News
Windows 8 Release Preview Product Guide for Business
Download a detailed guide to the new and improved features in Windows 8 including AppLocker, BitLocker, Windows To Go, and Client Hyper-V
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28970
TechEd Europe 2012
Enjoy on-demand sessions from TechEd Europe 2012
https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2012
Blogs:
Windows Server Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/
Windows 8 Blog | Building Windows 8
Windows Virtualization Team Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization
The World Simplified is a Virtual World
http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld
The App-V Product Team Blog
The Official MDOP Blog
Ask the Directory Services Team
http://blogs.technet.com/askds
Ask the Performance Team
http://blogs.technet.com/askperf
Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team
http://blogs.technet.com/networking
Ask the Core Team
http://blogs.technet.com/askcore
Ntdebugging Blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging
The Hot Blog
TRM
http://blogs.technet.com/trm/default.aspx
Documents
Windows Boot from Fibre Channel SAN – Whitepaper
Overview and Detailed Technical Instructions for the System Administrator
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2815
Windows Azure HPC Scheduler SDK
Updated to work with the current release of the Windows Azure SDK
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30138
Introduction to Background Tasks
Windows 8 Release Preview provides Metro style apps with the ability to run app code, even when the app is suspended, by using background tasks
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27411
Deploy and Manage Storage Spaces with PowerShell
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30125
Creating Enterprise Line of Business Apps for Windows
Provides information about how to design and develop Enterprise Line of Business(LOB) Metro style apps for Windows 8
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30007
Microsoft Tech Ed 2012: Continuous Availability Documentation
These documents supplement the Microsoft TechEd 2012 sessions related to continuous availability. They cover topics such as Scale-Out File Server, Cluster-Aware updating, SMB 3.0, and NIC Teaming.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30006
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Component Architecture Poster
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29189
Capacity Planning Guide spreadsheet for Windows Azure Caching (Preview)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30000
Windows Server 2012 Core Network Companion Guide: Server Certificate Deployment
This guide explains how to build upon your Windows Server 2012 Core Network by deploying server certificates for computers that are running Network Policy Server (NPS), Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) or both.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30131
Windows Server 2012 Core Network Guide
Provides instructions on how to plan and deploy the core components required for a fully functioning network and a new Active Directory domain in a new forest.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30132
HPC Pack 2008 R2 SDK with Service Pack 4
Provides tools and content necessary to write parallel applications for the Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 platform.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29992
Windows Server 2012 Core Network Companion Guide: Computer and User Certificates Deployment
Provides instructions for deploying client computer and user certificates with Active Directory Certificate Services
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30130
Downloads
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit for Windows 8 Release Preview
The Windows ADK is a collection of tools that you can use to customize, assess and deploy windows operating systems to new computers
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29929
PerfView
PerfView is a performance-analysis tool that helps isolate CPU and memory related performance issues
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28567
Windows Azure Training Kit – June 2012
Includes a comprehensive set of technical content to help you learn how to use Windows Azure
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8396
Kinect for Windows Developer Toolkit v1.5.1
Contains Source code samples, Kinect Studio, Face Tracking SDK, and other resources to simplify developing Kinect for Windows applications
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30140
Active Directory Replication Status Tool
Analyzes the replication status for domain controllers in an Active Directory domain or forest
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30005
Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Suite with Service Pack 4 Evaluation
Provides enterprise-class tools, performance, and scalability for a highly productive HPC environment
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15368
HPC Pack 2008 R2 Client Utilities Redistributable Package with SP4
A stand-alone, and redistributable, installer for the Microsoft HPC Pack 2008 R2 Client Utilities
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17017
Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Evaluation Version
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30126
Requirements for Windows Server App Certification Program
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29982
Events/Webcasts
Microsoft Events:
Full list can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx
Interactive Webcast Calendar
The interactive calendar will help you quickly find live webcasts that fit your schedule as well as on-demand webcasts to view at your convenience. You can choose your time zone and filter this list by audience, webcast series, product or topic, and presenter.
