Windows 8.1 General announcements
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Link
See the Windows Team Blog and the Windows for your Business Blog.
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Link
Windows 8 is now avaialable to MDSN and TechNet subscribers. We are in the process of moving all the threads in the Windows 8 forums to a new "Pre-release" forum. This process is expected to happen today (8/15/2012) around 3pm Pacific time, so please bear with us as these are moved.
Are you looking for Windows 8 Pro? See this forum post.
Windows 7 Installation, Setup, and Deployment announcements
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Link
October 31, 2014, is the end of license (EOL) date for Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7
Home Premium, and Windows 7 Home Basic. After this date, system builders will
no longer be able to order these products from authorized distributors. Windows
7 Professional will continue to be available from authorized distributors until
its EOL date is announced.
Learn about EOL and the Windows lifecycle. -
Link
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit makes it easy to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects. This Solution Accelerator provides a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool to simplify the migration planning process.
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Link
MDT 2012 is now available at http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&=tm&id=25175
Windows 7 Hardware Compatibility announcements
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Link
Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of hardware devices and direct links to drivers.
-
Link
Determine if your hardware is compatibile with Windows 7 - - Details about the MAP toolkit can be found on this post.
Windows 7 Application Compatibility announcements
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Link
Are you making plans to deploy Windows 7 in your enterprise in the next 6 – 18 months? Are your plans being delayed or complicated by applications that will not work on Windows 7? Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) can be used to address the “compatibility gaps” of your enterprise and accelerate the move to Windows 7.
Get an overview of the MED-V solution at www.microsoft.com/medv. To learn about the MED-V v.2 release and participate in TAP or Beta programs email medvtap@microsoft.com.
-
Link
Investigate the current compatibility status of third party applications using the downloadable Windows 7 Application Compatibility list for IT Pros in XLXS format.
-
Link
Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of applications and direct links to updates.
-
Link
Determine if your applications are compatibile with Windows 7 - Details about the MAP toolkit can be found on this post.
-
Link
Inventory, assess, and prepare your applications for Windows 7! ACT 5.5 allows you to assess Windows 7 and IE8 compatibility, control information sent to the Compatibility Exchange, and label data collection packages by role. Want the inside scoop? Check out this Springboard Series blog interview with Jeremy Chapman, Windows Senior Product Manager.
You can download ACT 5.5 here.
Windows 7 Security announcements
Windows 7 User Interface announcements
Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode announcements
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Link
Are you making plans to deploy Windows 7 in your enterprise in the next 6 – 18 months? Are your plans being delayed or complicated by applications that will not work on Windows 7? Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) can be used to address the “compatibility gaps” of your enterprise and accelerate the move to Windows 7.
Get an overview of the MED-V solution at www.microsoft.com/medv. To learn about the MED-V v.2 release and participate in TAP or Beta programs email medvtap@microsoft.com.
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Link
Details can be found on the Windows Team Blog.
Windows Vista Announcements announcements
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Link
Test drive the most advanced Microsoft operating system, instantly!
Windows 7 Test Drive for IT Professionals
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Link
More information can be found on the Windows Enterprise Product Support Page or the Support Lifecycle Blog.
Windows Vista Service Packs/Windows Server 2008 Service Packs announcements
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Link
Today we are proud to announce the Release to Manufacturing of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Service Pack 2 (SP2) represents the latest step in Microsoft’s commitment to continuous improvement. It includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, as well as support for new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards. And since it comes with a single installer for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, SP2 will be easy for IT Pros to manage, deploy, and support. For an overview of the changes introduced in SP2, check out the notable changes document.
Business customers with Windows Vista will find that the transition to Windows 7 will be significantly more straightforward due to the high degree of compatibility between Windows Vista and Windows 7. If your Windows Vista SP1 deployment is already underway we recommend you continue with SP1 as planned. Then you can deploy SP2 using your systems management infrastructure. If you are in the early stages of deployment or still planning Windows Vista deployment our best advice is that you plan on testing and deploying Windows Vista SP2.
More information can be found on the Windows Team Blog.
Windows Vista Application Compatibility Toolkit announcements
-
Link
Inventory, assess, and prepare your applications for Windows 7!
ACT 5.5 allows you to assess Windows 7 and IE8 compatibility, control information sent to the Compatibility Exchange, and label data collection packages by role. Want the inside scoop? Check out this Springboard Series blog interview with Jeremy Chapman, Windows Senior Product Manager.
You can download ACT 5.5 here.
