Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 introduce the latest operating system technology and software development platforms for use by app developers and enterprises worldwide. As part of further enhancing the security, reliability, performance, and user experience of Windows, Microsoft has introduced many new features, improved existing features, and removed others. While the goal of Windows…
Tag: Windows 8
Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 Group Policy spreadsheets – now available for download
These spreadsheets list the policy settings for computer and user configurations that are included in the Administrative template files delivered with the Windows operating systems specified. You can configure these policy settings when you edit Group Policy Objects. You can use the filtering capabilities that are included in this spreadsheet to view a specific subset…
Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 8 – now available for download
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 includes Server Manager, Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins, consoles, Windows PowerShell cmdlets and providers, and command-line tools for managing roles and features that run on Windows Server 2012. In limited cases, the tools can be used to manage roles and features that are running on Windows Server 2008…
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Update 1 – now available
Deploy Windows and Office 2010 with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Update 1. MDT is the recommended process and toolset for automating desktop and server deployment. MDT provides you with the following benefits: Unified tools and processes, including a set of guidance, for deploying desktops and servers in a common deployment console. Reduced deployment time and…
Windows 8 Enterprise 90-day Evaluation – now available
Go get it @ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh699156.aspx
Microsoft Attack Surface Analyzer – now available for download
Attack Surface Analyzer is developed by the Trustworthy Computing Security group. It is the same tool used by Microsoft’s internal product groups to catalogue changes made to operating system attack surface by the installation of new software. Attack Surface Analyzer takes a snapshot of your system state before and after the installation of product(s) and…
//Build/ is now SOLD OUT
You can still get on the wait list. Go to http://www.buildwindows.com/.
Platform Delivered! Windows and Visual Studio RTM
Today is another exciting day for Developers and IT Professionals as we mark a new milestone for the Visual Studio and Windows product families. Visual Studio 2012, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 have reached the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) phase and will soon be available for download. The new platform supports application development, deployment…
//BUILD Announced
Register on 8/8 at http://www.buildwindows.com/. Cool date.
Yea, baby!!! Mark your calendar for October 26, 2012
The Windows 8 general availability date is October 26, 2012.