Monday, October 13, 2014

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.0

Microsoft® Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) is a Microsoft-supported, stand-alone solution for the information technology (IT) pro or solution provider who wants to convert virtual machines and disks from VMware hosts to Hyper-V® hosts and Microsoft Azure™.

New Features in MVMC 3.0
MVMC version 3.0 adds P2V support:
The 3.0 release of MVMC adds the ability to convert a physical computer running Windows Server 2008 or above server operating systems or Windows Vista or above client operating systems to a virtual machine running on Hyper-V host. 

Download link: MVMC

Date Published: 11/11/2014

Additional Information:









Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Windows Server vNext Technical Preview, Windows 10 Technical Preview, RSAT for Windows 10 TP, Windows 10 TP Guide (PDF)


Windows 10 Technical Preview designed for "PC experts", so it must be installed separately from the existing OS. The download files are 2,9 GB for 32-bit and 3,8 GB for 64-bit in size

Download Link:

Windows 10 Technical Preview
In order to download this preview, follow these steps:

  • Sign up for the Windows Insider Program
  • Read the system requirements
  • Click "Get the upgrade" and follow the instractions

10-page Windows 10 Technical Preview Guide download link:

Windows 10 Technical Preview (PDF) Guide



Additional Information:

Microsoft's Windows 10: More on the 'under the covers' security, Store features   ZDNet

Hands-on with Windows 10: Installing the Windows Technical Preview  ZDNet

Download Windows 10 Free Technical Preview  askvg

Windows 10: 11 Big Changes  InformationWeek

Exclusive Review of Windows 10 New Features with Screenshots  ASCVG

Windows 10 Command Prompt (Console)   ASCVG

Windows 10: Command Prompt's experimental new features are genuinely useful  BetaNews

Windows 10 security, privacy and manageability features  NetworkWorld

Keyboard Shortcuts in the Windows 10 Technical Preview

Share from File Explorer in the Windows 10 Technical Preview

Windows 10 Tech Preview and Resources   TechNet

Windows 10 may be the last piece of Microsoft's cloud puzzle  ZDNet

Top 10 tips for Windows 10  InfoWorld


Microsoft's Windows 10: More on the 'under the covers' security, Store features   ZDNet

Windows 10: 11 Big Changes  InformationWeek

Exclusive Review of Windows 10 New Features with Screenshots  ASCVG

Windows 10 Command Prompt (Console)   ASCVG

Windows 10: Command Prompt's experimental new features are genuinely useful  BetaNews

Windows 10 security, privacy and manageability features  NetworkWorld

Keyboard Shortcuts in the Windows 10 Technical Preview

Share from File Explorer in the Windows 10 Technical Preview

Windows 10 Tech Preview and Resources   TechNet

Windows 10 may be the last piece of Microsoft's cloud puzzle  ZDNet

Top 10 tips for Windows 10  InfoWorld

The Coolest Windows 10 Features Microsoft Didn't Announce   lifehacker

Windows 10 Tip: Master New Keyboard Shortcuts  Paul Thurrott

Windows 10 Tip: Customize the Start Menu  Paul Thurrott

The curmudgeon's guide to Microsoft's embryonic Windows 10  BetaNews

Windows 10 is 'Windows for the masses'  ZDNet

Windows 10: You've got questions, I've got answers  ZDNet

Six Clicks: Windows 10's Command Line 2.0  ZDNet

Mastering Multiple Desktops in Windows 10  A Developer's Life

Windows 10: File Explorer gets the Share contract  Neowin

Windows 10: If you're using the Technical Preview, don't install Media Center  Neowin

5 top tips for Windows 10  ITWorld

Microsoft trumpets 1M Windows 10 preview participants CW

How To Access Sign Out And Lock Options In Windows 10  IntoWindows

Windows 10: A guided tour  NetworkWorld

DataSense in Windows 10 Build 9860  WindowsITPro

Here's what's new in Windows 10 Technical Preview build 9860  BetaNews

What you'll love and hate about Windows 10  InfoWorld

How To Disable Animations When Minimazing And Maximazing Windows In Windows 10 IntoWindows

Windows 10 will come with a command line package manager, much to the lament of Linux users  ExtremeTech

Windows 10 Includes a Linux-Style Package Manager Named "OneGet"  HowToGeek

Microsoft opens up about more Windows 10 preview features in the works  ZDNet

Windows 10 (finally) sets conventions for multiple-finger gestures  InfoWorld

Windows 10 Preview Product Key into windows

Everything you need to know about the Windows 10 Start menu  BetsNews

Build 9879 Of Windows 10 Has Removed “Smart Files”  Geoff Coupe's Blog

Hands-on with Windows 10 Preview build 9879  ZDNet

Installing Windows 10 Technical Preview Using Hyper-V in Windows 8  Connected Digital World

How To Use the New Windows 10 Command Prompt   Redmondmag

Windows 10 May Have Gotten Its Name Because of Lazy Coders  Gizmodo

Windows 10 is FAR more than simply a new and/or Windows Windows 10 "under the covers"  TechNet



