woensdag 28 november 2012

Windows 8 and server 2012 patch

Two weeks after Patch Tuesday there's already another patch, Windows says this patch is not as necessary as the one from Patch Tuesday wich was to make sure hostile code was unable to be activated from a distance on the platforms.The new patch will be all new and won't be replacing any previous patches, it's an important update for the performances and reliability. Even though the patch isn't critical like the previous, Windows still wants their users to download and install the patch as fast as possible. Not all the specifications of the patch are known but some of them are though. It contains the personalization of the lock-screen, it improves the battery live when in sleep mode and many other software-updates.

If you want more information about the patch and how to install it just click here.

Microsoft support Windows server 2008

Windows server 2008

Windows server came out on May 6 2008. Microsoft first wanted to end the mainstream support period for Windows server 2008 on July 19 2013,but they are changing this date to Januari 13 2015. The mainstream support is actually the free support, the security updates and the patches are always free to download. When the mainstream support expires there's still the extended support, the extended support still offers free security updates but the patches will be against a payment with a so called Hotfix Agreement. The extended support will be available until Januari 14 2020.