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2013 3

  1. Exodus
  2. RDP8 + Ribbons + RemoteApp = Known Issue
  3. SQL Server 2012 may fail to install on Windows Server 2012 under VMWare

2012 6

  1. Support phases ending in the next 2 years
  2. Windows 8 / Server 2012 release dates announced
  3. Windows 8 Release Preview, Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate available for download
  4. Windows Server 2012 (codename “8”) Beta Resources
  5. Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy event 1502 not being logged after successful application of GPOs
  6. Available Updates for Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) in Windows Server 2008 R2

2011 8

  1. Q: When is System32 not System32?
  2. Script error ‘res://ieframe.dll/preview.js’ trying to print from Outlook 2003 in a TS/RDS session with IE9 installed
  3. Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), Legacy Windows & 64-bit Windows Server
  4. Post-SP1 hotfixes recommended for W2K8R2 Hyper-V hosts
  5. RSAT Tools for Windows 7 SP1 now available
  6. XP clients using RDC 7.0 & RD Gateway = no SSO
  7. Service Pack 1 Has Landed (W2K8R2 / Windows 7)
  8. User Profiles – Location, Location, Location

2010 30

  1. Enabling CredSSP on XP SP3 clients via script
  2. XP Clients, CredSSP, SSO, Connection Broker and other animals
  3. UAC Virtualization – Allowing standard users to update a system protected area
  4. More info on SP1 for Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2
  5. SCVMM Self-Service Portal
  6. View TS/RDS Configuration Remotely
  7. GDR & LDR : The Next Generation
  8. Service Pack 1 BETA available for download for Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2
  9. Windows Server 2008R2 Server Core Installation & Setup Notes
  10. Remote Desktop Client 7.0 KB979425 now available for Vista
  11. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 public beta ETA announced
  12. Batch Files – Basic Error Checking and Running as Scheduled Tasks
  13. Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2 – What to expect from SP1?
  14. Hyper-V VMs in a Lab Environment
  15. SCVMM Console-ation - Addendum
  16. Trust what I say… but make sure you understand what I’m saying
  17. Printers in sandboxes
  18. VDI Connection BrokeN?
  19. SCVMM Console-ation
  20. You U2U? Me too!
  21. Remote Desktop Services & WebSSO
  22. Avoid expansion if you’re snap-happy
  23. Q: When is a validity period not a validity period?
  24. The Browser Choice in Europe - Addendum
  25. Registry Marriage
  26. Hyper-V Data Exchange Service & “Error 87: The parameter is incorrect” on startup
  27. Remote Desktop Client & credentials saved in UPN format
  28. HTTP.SYS / Cryptographic Services / LSASS.EXE deadlock [addendum]
  29. End of an era… in 6 months
  30. Pre-mortem debug analysis

2009 19

  1. Hyper-V Virtual Networks
  2. Booting from USB to install Windows 7 (take 2)
  3. Patches – now served hot and cold
  4. Terminal Services roaming profiles & password change at logon
  5. Capturing network traffic in Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2
  6. Network layer tweaks in Windows Server 2008
  7. Windows Server 2003 (x86) tuning for performance based on role
  8. Installing Windows 7 from a bootable USB memory stick
  9. Invisible Windows
  10. Windows NT History
  11. Managing a standalone R2 Hyper-V from domain-joined Windows 7 client
  12. What's So Special About The Pool?
  13. Tweaking for Performance (Disks & Volumes)
  14. Service Packs – Levels vs Installers
  15. On Bandwidth and Latency
  16. Branching Out
  17. GDR, QFE, LDR... WTH?
  18. Who is more the spool – the spool or the spool who follows the spool?
  19. The Ubiquitous Pagefile

2008 4

  1. "Memory Camping"
  2. Virtualization in Vista
  3. Don't Trust All Your Eyes Tell You... (hard links in Windows Vista)
  4. Genesis