Windows Vista Desktop UI announcements
Windows Vista Security announcements
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Hi. I am trying to edit a scheduled task, that I created a few months ago. The task opens an FTP client every x mins and uploads a file to a remote server. This ...Proposed | 19 Replies | 652 Views | Created by AndyC22 - Wednesday, September 18, 2019 11:05 AM | Last reply by GoodFollow - 6 minutes ago
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auto login once remote desktop session ends
Hi all Is there a way to force automatic windows login when remote desktop session ends? client connects with server via remote desktop but when it disconnects, ...Proposed | 5 Replies | 87 Views | Created by bl85 - Thursday, January 16, 2020 2:27 PM | Last reply by GoodFollow - 9 minutes ago -
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Windows 10 64->32 bits
Hi, One of our customer wants to downgrade a new Dell OptiPlex with Windows 10 Pro 64 bits to Windows 10 Pro 32 bits : - is it possible with the same license ...Answered | 5 Replies | 85 Views | Created by DirkCo - 23 hours 19 minutes ago | Last reply by GoodFollow - 10 minutes ago -
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Windows 10 browsers freezing
I just got an new computer and the browsers are freezing frequently. I've tried Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome and Opera with the same result. If I open Task Manager, the screen will unfreeze after ...Unanswered | 4 Replies | 75 Views | Created by Elby D - Wednesday, January 22, 2020 8:04 PM | Last reply by GoodFollow - 10 minutes ago -
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RDP Fails from a Win 10 machine using team account - Local account no issue
Okay a member of a team on site was upgraded to Windows 10. They use a team account for RDP which works fine for other staff and has done for some years now, however I can add a ...Unanswered | 4 Replies | 37 Views | Created by JDJudge - Monday, January 27, 2020 10:38 AM | Last reply by GoodFollow - 12 minutes ago -
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Printer stopped working after Win10Pro Update
After applying updates on 9 Jan 2020 to Widows 10 Pro version 1809 x64 2019-10B my printer, a Brother MFC-9880, no longer works. I get the notification "Error printing on Brother MFC-9880 ...Unanswered | 7 Replies | 98 Views | Created by Staman1 - Tuesday, January 21, 2020 3:52 PM | Last reply by Andy YOU - 50 minutes ago -
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Set up school PCs
Hello, why i cant find option “Let guests sign-in to these PCs. The document on Use the Set up School PCs app i see this option (Let guest ...Unanswered | 1 Replies | 19 Views | Created by Justinas92 - 2 hours 6 minutes ago | Last reply by Eric G.B - 1 hour 1 minutes ago -
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Print server properties > error when opening "ports" tab
Hi, I'm trying to install the internet printer of my university on my laptop, but I get errors. The IT helpdesk of my university tried to help me but can't figure ... -
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Windows 10 Pro
I'm adding a computer to our existing network. All running windows 10 pro, 1 running windows 7. 6 PC's total on network. The new computer can see all of the other PC's but can't access it. All the ...Unanswered | 2 Replies | 33 Views | Created by SignaramaDoug - 18 hours 59 minutes ago | Last reply by SignaramaDoug - 1 hour 15 minutes ago -
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Bitlocker TPMandPIN Scripting.
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SMB network sacn not working in windows 10
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Storage Space Still "Preparing for removal" with no progress bar
I tried to remove a failed drive in a Storage Space I had made after adding a new drive. Windows Explorer then crashed and rebooted. It was showing progress in Preparing for removal. Since then, there ... -
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Error 0x80070002
I have encountered the following when backing up files: Backup encountered a problem while backing up file C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\Dropbox. Error:(The system cannot find the file ...Proposed | 7 Replies | 198 Views | Created by Retford - Sunday, January 5, 2020 11:03 AM | Last reply by Akshay M - 4 hours 2 minutes ago -
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Error code 0xc0000225 can’t find winload.exe
I recently used boot camp to get windows on my Mac, and every time I try boot windows it comes up with that error message claiming it can’t find winload.exe or windload.efi depending on the ...Unanswered | 3 Replies | 61 Views | Created by Shaw123 - Sunday, January 26, 2020 7:17 PM | Last reply by Akshay M - 4 hours 18 minutes ago -
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Keyboard fails to work in Windows 10 and Microsoft edge but not else where
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Start Menu & Taskbar XML not working
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VPN connection BEFORE login
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Outlook Mail notification when Windows Notifications are turned off
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Why isn't my C: drive being optimized
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Computers freezing since updating to Windows 10 1909
In the organisation, we have been on windows 10 since update 1607, from 1607 up until 1803 we had no issues with Windows 10 itself. We have ... - Items 1 to 20 of 240889 Next ›
Windows 8.1 General announcements
-
Link
See the Windows Team Blog and the Windows for your Business Blog.
