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Announcement: 25

Windows 8.1 General announcements

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    Windows 8.1 Now Available
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, October 17, 2013 11:11 AM
    See the Windows Team Blog and the Windows for your Business Blog.
  • Link
    New Microsoft Press Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals eBook Available for Free Download
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, October 16, 2013 11:16 AM
    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2013/10/14/free-ebook-introducing-windows-8-1-for-it-professionals.aspx
  • Link
    Windows 8 Availability to MSDN / TechNet subscribers
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, August 15, 2012 5:23 PM

    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
    End of license approaching for some Windows 7 versions
    Carey Frisch Tuesday, September 16, 2014 3:58 PM


    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
    Now Available: Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit v.7.0
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:19 PM

    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.

    • Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit v.7.0

  • Link
    Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Now Available
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, April 18, 2012 2:27 PM
    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
    Windows 7 Compatibility Center
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:40 PM
    Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of hardware devices and direct links to drivers.
  • Link
    Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Available
    Anthony_Mann Tuesday, July 14, 2009 6:02 PM
    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
    MED-V removes application compatibility road blocks to Windows 7
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:12 PM

    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
    Windows 7 Application Compatibility Downloadable list for IT Pros
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:59 PM
    Investigate the current compatibility status of third party applications using the downloadable Windows 7 Application Compatibility list for IT Pros in XLXS format.
  • Link
    Windows 7 Compatibility Center
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:58 PM
    Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of applications and direct links to updates.
  • Link
    Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Available
    Anthony_Mann Tuesday, July 14, 2009 6:02 PM
    Determine if your applications are compatibile with Windows 7 - Details about the MAP toolkit can be found on this post.
  • Link
    Ready for Windows 7: Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5
    Anthony_Mann Friday, April 3, 2009 9:26 PM

    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

  • Link
    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:14 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution

Windows 7 User Interface announcements

  • Link
    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:12 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution

Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode announcements

  • Link
    MED-V removes application compatibility road blocks to Windows 7
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:42 PM

    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
    Windows XP Mode will no longer require hardware virtualization technology to run
    Anthony_Mann Friday, March 19, 2010 6:15 PM
    Details can be found on the Windows Team Blog.

Windows Vista Announcements announcements

  • Link
    Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7
    Carey Frisch Tuesday, February 21, 2012 4:18 PM
    • Tutorial: Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7

  • Link
    Windows 7 Test Drive for IT Professionals
    Carey Frisch Sunday, November 28, 2010 4:57 AM

    Test drive the most advanced Microsoft operating system, instantly!

    Windows 7 Test Drive for IT Professionals

  • Link
    End of support for Windows Vista RTM
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:14 PM
    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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    Announcing Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:08 AM
    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
    Ready for Windows 7: Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5
    Anthony_Mann Friday, April 3, 2009 9:24 PM

    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

  • Link
    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:05 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution

Windows Vista Security announcements

  • Link
    Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows Vista
    Carey Frisch Monday, March 4, 2013 5:25 AM
    Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows Vista: Download
  • Link
    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:09 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution

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    Slow Laptop / Desktop Logons Deploying Printers via Group Policy - Please help

    Windows 7 IT Pro
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    Windows 7 Performance
    Hi, We are having intermittent slow laptop and desktop logons for users across our estate. Citrix users using a server 2008 desktop are ...
    Answered | 1 Replies | 1167 Views | Created by JTillson - Sunday, January 19, 2014 3:58 PM | Last reply by Yolanda Zhu - Tuesday, January 21, 2014 9:17 AM
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    Windows 7 Slow Logon Issue for Laptops & Desktops. Please Help

    Windows 7 IT Pro
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    Windows 7 Performance
    This has not made any difference. I have enabled Group Policy monitoring in the registry (GPSVC) and dumped out a log file from a ...
    Answered | 1 Replies | 1817 Views | Created by JTillson - Saturday, September 21, 2013 2:40 PM | Last reply by Karen Hu - Monday, September 23, 2013 8:18 AM
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    Vista/Deploying Printers Via Group Policy

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Printing
    of deploying printers via group policy and I'm running into an issue with our one Vista PC.  Everytime I apply the group policy to ...
    Answered | 1 Replies | 4360 Views | Created by Steven C. Brown - Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:12 PM | Last reply by Lionel Chen - MSFT - Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:48 AM
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    RunOnce deploy via Group Policy only on first logon

    Windows 8.1 IT Pro
     > 
    Windows 8.1 Installation, Setup, and Deployment
    Hi, I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition and Workstations running Windows 8.1. I want group policy to deploy a bat file to RunOnce through ...
    Answered | 4 Replies | 24594 Views | Created by ZDog01 - Thursday, July 2, 2015 11:46 AM | Last reply by DLCurtis - Tuesday, September 19, 2017 1:57 PM
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    Deploying Printers via Group Policy Fails after KB3172985

