Category: Support

• End of Days

  

  In the IT field there are a number of different names for it. CompTIA seems to use two terms: End of Life (EOL) denotes that a product is no longer available for purchase, and End of Service Life (EOSL) means that it is no longer supported by the vendor. Microsoft uses the term End of…

  Mitch Garvis

  October 23, 2025

  CPUs, cyber Security, Cybersecurity, EndOfDaysWin10, EndOfDaysXP, Microsoft Windows, Support, Windows 10, Windows 11

• Has it been that long?

  The first public presentation that I delivered to a Microsoft community audience was the launch of Windows Server 2003 R2. As a user group leader at the time, I was sent a copy of the product, along with a lot of materials to help me to deliver the presentation in the MPR room at Microsoft’s…

  Mitch Garvis

  December 16, 2021

  Support, Windows Server, Windows Server 2016

• Windows 10 Support Extended

  I know, I am a couple of months late on this… on February 1st, 2018 Microsoft announced that it would be extending support on Windows 10 Editions 1709, 1703, and 1607.  That means that instead of having 18 months of support, you will have 24. The bad news? This applies only to the Enterprise and…

  Mitch Garvis

  April 12, 2018

  Microsoft Windows, Support, Uncategorized, Windows 10

• Windows 8 Support is Here!

  We have been talking about Windows 8 for some time, but in the pre-release forms.  Earlier this month Microsoft closed the lid on the final bits, releasing them to manufacturers and OEM partners on August 1st, and subsequently to various community members (MSDN, TechNet, Partners) mid-month. Today they have launched their Partner support forum for…

  Mitch Garvis

  August 28, 2012

  Forums, MPN, Support, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012

  Microsoft, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, Original equipment manufacturer, Windows 8, Windows Server