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IT professionals – there’s another TechNet activation methods webcast planned soon:
Title: TechNet Webcast: Product Activation in Development Environments (Level 200)
Overview: Development environments are typically complex and dynamic. Systems are built and torn down, software is installed and uninstalled, and systems may be isolated from other organizational IT services and resources. In this webcast we provide insights and recommendations to infrastructure architects and decision makers that should help minimize the impact of Windows operating system activation in a development environment. Join us as we walk through a high-level view of relevant Windows activation policies, including the relationship between Windows...
AJ Smith – One of our product managers from the Windows team steps in this week to author three parts of our four part series on helping Information Workers to utilize new features in Windows 7 to make their jobs easier while increasing end user productivity.
One of the core tasks of any information worker is the creation and consumption of information. With this group so reliant on information to add value to their organization, one of the common requests we hear from them and IT professionals that support them is that they need an easier way to find information quickly. When they look for information, they target known and familiar sources like their PC, network shares, or Microsoft Office SharePoint sites. With the trend of IT...
Today we released an exciting update to Windows PC Scout I think people looking for new Windows PCs will really enjoy.
But first, let me talk a little bit about Windows PC Scout.
Sometimes finding the right Windows PC can be hard. To help people out, we have created Windows PC Scout. Windows PC Scout is an “interactive guide” designed to help people choose the right Windows PC for them based on specific needs or requirements they might have. Windows PC Scout does this by educating people on all the important aspects of a PC in simple and easy to understand terms. A few simple questions are asked in order to figure out how a person is going to use their new PC. Windows PC Scout then uses these answers to develop a personalized...
Today during our online Desktop Virtualization Hour event, we’ll be talking a little bit about Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
For Windows Server 2008 R2, SP1 will be introducing two new desktop virtualization features: Microsoft RemoteFX and Dynamic Memory. These features are designed to meet the increasing needs of our customers as they utilize virtualization in their environments with Windows Server 2008 R2. You can read more about RemoteFX and Dynamic Memory on the Windows Server Division WebLog.
For Windows 7, SP1 includes only minor updates, among which are previous updates that are already delivered through Windows Update. SP1 for Windows 7 will, however, deliver an updated Remote Desktop...
We’re announcing an update to Windows XP Mode today that will make it a more accessible to PCs in small and midsize businesses who want to migrate to Windows 7 Professional but have applications that still require Windows XP. Windows XP Mode will no longer require hardware virtualization technology to run. This change makes it extremely easy for businesses to use Windows XP Mode to address any application incompatibility roadblocks they might have in migrating to Windows 7. Windows XP Mode will of course continue to use hardware virtualization technology such as Intel VT (Intel Virtualization Technology) or AMD-V if available. You can find more information and download the update which will go live later today here.
Windows XP Mode...
One of the best parts of my job is talking with customers, and hearing directly from them the ways they’re using technology to strengthen their business. Based on these customer conversations, I can get an appreciation for what is top of mind among IT leaders.
I often hear concerns about managing an ever-evolving and complex IT environment. For example, Group Health Cooperative recently shared with me how they’re always trying to keep applications up to date while staying in compliance. And Expedia said they’ve been looking to centralize management to increase automation while also tightening security.
I know that each of you are in the trenches, managing an innumerable set of demands, working to keep end users productive no...
Earlier today, Core Security Technologies issued a security advisory for our Virtual PC (VPC) software. The advisory calls out a proof of concept where the virtual machine monitor allows memory pages above the 2GB level to be read from or written to by user-space programs running within a guest operating system. The advisory explicitly calls into question the effectiveness of many of the security hardening features of Windows, including DEP, SafeSEH, and ASLR. Folks are already starting to ask questions about this advisory, so I thought it would be best to answer them here.
First and foremost, customers should rest assured that this advisory does not affect the security of Windows 7 systems directly. The security safeguards (DEP...