    Windows 10 IT Pro
     > 
    Windows 10 General
    We have a network with SBS 2011 with all Windows 10 workstations for our staff of about 70. We use Group Policy for our Printer Deployment of 31 ...
    Answered | 13 Replies | 4917 Views | Created by RonC521 - Friday, August 5, 2016 2:48 PM | Last reply by Alan Morris - Friday, August 19, 2016 3:57 PM
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    Group Policy Slow Logons over 4G

    Windows 7 IT Pro
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    Windows 7 Performance
    I'm not sure how a network monitor would help. The network seems to be fine. I'm looking to basically see line by line what the Group Policies are doing and how long each ...
    Answered | 4 Replies | 713 Views | Created by JasonM2012 - Monday, March 3, 2014 8:03 PM | Last reply by Michael_LS - Tuesday, March 4, 2014 11:20 AM
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    Last User Logon Feature via Group Policy

    Windows 7 IT Pro
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    Windows 7 Security
    I understand the way to disable the last user logon feature is via group policy if I wanted the users to always have to type in their username and passwords when ...
    Answered | 5 Replies | 36437 Views | Created by AngelC2 - Saturday, January 19, 2013 1:57 AM | Last reply by arnavsharma - Monday, March 9, 2015 3:40 AM
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    Deploy Microsoft hotfix.msi via group policy

    Windows 7 IT Pro
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    Windows 7 Miscellaneous
    for correcting Time zone in Egypt, the hotfix file is in MSI format, but I cannot perform a quiet installation neither via cmd nor group ...
    Answered | 1 Replies | 736 Views | Created by Mohamed Roushdy - Thursday, May 22, 2014 9:37 AM | Last reply by Roger Lu - Monday, May 26, 2014 6:37 AM
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    nuking a laptop help please

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Hardware
    ive nuked my laptop and tryed installing vista and now i cant get it to install i get error code 0x80070017 can any one help me please with this as ive tryed every ...
    Unanswered | 1 Replies | 4262 Views | Created by 123luke321 - Monday, July 16, 2012 6:09 PM | Last reply by DavidMCandy - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:05 AM
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    Windows 7 Laptops Slow to Log on Possibly Applying Group Policy???

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    Windows 7 Performance
    Hi All, The majority of our users login to Citrix desktops but we have a number of users logging in to Windows 7 Laptops. After users enter their logon ...
    Answered | 2 Replies | 1561 Views | Created by JTillson - Sunday, September 15, 2013 11:39 AM | Last reply by Chris DeCarlo - Monday, September 16, 2013 1:48 PM
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    Group Policy Management for Printers

    Windows 7 IT Pro
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    Windows 7 Installation, Setup, and Deployment
    Dear Yolanda Zhu, I want to thank you for being so kind to help me resolve this issue. I did exactly liked you sayed and then added ...
    Answered | 2 Replies | 896 Views | Created by MrMojito - Wednesday, October 1, 2014 11:56 AM | Last reply by MrMojito - Thursday, October 9, 2014 10:34 AM
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    Laptop slow logon while not connected to university network

    Windows 7 IT Pro
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    Windows 7 Networking
    “Safe Mode” – Quickly press F8 at start up to enter safe mode – Do you still experience slow logon ? Update your Network Driver
    Answered | 4 Replies | 1999 Views | Created by Jevin20 - Saturday, September 21, 2013 9:55 AM | Last reply by Harry_Tech - Monday, September 23, 2013 8:57 AM
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    Windows 7 Laptops and Desktops Slow to Boot When Connected to the LAN / Domain

    Windows 7 IT Pro
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    Windows 7 Performance
    All, Our estate is made up of around 90% Citrix users and 10% desktop / laptop. I have been looking into a slow logon issue affecting the ...
    Answered | 1 Replies | 2590 Views | Created by JTillson - Monday, October 14, 2013 12:30 PM | Last reply by blair deng - Tuesday, October 15, 2013 10:21 AM
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    Slow Group Policy Processing...

    Windows 10 IT Pro
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    Windows 10 General
    https://4sysops.com/archives/troubleshoot-slow-group-policy-processing/  
    Proposed | 5 Replies | 266 Views | Created by Bigby - Thursday, August 1, 2019 7:52 PM | Last reply by Farena - Tuesday, August 6, 2019 2:00 AM
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    Group policy vs Logon scripts

    Windows 7 IT Pro
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    Windows 7 Networking
    Hi, This is such a broad question, I am hoping I dont get slaughtered by the admins. We are in the process of piloting Windows 7. I have successfully ...
    Answered | 1 Replies | 4269 Views | Created by Carlo D - Friday, November 26, 2010 3:34 PM | Last reply by ruudboek - Friday, November 26, 2010 4:05 PM
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    Odd printer issue. Please help.

    Windows Vista IT Pro
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    Windows Vista Printing
    Ok I have a really odd printer issue thats driving me nuts.   2 computers on the Nework. One desktop wired to Wireless Router, Epson CX5000 ...
    Unanswered | 0 Replies | 4239 Views | Created by Cythrawl - Tuesday, April 10, 2007 5:43 PM
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    Are Printer Preference Group Policies not working in Win7 RC?

