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Windows Server 2016 Security Guide | Azure Cloud Shell | PASS Summit 2017     Volume 19, Issue 18 | August 31, 2017   Get a better TechNet Flash experience: update your country/location info You may be missing out on local news from your country's Microsoft subsidiary. Update your profile to make sure you get local news when it's available. 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