The noisiest new feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 promises to be live virtual machine migration, as Microsoft seizes the chance to show that Hyper-V is closing the gap with VMware Infrastructure. But ...

In a few years, DirectAccess will be the standard way remote users will access their network, just like Outlook Anywhere (what used to be called RPC over HTTPS) allowed email users to synchronize ...

The Windows File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) is new to the first release candidate of Windows Server 2008 R2, which was made available last month and is due to be released in October. FCI is a ...

Microsoft's anticipated live migration feature will be in Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V. To get started, you should read Microsoft's overview and architecture document and follow along with its ...

Forward-looking: Windows 7 will exit extended support very soon, but "micropatches" offered by 0patch are ready to take Microsoft's place in keeping the old operating systems safe and sound against ...

I run nightly backups using windows backup utility for my DCs and exchange and when restoring to the cold spare server the restores work fine. However restoring to an ESXi server as a guest OS it ...

Microsoft is timing the release of its first service pack for Windows Server 2008 R2 to coincide with the first service pack for Windows 7. Beta versions of both packs will be available by the end of ...

So, question about KMS activation, as it relates to Windows 7. We already have a KMS server which activates Windows 2008R2 servers. Works great. So, I want to have a few Windows 7 machines I am ...

Microsoft has partially fixed a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability impacting all Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 devices. This LPE vulnerability (not yet officially tracked using a CVE ID) ...

Microsoft sends first service pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to original equipment manufacturers. Consumers get it later this month. Josh Lowensohn Former Senior Writer Josh Lowensohn ...