Tag: Microsoft Windows

• Windows Server 2012 Videos from TechEd Australia

  I wasn’t able to get to TechEd in Australia this year (or ever… sigh!).  However the folks from Channel 9 were, and they have a lot of the sessions available on their site.  I hope to find the time to sit through most of them over the next couple of weeks, but there are two…

  Mitch Garvis

  September 21, 2012

  Channel 9, Hyper-V, MSDN, TechEd, Windows Server 2012

  Australia, Hyper-V, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2012

• Can I use Windows To Go?

  I have been getting a lot of questions from people about my recent Windows To Go (WTG) articles.  I need to clarify, that this is a tool meant for business; as such it is only availably in the Windows 8 Enterprise version.  It cannot be created from any other SKU.  If you are not able…

  Mitch Garvis

  August 30, 2012

  Enterprise, Software Assurance, Windows 8, Windows to Go

  Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows To Go, WTG

• User Account Options in Windows 8

  Earlier today I discussed the Picture Password and PIN codes in Windows 8.  What I didn’t mention is that for non-corporate users (who will still continue to log on using domain accounts) you have a new option in Windows 8… and that is to use your Microsoft Account to log on to your system. Cool,…

  Mitch Garvis

  August 29, 2012

  Accounts, Credentials, Password, Users, Windows 8

  Hotmail, Microsoft, Microsoft Account, Microsoft Windows, Personal computer, Windows, Windows 8, Windows Live ID

• Logon Options in Windows 8

  The three-fingers salute is gone. Okay, that is not entirely true, but if your computer is not domain-joined, you will no longer need to press Ctrl-Alt-Del to log onto Windows.  That doesn’t mean that you won’t be asked for a password… However, built into Windows 8 there are two new ways to log on: PIN…

  Mitch Garvis

  August 29, 2012

  Picture Password, pictures, PIN, Windows 8

  Login, Microsoft Windows, Password, Personal computer, Personal identification number, Security, Windows, Windows 8

• Memory Limits in Windows 8 & Windows Server 2012

  Hey folks!  While I have not seen this documented anywhere official (yet) I was just sent a list of memory caps on different SKUs of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.  If you have a need for speed, you are going to like the new changes! Windows 8 Client OS Windows 8: 128GB RAM Windows…

  Mitch Garvis

  August 28, 2012

  Limits, Memory, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012

  Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, Stock-keeping unit, VMware, VMware ESX, Windows 8, Windows Server

• Join us for the Windows Server 2012 online launch!

  Celebrate the arrival of Windows Server 2012 with Microsoft experts and a community of users from around the world! Watch the keynote address at 8:00 am PDT on Tuesday, September 4. Then, dive in deeper. Learn more about amazing new capabilities in the areas of Virtualization, Storage, Networking, Management, Application Development, VDI, and more! Get…

  Mitch Garvis

  August 28, 2012

  MPN, Partner Training, Windows Server 2012

  Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, Servers, Virtualization, Windows Home Server, Windows Server, Windows Server 2012

• 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

• Still on XP? There should be a reason…

  For the past year or so I have been counting down (on Twitter) the days left until the #EndOfDaysXP… as of the date of this article it stands at 591 days.  Some of my followers think it is silly, others thank me for it.  Some want to know why it matters, and there are a…

  Mitch Garvis

  August 24, 2012

  Windows 8, Windows XP

  John Marshall, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, Twitter, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP

• Windows 8 Experience Index… What it means and how to check it

  Six years ago Microsoft introduced the Windows Experience Index, a better way to measure the actual speed of computers, rather than simply relying on the single measurement of the CPU speed. Although it really is more complicated than this, Microsoft has broken the speed of a computer down to five components: CPU, RAM, graphics and…

  Mitch Garvis

  August 21, 2012

  Windows 8, Windows Experience Index

  HP EliteBook, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, VHD, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Experience Index, Windows System Assessment Tool

• Windows to Go: Better (and easier!) in the RTM!

  A couple of months ago I posted an article on Windows To Go (Windows To Go: This is going to be a game changer!) outlining the benefits and use cases for Windows to Go, as well as the steps to build your WTG key.  In the RTM release of Windows 8 it has gotten easier…

  Mitch Garvis

  August 20, 2012

  Bootable USB, MDT, Windows 8, Windows to Go

  ISO image, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, USB, USB flash drive, Windows, Windows 8, Windows To Go

• Wrong Product Key? Oh No!

  Here’s a tip if you need to change your product key in Windows 8.  It also works in earlier versions of Windows, but those versions have easier ways of doing it.  In Windows 8 you need to use the Windows Software Licensing Management Tool (slmgr.vbs) Open a Command Prompt with elevated privileges (from the Windows…

  Mitch Garvis

  August 17, 2012

  Activation, licensing, Product Key, Windows 8

  Command Prompt, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, Product key, Windows, Windows 8

• Mitch is Back on TechNet Radio’s Community Corner!

  On July 6th I sat down with John Weston and talked about Virtualization once again.  This is the third show that I recorded with John, and I love going back because we go back and forth so well. TechNet Radio is a great resource for learning about new and existing technologies.  If you spend any…

  Mitch Garvis

  August 7, 2012

  Hyper-V, TechNet Radio, Virtualization, Windows Server 2012

  Hyper-V, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, RTM, Software release life cycle, Windows Server, Windows Server 2012

• Windows 8: .NET Installation Issue

  I couldn’t believe it.  I had finally installed Windows 8, and I wasn’t able to blog about it. I use Windows Live Writer as my blogging tool (most of the time).  One of the required pre-requisites is .NET Framework 3.5, and for whatever reason it would not install for me (see screenshot). The error code…

  Mitch Garvis

  August 6, 2012

  Article, Windows 8

  .NET Framework, Metro, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, User Account Control, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Live Writer

• Smart Screen? Smart!

  Unlike most people I was (and am) a big fan of User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7 (and even Vista).  I have often referred to it as the ‘Are you really sure you want to do something stupid?’ button; it let you know that you were about to do something that would affect your…

  Mitch Garvis

  August 3, 2012

  SmartScreen, UAC, User Account Control, Windows 8

  Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, SmartScreen, UAC, User Account Control, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista

• Are you a Microsoft Certified Professional?

  As we celebrate twenty years of Microsoft Learning, it is amazing to see some of the changes that the certification program has gone through.  I remember the first day I was ever able to call myself a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP).  It was March 31, 2003, and I was ecstatic! When Microsoft Learning unveiled the…

  Mitch Garvis

  August 3, 2012

  MCP, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Microsoft Learning

  Certification, MCP, Microsoft, Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Windows, Professional certification, Windows Server 2008