http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/calendar/monthview.aspx
Monthly Archived Webcasts:
http://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/library/default.mspx
New KB's
Windows Client
Windows 7 Enterprise: Gaiji IME pad does not appear in the Japanese IME when you press F5 in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2686795/en-US
Windows 7 Enterprise: FIX: Playback stops prematurely on a Windows 7-based computer when you play a .wav file in Windows Media Player
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2703902/en-US
Windows 7 Enterprise: You cannot access offline files that were configured in a DFS namespace on a Windows 7-based client computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2705233/en-US
Windows 7 Enterprise: WebIO component uses its own DNS cache to resolve an FQDN in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2707157/en-US
Windows 7 Enterprise: CAPS LOCK key is not displayed correctly on a software keyboard that uses the Japanese 106 layout on a Windows 7-based Tablet PC
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2707319/en-US
Windows 7 Enterprise: Data corruption occurs when a sparse file undergoes random write stress in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2708811/en-US
Windows 7 Enterprise: System Restore tool does not work in Windows RE on a Windows 7-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2709289/en-US
Windows 7 Enterprise: Delay occurs when you log on to a domain from a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2709630/en-US
Windows 7 Enterprise: Windows Media Player 12 displays scrambled DVD content in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2709981/en-US
Windows 7 Enterprise: Monitor Display turns into black for a few seconds after "Starting Windows"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2721719/en-US
Windows 7 Enterprise: Unable to scan or open very high resolution file in Paint on Windows Vista or Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2722535/en-US
Windows 7 Enterprise: Desktop background disappears with very large extended desktop on Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2724530/en-US
Windows 7 Enterprise: Stop error 0x000000C4 during resume from sleep on Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2724933/en-US
Windows 7 Enterprise: System crashes with DRIVER_VERIFIER_IOMANAGER_VIOLATION in usbstor.sys
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2730127/en-US
Windows 7 Service Pack 1: MS12-041: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers could allow elevation of privilege: June 12, 2012
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2709162/en-US
Windows 7 Service Pack 1: MS12-042: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel could allow elevation of privilege: June 12, 2012
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2711167/en-US
Windows 7 Ultimate: Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP Non-security related hotfixes
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2702286/en-US
Windows XP Embedded: Registry filter may fail on Windows XP-based Embedded operating system
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2720082/en-US
Windows Server
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter: Cluster nodes stop responding in a Windows Server 2008 environment
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2706774/en-US
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter: NTLM Dependency on Windows Failover Clusters
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2720392/en-US
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter: NPS realm stripping does not work when the override policy is enabled in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2721886/en-US
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise: GetMessage ignores posted messages received during the execution of a WinEvent callback
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2682659/en-US
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise: WebClient service stops running when you try to upload files to a SharePoint server by using the WebDAV component in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2712435/en-US
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise: "0x00000019" Stop error when you run an SNMP application on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2712746/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: Command shell program stops responding when you use a telnet session to connect to a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer that has Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2675614/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: Event ID 4 and event ID 14 logs are missing when you successfully use Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2700336/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: Splwow64 process crashes when you try to print an Adobe document in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2701894/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: MMC stops responding when you disable or enable an ATA channel on a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2703639/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: Applications that use smart card authentication stop responding on a computer that is running Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2706168/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: Virtual machine configuration resources online failure during migration or startup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2715472/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: Network Policy Server in Windows Server 2008 R2 supports only TLS 1.0
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2719195/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter: Installation of Windows Updates will sit at "Installing updates…" on Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 and not go any further
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2722533/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: Heavy WAN usage after you restart centralized Windows Server 2008 R2-based domain controllers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2671874/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: High CPU usage occurs when a Windows Server 2008 R2-based server is under a very heavy UDP load
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2685007/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: "226 Transfer complete" message when you run the ls or dir command against a file that does not exist in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2685051/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: The screen saver grace period does not work as expected if the period exceeds 60 seconds on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2685088/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: The Lsass.exe process crashes when you sign in to Lync 2010 to load a certificate from roaming profiles in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2691043/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: NTLM authentication fails intermittently after the computer password is changed through a Windows Server 2008 R2-based RODC
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2696718/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: Wrong quota settings are used when you apply quota templates on folders that begin with the same strings in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2698654/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: Certain Chinese error messages about fingerprint sensors are not translated correctly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2698888/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: The Lpq.exe tool crashes in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2701239/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: The event log files become corrupted in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2701799/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: An overwrite confirmation dialog box is covered when you overwrite an existing file in an FTP server directory in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2701851/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: The WMI process stops sending events to WMI clients from a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2705357/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: "STATUS_SHARING_VIOLATION" error message when you try to open a highly fragmented file on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2707576/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: Stop error when you create a VSS snapshot backup in Windows 7 SP1 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1: "fvevol!FveFilterDeviceControl+1d0"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2708549/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: RDX cartridge disks are not recognized correctly in Windows 7, in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2708857/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: Incorrect available space is displayed in a Linux Hyper-V virtual machine on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2711771/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: Duplicate SID information is added to the MachineLaunchRestriction registry entry when you update the Offer Remote Assistance Group Policy setting in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2712331/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: TTL values are different when you send two queries for the same SOA record in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2712740/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: Unable to remove IPsec settings from iSCSI target portal configured with IPsec via the iSCSI initiator
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2721092/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: The Remote Desktop Web Access website does not show any published RemoteApp programs if a RemoteApp source is offline in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2705427/en-US
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: You may not receive correct rich error information when a COM application encounters an error in Windows 7 SP1 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2707589/en-US
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: The computer stops responding when you copy files to a Blu-ray Disc in Windows Vista SP2 or in Windows Server 2008 SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2710785/en-US
Windows Server AppFabric: Cumulative update package 2 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server