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Building Windows 8
Blog detailing the developments of Windows 8
Virtualizing storage for scale, resiliency, and efficiency
In this post, we are going to dive into a feature in the Windows 8 Developer Preview. Storage Spaces are going to dramatically improve how you manage large volumes of storage at home (and work).
Refresh and reset your PC
The power of personalization is something we all love about PCs, but sometimes there is good reason to want to roll back to an earlier state.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/04/refresh-and-reset-your-pc.aspx
Microsoft Events Beta:
The Microsoft Events contains technical Webcasts, Podcasts, Virtual Labs for a range of professionals using Microsoft products, tools and technologies. Choose a topic and refine your search with our Filter Tools.
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
Downloads
Kinect for Windows SDK v1.0 Beta 2
The Kinect for Windows SDK includes APIs, sample code, and drivers. Developers can create rich experiences by using Kinect sensor technology on computers running Windows 7 or Windows 8 Developer Preview.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27876
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit December 2011 Release
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=23507
Windows Azure Training Kit - December Refresh
Windows Azure Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content to help you learn how to use Windows Azure.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8396
Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview Training Kit
Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview Training Kit December 2011 Release
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27738
TCP/IP Registry Values for Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 allow you to modify TCP/IP behavior with registry values.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=9152
Microsoft System Center Configuration Pack for Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Web Server (IIS) Role
This System Center Configuration Pack provides best practice configuration monitoring management for Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Web Server (IIS) Role
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28542
Microsoft System Center Configuration Pack for Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 DHCP Server Role
This System Center Configuration Pack provides best practice configuration monitoring management for computers running the DHCP server role in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28544
Microsoft System Center Configuration Pack for Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Remote Desktop Services Server Role
This System Center Configuration Pack provides best practice configuration monitoring management for computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Remote Desktop Services Server Role
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28547
December 2011 Security Release ISO Image
This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on December 13, 2011.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28485
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit makes it easy to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects. This Solution Accelerator provides a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool to simplify the migration planning process.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=7826
Events/Webcasts
Microsoft Events Beta:
The Microsoft Events contains technical Webcasts, Podcasts, Virtual Labs for a range of professionals using Microsoft products, tools and technologies. Choose a topic and refine your search with our Filter Tools.
Live Webcasts:
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
Desktop Virtualization Hour
Take a technical deep dive with resources, tools, and expert guidance for your Windows client infrastructure. What is the best migration path to Windows 7? What’s the best desktop management strategy for your company? Which virtualization solutions can save you time and money? Join us in this virtual event and learn how Microsoft can help you discover choices, preserve & extend your existing investments. Learn how Microsoft’s virtualization vision and technologies can help you.
http://www.desktopvirtualizationhour.com/
New KB's
Switching from an HDMI TV device while playing a game may result in audio output lost on Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2650424
The installation fails when you try to install a Web Services on Devices-based device on a Windows 7-based computer by using IPv6 link-local addresses and SSL
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2636399
Fonts appear blurry in Internet Explorer 9
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2638466
"The specified protocol is unknown" error message, or protocol settings are missing, in Windows Media Player
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2422258
NIC name can not be retrived using ifAlias if NIC name contains multi-byte characters
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639402
Windows may not detect a hot plugged PCI Express card
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2648077
Windows Experience Index shows "Not Detected" for Gaming Graphics subscore
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2650153
New items added to DefView may no be sorted
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2651990
You receive a script error and are unable to print from Internet Explorer 9
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2652062
A disk may not come online if only non-optimized paths are available on Windows Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653382
You receive a message when you try to open an Excel 2007 document on a Windows Vista-based computer from a remote shared folder, even if no other user is using the document: "File in use"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942146
Paging File()\% Usage counter always shows 0 in perfmon
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2652003
Stop Code 0x000000F4 May Occur When Running VMware ESX 4.1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653132
MS11-093: Vulnerability in OLE could allow remote code execution: December 13, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2624667
MS11-095: Description of the security update for Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM): December 13, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2626416
Installing Remote Desktop Web Connection in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284931
Explanation of error codes generated by Device Manager in Windows XP Professional
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310123
MS11-092: Description of the security update for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005: December 13, 2011 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2619340
Explorer displays wrong "Size on disk" for junction file
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655621
Error message when you configure the display settings to try to use three or more displays on a laptop that is running Windows 7: "Unable to save display settings"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973782
An update is available that enables the Chkdsk.exe utility to repair a corruption error on the system volume in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2641222
SignTool does not sign an AppX application package that is larger than 4 GB in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2641618
Windows 7 stops responding when it tries to enter hibernation (S4) if the BIOS does not support RTC alarms
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2641634
A DFS link that points to a WebDav resource stops working in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2627007
A handle leak occurs every time that the IGroupPolicyObject interface is created and released in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2627484
The CMAK profile icon only appears the first time that you connect to an intranet in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2640472
RSA key length is increased to 2048 bits for AD RMS in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2627273
DA client cannot reconnect to the UAG DA server when a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer is connected to the Internet
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633127
Issues when you try to display a large TIFF file that contains multiple pages by using Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635500
Multicast packets are dropped in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639824
ArithmeticOverflow exception when you run a.NET Framework 4.0-based WPF application in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635038
An access violation occurs when Logman.exe starts in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7, or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635217
The same WHEA error is logged again even though no uncorrectable error has occurred on a WHEA-enabled computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635732
You cannot open an image in a compressed (.zip) file that is protected by using a password in Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635972
Windows Explorer crashes randomly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2638018
The SUA "chgrp" command changes the owner group of an NFS file to "root" unexpectedly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2640130
Print Spooler service saves the NetBIOS name of the print server in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2618574
