For those who have been eagerly waiting for information regarding Windows 8.1 and whether or not it will be available in ISO format, today we have good news. The Windows 8.1 Preview will be available in ISO format the same day the update is pushed to the Windows Store, which means you can dual-boot or …
Category: Windows
Jun 14
KB2821895 update for Windows 8 causes System File Checker to hang, eats up resources
During the June 2013 Patch Tuesday, which took place June 11th, Microsoft rolled out a high-priority non-security update KB2821895 via Windows Update. This “servicing stack update” was available for Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012. However, after installing the update, some users are experiencing some major resource consumption issues when it comes to …
Jun 09
Windows Server 2012 R2
New in Hyper-v 2012 R2: VM Replication to 3rd location VM Replication with 30s increments Faster live migration thanks to compression of SMB Direct Online vm export / cloning Online VHDX resizing Server 2012 R2 improvements: Automated Tiering ( store frequent accessed files on SSD and archives on standard HD) … source: http://www.cio.com/article/734509/Windows_Server_2012_R2_Bulks_Up_on_Storage_and_Networking
May 15
“Windows Blue” will be called Windows 8.1 and will be a free update
Windows Codename ‘Blue’ to be called Windows 8.1 will be a free update through the windows store. Release date is set for the end of the year, public preview will be available in June 26th. source: http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2013/05/14/windows-keeps-getting-better.aspx
Apr 14
Microsoft releases KB2839011 to address Windows 7’s infinite reboot bug caused by KB2823324 update
During April 2013 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released an update for Windows 7 (KB2823324) which was a security update for the Windows 7 file system kernel-mode driver. Unfortunately for some users, this update has resulted in an infinite reboot loop. Microsoft is aware of this issue and has issued a formal statement. “We’ve determined that the …
Mar 21
Windows 8: What IT Pros Should Know
Learn about apps, virtualization, deployment, advancements in security, managing devices, and more in this virtual roundtable featuring deployment experts from the IT community, IT pros who have been through the Windows 8 deployment process, and members of the Windows product team. Topics covered by the panel also include end user p… More Learn about apps, …
Feb 17
New Microsoft Virtual Academy Course: Windows Server 2012 Essentials
https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/tracks/Windows-Server-2012-Essentials
Feb 13
.Net Framework 3.5 on Windows 8 Fails to Download
This occurs when your 8 / 2012 is behind a WSUS, to fix this you need to set an extra policy. Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair This can be set to either bypass the wsus for there components or to use a local share to retrieve them. (In Windows …
Jan 09
Infected PC? use Defender Offline!
This tool will let you create a bootable USB-stick/CD/ISO to boot your infected pc and do an offline scan for malware http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/what-is-windows-defender-offline
Jan 07
Display / Export Wlan Profiles in Windows 7/8/10/11
To display all wireless profiles on your windows start a dos-prompt an type the following command: netsh wlan show profile To export/backup all profiles: create a backup folder md c:\profiles netsh wlan export profile folder=c:profiles (This will export all profiles in separate .xml files) To export specific profiles add name=”profilename” netsh wlan export profile name=”profilename” …
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