Happy 10th Birthday Hyper-V!

Happy 10th Birthday Hyper-V [Image Credit: Jeff Woolsey, @WSV_GUY]

On February 19, 2003, Microsoft announced that the corporation has acquired a privately held virtualization vendor called Connectix. It might not have seemed like it then, but this acquisition was the genesis of something huge in the IT world, and I’m not limiting that to just Hyper-V.

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What Is Azure File Sync

I have known about Azure File Sync for quite a while under NDA and have been itching to start talking about it. It’s a killer service that an incredible number of businesses could benefit from.

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Rediscovering Windows Libraries for Users and Admins

Libraries have been available ever since Windows 7 was released and they continue to offer a lot of flexibility for users themselves and include tools for admins to control and configure them.

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Microsoft Tweaks Simplified Servicing Packages for Older Versions of Windows

Microsoft has made a change to the new streamlined update process for older versions of Windows.

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Microsoft Further Simplifies their Windows 7 and 8.1 Servicing Model

After rolling out a new update process for Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2 last fall, Microsoft is making a couple of tweaks to that process to further improve it for enterprise and … Continue reading Microsoft Further Simplifies their Windows 7 and 8.1 Servicing Model

Microsoft Further Simplifies their Windows 7 and 8.1 Servicing Model

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Servicing Model for Windows 7 and 8.1 shifts to Rollup Patches versus Individual Updates

Microsoft has decided to change the servicing model for their currently supported version of Windows and Windows Server by issuing monthly rollup patches instead of shipping then individually.

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