutter feature. If you don’t want the folder listed under your Mailbox, move the emails from the Clutter folder to other folders, as appropriate, and then right-click the Clutter folder and choose Delete Folder.

(Part 1) Exam Jump Start 70-534 Prerequisites: Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions

Are you interested in becoming certified in architecting Microsoft Azure solutions? If so, then join us for this new 3 part series hosted by Dan Stolts and Brian Lewis and learn about the prerequisites to becoming Azure certified. In Part 1 we’ll cover Azure Basics and help you understand what is possible with cloud computing as well as getting you started on your journey in becoming a cloud architect.

Part 1 Video Link Here: https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/TechNet+Radio/TNR1638

• [3:34] What is the 70-534 Architecting Azure Solutions Certification and how can it help IT Pros?
• [10:39] Azure Basics – What is the Azure Cloud?
• [16:04] What are the Certification Jump Start Events and how do I learn more about them?
• [18:32] What is a Cloud Architect exactly?
• [31:44] What are the different cloud services offered in Azure?
• [53:31] Where do I go to for more information?

I like the Angelbeat seminar because of the focus on speed learning. The presentations are generally about 20 minutes in length. Sales and marketing “fluff” are “mostly” removed from the event presentations so you can focus on learning about the technologies. Angelbeat selects expert speakers who deliver concise, technical talks on security, cloud, virtualization, storage, backup, wireless, networks, voip, and big data. So, you get a little bit about everything. Lastly, if you need continuing education credits for your CPE/CISSP certifications, this seminar counts for those.

There currently 25 Angelbeat seminars coming to a city near you. I am only presenting at three of them but my peers are presenting at many of the others. You can find the entire list of cities and dates on the Angelbeat website. https://www.angelbeat.com/

Microsoft Windows Live Writer has a new version and a new name
On December 9th 2015, Scott Hanselmen announced on his blog this open source project. It has taken off to a lot of excitement and may possibly be ported over to Linux and Mac.

The latest version of Windows live writer is Windows Live Write 2012 but now this same program has new life as an open source project called Open Live Writer. With the community help we will see this awesome blog editing tool get the attention it deserves.

You can download the latest version of Open Live Writer here:
https://openlivewriter.org/

For More information see the original announcement on Scott’s blog:
Announcing Open Live Writer – An Open Source Fork of Windows Live Writer
https://www.hanselman.com/blog/AnnouncingOpenLiveWriterAnOpenSourceForkOfWindowsLiveWriter.aspx

Yesterday, I played a demonstration game with the HoloLens. It showcased the Windows Holographic Platform and the features it offers. It was really cool and is the start of something that will transform the world in the same way other technologies have. Technologies such as electricity, the gas engine, Television, or cellphones. Reality augmenting holograms have the promise to make this type of change to the world. A change which is surreal when it first launches but then becomes something you don’t know how people lived without.

Here is a video of the game I played on HoloLens yesterday.

And here is a video which showcases some of the ideas behind HoloLens.

There are a few slots still available in Chicago this week for developers who want to go through the demo. This is also traveling around the U.S. so sign up to see if for yourself!

To register for your HoloLens demo
· Go to www.hololensevents.com

To learn more about HoloLens or signup for the SDK
https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us

Yung Presenting on Azure at the TechNet On Tour Event

So, since I was busy working, I missed the Windows 10 devices event where a lot of great new hardware was announced:

• An Xbox One Update
• A new controller for both Xbox and Windows 10
• The second version of the Microsoft Band (watch)
• 3 new Microsoft Lumia Phones
• HoloLens & it’s SDK – for $3000
• New Surface Keyboard
• New Surface docking station
• Surface 4
• Surface Book

Late last night before just before I was heading to bed I thought I would look at the video of the launch. Yes, I knew about the products already from reading a few articles on the event and from some customers who had told me about them during my TechNet event. A couple of customers were watching the video instead of listening to Yung and I. Can’t say I blame them.

I started watching the briefing and ended up spending the next 2 hours watching the entire event and not getting to bed until 2am. But – Wow, wow, wow! I highly recommend you watch the briefing. I have not been so excited about spending some of my money since Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple iPad. I can’t wait to read the reviews and see if I should buy… My top 3 wants are a Band, a Phone, and a Surface Book. Santa are you listening? (Yeah, I know he is)

Here is the link to the Windows 10 Devices Announcement / briefing:
https://www.microsoft.com/october2015event/en-us

Unfortunately I couldn’t just type “version” or “get-version” those commands don’t exist. Well, how do you find the version of PowerShell?

I found two easy ways.

Command	Description
Get-Host	Commandlet that give information about the host – including the version of PowerShell running.
$PSVersionTable	An environment variable that has information on multiple parts of PowerShell including PowerShell itself.

Get-Host Screenshot

$PSVersionTable Screenshot

“Using Microsoft Azure as an integral part of your Disaster Recovery Plan: Free hands-on event”

So if you can make it, come join us and learn about “Availability on Demand” and “Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service”. For more information on the event see this site here:

https://bit.ly/TechNetTour

P.S. Stay tuned for our next round of events on Windows 10 starting in the October – November timeframe.

How do I get my Windows 10?

Consumers: Windows 10 has begun rolling out of our Windows Insiders and Customers who have reserved upgrades. For Customers who haven’t reserved a copy, they should go to https://windows.com/windows10upgrade. From there Microsoft will notify you once our compatibility work confirms you will have a great experience and Windows 10 has been downloaded to your system.

Businesses: Today, we announced the availability of Windows 10 Professional and Enterprise for business customers.

• On August 1, active Software Assurance customers who have Volume Licensing agreements can upgrade to Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Educations editions. Grab the bits from your Volume Licensing Site.
• We are also offering free upgrades to Windows 10 Professional for qualifying Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 devices until July 29th, 2016.

More details are available on the Windows Blog. Here is the official announcement:
https://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/07/28/windows-10-free-upgrade-available-in-190-countries-today/

There are multiple ways to accomplish this. Here are the three that come to my mind:

Steps	Result (click to enlarge)
Use winver.exe Click the Start Button and type “winver” and hit [enter]. You’ll get a windows dialog box that shows the details about your windows operating system.
From the command prompt Click the Start Button and type “cmd.exe” and hit enter. From the command prompt type “ver” and hit  [enter]
Check the Registry Click the Start Button and type “regedt32.exe” and hit enter. In the registry editor tool brows to the hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion