The second service pack to Microsoft's Windows 2000 operating system has been available since early May. Over the past two weeks, I've installed it on several Windows 2000 Servers, one Advanced Server ...

The forthcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP is actually a significant upgrade for Microsoft's OS, delivering much-needed security enhancements. We highlight the key changes. Service Pack 1 (SP1) for ...

Microsoft has released the Windows App Development CLI (winapp) in public preview, an open source tool automating Windows ...

Microsoft Corp.’s release last week of details on the Family Pack and Anytime Upgrade licenses for Windows 7 were, by the softmaker’s standards, downright minimalist. That left many potential buyers ...

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It feels like a distant memory but there was a time when Windows updates were delivered via the rare Service Packs. Since then, Microsoft has adopted a slogan of "Windows as a Service", referring to a ...

In this post, we are going to discuss what is Enablement Package on your Windows computer. When looking at the Windows Update History, you get a bunch of update ...

Disclaimer: As of October 30, 2015, the Windows 8 and 8.1 Pro Pack (which upgraded Windows 8 Home or 8.1 Home to Windows 8 Pro or 8.1 Pro, with Media Center) and Media Pack (which added Media Center ...