Here's a quick wrap up of some topics that have come up lately but would be a little lacking as their own articles. Still, it's information to know. With Windows 8 and Server 2012 out, they changed the game and brought a number of other things with them. To keep up, you can read about Windows To Go, security tools to administer Server 2012, and Remote Desktop Protocol updating … [Read more...]
Group Policy causes Windows 8 apps to close immediately
Windows 8 is a significant change and is going to require thorough testing before getting rolled out to organizations. One example I ran into recently involved the new Windows 8 apps. Whenever you would try to start one of these apps like Mail or Photos from the Start Screen, the icon would flip toward you and become full screen. It would then close back to the Start Screen … [Read more...]
Get Windows Media Center for Windows 8 free
Before you decide on upgrading to Windows 8, you need to know whether you are going to go with Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro. Windows 8 Pro offers "encryption, virtualization, PC management and domain connectivity" over the base Windows 8 (compare versions). In addition, if you are interested in the Windows Media Center, you will only be able to upgrade with the Windows 8 Media … [Read more...]
Bill Gates talks Windows 8
Microsoft released this video today of Microsoft Chairman (and former CEO) Bill Gates talking about his take on Windows 8. Is he going to say anything bad about it like you want him to? No, but it does give you his thoughts behind the new operating system. The video goes into Windows 8, Windows 8 Phone, Office 2013, and Microsoft Surface.You can watch the video embedded after … [Read more...]
Google Chrome Help Page explains the confusing “two worlds” of Windows 8 apps vs Desktop apps
I installed Windows 8 Professional yesterday and worked on loading drivers and my typical applications. When I loaded Google Chrome and ran it for the first time, it recommends reading through a help page that explains how Chrome as a Windows 8 app works, and how it doesn't. I had understood some of these problems before with my test of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Internet … [Read more...]