    Windows 7 IT Pro
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    Windows 7 Networking
    Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Deployed Printers).  However, this only places a printer in the list.  It does not make it the default ...
    Answered | 1 Replies | 4905 Views | Created by fredganter - Monday, June 1, 2009 1:56 PM | Last reply by fredganter - Monday, June 1, 2009 2:14 PM
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    Deploying MSI using group policy startup logon script

    Windows 10 IT Pro
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    Windows 10 Installation, Setup, and Deployment
    scripts run just before the boot process gets to the logon screen, and in the context of the local computer account, which has local administrative privileges. For ...
    Unanswered | 2 Replies | 1741 Views | Created by Jay9x - Monday, June 4, 2018 12:14 PM | Last reply by Jay9x - Tuesday, June 5, 2018 3:59 PM
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    Group Policy Printers Show Offline

    Windows 7 IT Pro
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    Windows 7 Networking
    We are using a Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard for our print server.  We have an HPT1100 and an HP8100 connected by IP and shared then pushed to a room through computer group ...
    Answered | 1 Replies | 3318 Views | Created by Josh24_81 - Wednesday, October 9, 2013 12:28 PM | Last reply by Yolanda Zhu - Thursday, October 10, 2013 9:16 AM
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    Printer deployment via group policy/Windows update issue

    Windows 8.1 IT Pro
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    Windows 8.1 Installation, Setup, and Deployment
    ; Installed it on my printer server and set it to deploy using group policy.  Seems to be working fine on our Windows 7 desktops but I have a Windows ...
    Answered | 3 Replies | 867 Views | Created by lkubler - Wednesday, June 15, 2016 8:49 PM | Last reply by Carl Fan - Friday, June 17, 2016 9:37 AM
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Announcement: 25

Windows 8.1 General announcements

  • Link
    Windows 8.1 Now Available
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, October 17, 2013 11:11 AM
    See the Windows Team Blog and the Windows for your Business Blog.
  • Link
    New Microsoft Press Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals eBook Available for Free Download
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, October 16, 2013 11:16 AM
    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2013/10/14/free-ebook-introducing-windows-8-1-for-it-professionals.aspx
  • Link
    Windows 8 Availability to MSDN / TechNet subscribers
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, August 15, 2012 5:23 PM

    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
    End of license approaching for some Windows 7 versions
    Carey Frisch Tuesday, September 16, 2014 3:58 PM


    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
    Now Available: Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit v.7.0
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:19 PM

    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.

    • Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit v.7.0

  • Link
    Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Now Available
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, April 18, 2012 2:27 PM
    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
    Windows 7 Compatibility Center
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:40 PM
    Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of hardware devices and direct links to drivers.
  • Link
    Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Available
    Anthony_Mann Tuesday, July 14, 2009 6:02 PM
    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
    MED-V removes application compatibility road blocks to Windows 7
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:12 PM

    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
    Windows 7 Application Compatibility Downloadable list for IT Pros
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:59 PM
    Investigate the current compatibility status of third party applications using the downloadable Windows 7 Application Compatibility list for IT Pros in XLXS format.
  • Link
    Windows 7 Compatibility Center
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:58 PM
    Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of applications and direct links to updates.
  • Link
    Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Available
    Anthony_Mann Tuesday, July 14, 2009 6:02 PM
    Determine if your applications are compatibile with Windows 7 - Details about the MAP toolkit can be found on this post.
  • Link
    Ready for Windows 7: Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5
    Anthony_Mann Friday, April 3, 2009 9:26 PM

    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

  • Link
    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:14 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution

Windows 7 User Interface announcements

  • Link
    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:12 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution

Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode announcements

  • Link
    MED-V removes application compatibility road blocks to Windows 7
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:42 PM

    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
    Windows XP Mode will no longer require hardware virtualization technology to run
    Anthony_Mann Friday, March 19, 2010 6:15 PM
    Details can be found on the Windows Team Blog.

Windows Vista Announcements announcements

  • Link
    Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7
    Carey Frisch Tuesday, February 21, 2012 4:18 PM
    • Tutorial: Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7

  • Link
    Windows 7 Test Drive for IT Professionals
    Carey Frisch Sunday, November 28, 2010 4:57 AM

    Test drive the most advanced Microsoft operating system, instantly!

    Windows 7 Test Drive for IT Professionals

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    End of support for Windows Vista RTM
    Anthony_Mann Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:14 PM
    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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    Announcing Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:08 AM
    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

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    Ready for Windows 7: Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5
    Anthony_Mann Friday, April 3, 2009 9:24 PM

    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

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    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:05 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution

Windows Vista Security announcements

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    Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows Vista
    Carey Frisch Monday, March 4, 2013 5:25 AM
    Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows Vista: Download
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    FYI: Security Vulnerabilities in Gadgets
    Carey Frisch Wednesday, July 11, 2012 8:09 PM
    • Security flaws signal early death of Windows Gadgets
    • Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerabilities in Gadgets could allow remote code execution
 
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