Jun 14
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
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 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
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
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 13
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 07
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” …
Jan 07
By default shutting down windows 8 will log you off and partially hibernate your os to make faster start-ups possible, on some systems this will cause the standby light to stay turned on when the system is down. To completely turn off your pc instead, the easiest way is: on the keyboard type windows + I …
