Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy event 1502 not being logged after successful...
Recently I encountered a customer who had several Windows 7 clients which initially had the symptom of the group "Offer Remote Assistance Helpers" not being present, but the underlying cause turned out...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 (codename “8”) Beta Resources
Last month the official name of Windows Server “8” was confirmed as being Windows Server 2012, so with beta documentation and guides you can expect the terms to be used interchangeably. Here is a...
View ArticleWindows 8 Release Preview, Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate available...
Windows 8 Release Preview is here. x86 and x64 ISO images available for download. Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate is here. ISO image (product only ships as x64) and pre-installed VHD available...
View ArticleWindows 8 / Server 2012 release dates announced
Over at the Windows Team Blog it was announced yesterday that RTM will be the first week in August, with general availability slated for the end of October: “For the first time, we provided details on...
View ArticleWindows 8 RTM 2012-08-01
OEMs now have the gold image for Windows 8, and there are some key dates in the coming month of which to be...
View ArticleSupport phases ending in the next 2 years
April 8th 2014 (2014-04-08) Windows XP – end of support – no more updates for this product – includes XP x64 Edition – last service pack for x86 was SP3 – last service pack for x64 was SP2 – ref:...
View ArticleWhat is svchost.exe, and why do I have so many instances of it?
The Description field in the properties of svchost.exe is “Host Process for Windows Services”, and it was created to reduce the number of processes running on the system to have a smaller load on...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 may fail to install on Windows Server 2012 under VMWare
I was recently asked if I knew of any reason for SQL Server failing to install if the one of the folders was set to a volume other than C: – the installation logs and Process Monitor traces pointed to...
View ArticleRDP8 + Ribbons + RemoteApp = Known Issue
If you have Windows 7 SP1 and install the Remote Desktop Protocol 8.0 update (KB2592687) then you may find you encounter an issue with “ribbon” applications running as RemoteApps. The scenario is...
View ArticleExodus
My time at Microsoft has now come to an end, and I start my new job next month – meaning that this TechNet blog will become a read-only resource with no further updates possible (I am not sure about...
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