- Link
-
Link
Windows 8 is now avaialable to MDSN and TechNet subscribers. We are in the process of moving all the threads in the Windows 8 forums to a new "Pre-release" forum. This process is expected to happen today (8/15/2012) around 3pm Pacific time, so please bear with us as these are moved.
Are you looking for Windows 8 Pro? See this forum post.
Windows 7 Installation, Setup, and Deployment announcements
-
Link
October 31, 2014, is the end of license (EOL) date for Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7
Home Premium, and Windows 7 Home Basic. After this date, system builders will
no longer be able to order these products from authorized distributors. Windows
7 Professional will continue to be available from authorized distributors until
its EOL date is announced.
Learn about EOL and the Windows lifecycle. -
Link
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit makes it easy to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects. This Solution Accelerator provides a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool to simplify the migration planning process.
-
Link
MDT 2012 is now available at http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&=tm&id=25175
Windows 7 Hardware Compatibility announcements
-
Link
Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of hardware devices and direct links to drivers.
-
Link
Determine if your hardware is compatibile with Windows 7 - - Details about the MAP toolkit can be found on this post.
Windows 7 Application Compatibility announcements
-
Link
Are you making plans to deploy Windows 7 in your enterprise in the next 6 – 18 months? Are your plans being delayed or complicated by applications that will not work on Windows 7? Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) can be used to address the “compatibility gaps” of your enterprise and accelerate the move to Windows 7.
Get an overview of the MED-V solution at www.microsoft.com/medv. To learn about the MED-V v.2 release and participate in TAP or Beta programs email medvtap@microsoft.com.
-
Link
Investigate the current compatibility status of third party applications using the downloadable Windows 7 Application Compatibility list for IT Pros in XLXS format.
-
Link
Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of applications and direct links to updates.
-
Link
Determine if your applications are compatibile with Windows 7 - Details about the MAP toolkit can be found on this post.
-
Link
Inventory, assess, and prepare your applications for Windows 7! ACT 5.5 allows you to assess Windows 7 and IE8 compatibility, control information sent to the Compatibility Exchange, and label data collection packages by role. Want the inside scoop? Check out this Springboard Series blog interview with Jeremy Chapman, Windows Senior Product Manager.
You can download ACT 5.5 here.
Windows 7 Security announcements
Windows 7 User Interface announcements
Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode announcements
-
Link
Are you making plans to deploy Windows 7 in your enterprise in the next 6 – 18 months? Are your plans being delayed or complicated by applications that will not work on Windows 7? Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) can be used to address the “compatibility gaps” of your enterprise and accelerate the move to Windows 7.
Get an overview of the MED-V solution at www.microsoft.com/medv. To learn about the MED-V v.2 release and participate in TAP or Beta programs email medvtap@microsoft.com.
-
Link
Details can be found on the Windows Team Blog.
Windows Vista Announcements announcements
- Link
-
Link
Test drive the most advanced Microsoft operating system, instantly!
Windows 7 Test Drive for IT Professionals
-
Link
More information can be found on the Windows Enterprise Product Support Page or the Support Lifecycle Blog.
Windows Vista Service Packs/Windows Server 2008 Service Packs announcements
-
Link
Today we are proud to announce the Release to Manufacturing of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Service Pack 2 (SP2) represents the latest step in Microsoft’s commitment to continuous improvement. It includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, as well as support for new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards. And since it comes with a single installer for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, SP2 will be easy for IT Pros to manage, deploy, and support. For an overview of the changes introduced in SP2, check out the notable changes document.
Business customers with Windows Vista will find that the transition to Windows 7 will be significantly more straightforward due to the high degree of compatibility between Windows Vista and Windows 7. If your Windows Vista SP1 deployment is already underway we recommend you continue with SP1 as planned. Then you can deploy SP2 using your systems management infrastructure. If you are in the early stages of deployment or still planning Windows Vista deployment our best advice is that you plan on testing and deploying Windows Vista SP2.
More information can be found on the Windows Team Blog.
Windows Vista Application Compatibility Toolkit announcements
-
Link
Inventory, assess, and prepare your applications for Windows 7!
ACT 5.5 allows you to assess Windows 7 and IE8 compatibility, control information sent to the Compatibility Exchange, and label data collection packages by role. Want the inside scoop? Check out this Springboard Series blog interview with Jeremy Chapman, Windows Senior Product Manager.
You can download ACT 5.5 here.
