Microsoft held a Windows 10 event this morning to announce several upcoming features to the operating system as well as some upcoming hardware products. Here's a quick recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jurc3SxztGw Windows 10 Creators Update "Creators Update" will be the name of the next Windows 10 update and it will arrive in early … [Read more...]
Microsoft Update Catalog now compatible with other browsers besides Internet Explorer
The change to Windows Updates getting the headlines this month has to do with the bundled quality updates. You can no longer choose individual patches for Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, or Server 2008 R2, Server 2012, or Server 2012 R2. These operating systems will follow the model employed by Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 with one quality update, one monthly quality rollup, … [Read more...]
Windows Server 2016 and System Center Configuration Manager 2016 now available in VLSC, MSDN, and Azure
Microsoft's Windows Server 2016 is now available for download from the Volume Licensing Service Center. This includes Windows Server 2016 Essentials, Standard Core, Datacenter Core, and Multipoint Server Premium. It is also available on MSDN and Azure so you should be able to get your hands on the RTM bits with today's release date (10/12/2016) no matter how you get your … [Read more...]
Microsoft announcements at Ignite 2016
The first day of Microsoft's Ignite conference in Atlanta included a number of announcements in regards to Windows Server 2016, System Center 2016, Office 365, Windows 10, and other Microsoft products. The conference continues throughout the week, so there may be more to come but this compiles most of the announcements in one place. You can watch the recorded events or review … [Read more...]
WSUS 3.0 SP2 end-of-life extended to match Server 2008 R2
Microsoft has announced an update to the lifecycle of Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 2. The utility for managing Windows Updates in a corporate environment will have its extended support end date pushed back to January 14th, 2020. You can confirm this information on the Microsoft Product Lifecycle page for the WSUS 3.0 product. This new timeline matches the … [Read more...]