Windows tries to create HTTP printer connections instead of Point and Print printer connections when scripting unsafe ActiveX controls is enabled in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2636963
MS11-098: Vulnerability in Windows Kernel could allow elevation of privilege: December 13, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633171
MS11-097: Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Runtime Subsystem could allow elevation of privilege: December 13, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2620712
MS11-092: Vulnerability in Windows Media could allow remote code execution: December 13, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2648048
MS11-095: Vulnerability in Active Directory could allow remote code execution: December 13, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2640045
MS11-092: Description of the security update for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7: December 13, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2619339
MS11-095: Description of the security update for Active Directory: December 13, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2621146
USB hub stops working in Windows 7 if you click the mouse while the computer is entering sleep
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2621491
A webpage that you open in a new window or tab opens with a previous zoom level in Internet Explorer 8
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633346
Error: Service pack not supported when attempting to install Internet Explorer 9
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2651597
MS11-090: Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Kill Bits: December 13, 2011
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2618451
Internet Explorer 9 may crash when you revisit a webpage and use AutoComplete
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635490
Authentication may be unsuccessful when you use Internet Explorer 9 to visit a secure website that requires client-side certificates
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2631938
RSS feeds may not be displayed when you disable the page zooming feature in Internet Explorer 8 or in Internet Explorer 9
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2632022
Surrogate pair characters are not handled as expected in an input box in Internet Explorer 9
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633335
A Group Policy setting to prevent the tabs from closing does not work in Internet Explorer 9
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633863
The "Pop-up allow list" option in Group Policy for Internet Explorer 9 does not work as expected
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635543
An ActiveX control in Internet Explorer can no longer access the data that was provided by a DATA attribute after you install the update in security advisory 2562937
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2637344
A webpage or an ActiveX control that is hosted on a webpage may stop receiving the focus intermittently in Internet Explorer 9
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633864
FIX: The pointer icon image becomes stuck when a webpage uses the jQuery UI Library to implement the drag-and-drop feature in Internet Explorer 9
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633097
You cannot save a downloaded file to an offline redirected location in Windows Internet Explorer 9
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2634434
An update is available to enable the Albany AMT and Thorndale AMT fonts to be displayed correctly in Internet Explorer 9
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2591500
A Visual Basic 6 application cannot receive events from a frame in a different domain
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2629739
Troubleshoot problems viewing or saving history in Internet Explorer 9
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2652752
You randomly receive various Stop errors when you change the network adapter teaming configuration in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633799
"ERROR_OBJECT_ALREADY_EXISTS(5010)" error message occurs and clustered generic services cannot start if a Windows Server 2008-based cluster is reformed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2626689
DNS name resolution fails when using a long CNAME or DNAME chain record in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2634157
A Windows Server 2008-based OCSP responder logs incorrect "thisUpdate" time stamp in the OCSP response
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635621
Proquota.exe uses incorrect profile quota Group Policy settings in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2636585
The startup process stops responding on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer that has many processors and Fibre Channel adapters installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2646761
"0x000000C2" Stop error occurs on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 when you insert a removable media or a removable storage device into the computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2641739
The msDS-HasInstantiatedNCs and msDS-hasMasterNCs attributes do not replicate if an authoritative restore is performed in Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2641962
The command prompt crashes in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 when Nfsfile.exe tries to set the GID of a folder http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2626968
RSA key length is increased to 2048 bits for AD RMS in Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2627272
Some windows of a Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) RemoteApp application might not be displayed correctly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2614136
"STOP: 0x0000007E" error occurs when you write some data onto a CD or DVD in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2614451
IPMI driver incorrectly returns time-out errors during KCS communication in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2632472
An update to improve the restore operation performance of Printbrm.exe in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2636591
The DBCS characters of a certificate name are not displayed correctly if KB 2518295 is installed in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2637070
Antivirus software that is not cluster-aware may cause problems with Cluster Services
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250355
An update is available to enable simple delegation in AD RMS on Windows Server 2008 R2-based computers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2605692
Computer randomly stops responding after you use the VSS software provider in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2627052
"STOP: 0x0000003B" error occurs during the shutdown process in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2624668
The top-level window of a RemoteApp application becomes unresponsive in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2604066
Performance Monitor data collector set does not collect all required performance counter data in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639320
"fvevol!FveFilterDeviceControl+1d0" Stop error when you create a VSS snapshot backup in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2632149
The memory usage of an application or a service keeps increasing when it loads and unloads the Netshell.dll module frequently in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639845
The first-returned IP address is incorrect when you use the getaddrinfo function on a multi-homed computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2621067
You cannot generate an RSoP report by using the "gpresult /h" command in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2638957
"0x80092013, CRYPT_E_REVOCATION_OFFLINEA" error message when you try to verify a certificate that has multiple chains in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639180
Increased latency occurs on an HTTP connection to a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 if the connection is through a load balancer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2634328
Audio stops playing when multiple USB audio devices are connected to a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2634854
Data corruption occurs when a user updates a shared file on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635024
The remote address field is zeroed out in a completion context when a WFP callout driver calls the FwpsPendOperation0() API in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635039
You cannot save a .ppt file as an .xps file in PowerPoint 2010 on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2635216
Video corruption may occur in Windows 7 Media Center for some DVB-T content when switching to or from full screen mode
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2658092
An SUA-based application may stop responding in Windows 7 SP1 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639164
Windows Anytime Upgrade Fails with error "anytime upgrade failed. Go online to resolve the issue"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2658652
Installing Internet Explorer 9 does not apply icons or per-user customisations
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2642824
Japanese IME toolbar may not function as expected with applications running as Administrator on Windows Vista and Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654239
Problems when you update Microsoft Security Essentials through a proxy
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2599808
You do not have the option of downloading Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 when you use Windows Update to check for updates
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661515