Windows Server Technical Preview is also available to MSDN subscribers










  • What’s New in Active Directory Federation Services. Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) in Windows Server Technical Preview includes new features that enable you to configure AD FS to authenticate users stored in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directories. For more information, see Active Directory Federation Services Overview.
  • What's new for Hyper-V in the Technical Preview. This topic explains the new and changed functionality of the Hyper-V role in Windows Server Technical Preview, Client Hyper-V running on Windows 10 Technical Preview, and Microsoft Hyper-V Server Technical Preview.
  • Windows Defender Overview. Windows Defender is installed and enabled by default in Windows Server Technical Preview, but the user interface for Windows Defender is not installed. However, Windows Defender will update antimalware definitions and protect the computer without the user interface. If you need the user interface for Windows Defender, you can install it after the operating system installation by using the Add Roles and Features Wizard.
  • What's New in Remote Desktop Services in the Windows Server Technical Preview. For the Windows Server Technical Preview, the Remote Desktop Services team focused on improvements based on customer requests. We added support for OpenGL and OpenCL applications, and added MultiPoint Services as a new role in Windows Server.
  • What's New in Storage Services in Windows Server Technical Preview. This topic explains the new and changed functionality of Storage Services. An update in storage quality of service now enables you to create storage QoS policies on a Scale-Out File Server and assign them to one or more virtual disks on Hyper-V virtual machines. Storage Replica is a new feature that enables synchronous replication between servers for disaster recovery, as well as stretching of a failover cluster for high availability..
  • What's New in Failover Clustering in Windows Server Technical Preview. This topic explains the new and changed functionality of Failover Clustering. A Hyper-V or Scale-out File Server failover cluster can now easily be upgraded without any downtime or need to build a new cluster with nodes that are running Windows Server Technical Preview.
  • What's New in Web Application Proxy. Web Application Proxy now supports preauthentication for applications using the HTTP Basic protocol, wildcards in external URLS of applications, redirection from HTTP to HTTPS, use of pass-through authentication with HTTP applications, publishing of Remote Desktop Gateway apps, a new debug log, propagation of client IP addresses to backend applications, and improvements to the Administrator console.


  • This topic explains the new and changed functionality of the Hyper-V role in Windows Server® Technical Preview, Client Hyper-V running on Windows 10® Technical Preview, and Microsoft Hyper-V Server® Technical Preview.

    RSAT for Windows 10 Technical Preview download link:


    RSAT for Windows 10 Technical Preview
    RSAT for Windows 10 Technical Preview enables IT admins to manage roles and features that are installed on computers that are running Windows Server Technical Preview from a remote computer that is running Windows 10 Technical Preview


     Additional Information for Windows Server Technical Preview (vNext)




    First preview build of Windows Server Next available to testers ZDNet

    Hyper-V and the Windows Server Technical Preview  Ben Armstrong

    Announcing availability of Windows Server Technical Preview and System Center Technical Preview  Server & Cloud Blog

    Testing the Windows 10 Preview in a Hyper-V Virtual Machine   petri

    How to install Windows 10 Technical Preview on Microsoft Hyper-V in Windows 8.1 Pro  mobileosgeek

    Windows Server Technical Preview: FASTEST Way to Spin-Up Your Test Lab Environment in the Cloud with Microsoft Azure  KeithMayer

    Virtualization and some coffee: Scratching the surface of Networking in vNext  Kristian Nese

    What's New in the Windows Server Next Preview  WindowsITPro

    Windows Server Technical Preview – Storage Survival Guide (links to articles, blogs, downloads)  Jose Barreto

    Hyper-V virtualization - setup and use in Windows 10  Windows 10 Forums

    Windows 10 - Dual Boot with Windows 7 or 8   Windows 10 Forums

    Hyper-V - Create and Use VHD of Windows 10 with Disk2VHD  Windows 10 Forums

    Getting started with Storage Replica in Windows Server Technical Preview  TechNet

    A first look at the Windows Server 10 Technical Preview  ComputerWorld

    Windows Server 10 Storage Replica Configuration and First Impressions   Clustering For Mere Mortals

    What's New in Remote Desktop Services for the next version of Windows Server? Server & Tools

    Storage Replica Guide Released for Windows Server Technical Preview   Server & Tools

    Automated Server Setup in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8, Part 1  WindowsITPro

    Windows 10 Hyper-V Management  WindowsITPro

    The best new features in Windows Server 10 (so far)  CITEworld

    Console Improvements in the Windows 10 Technical Preview

    Windows Server Technical Preview - New/Removed Windows Server Roles and Features  MiCloud

    First experiences with a rolling cluster upgrade of a lab Hyper-V Cluster (Technical Preview)  Working Hard In IT

    2015 Server OS Outlook: Cloudy, Chance Of Containers - InformationWeek

    Windows 10 Preview - VMs Missing In Hyper-V Manager  technet

    Hot Add & Remove Static Memory in a Hyper-V vNext Virtual Machine  Working Hard In IT

    Announcing the MultiPoint Services Role in Window Server vNext Technical Preview  Server & Tools

    TechEd Europe:  Windows vNext Hyper-V Backup and Restore PowerShell Scripts  MSDN

    What's New in Windows Server vNext Hyper-V Petri

    Windows Server vNext Hyper-V Feature List Glossary  Aidan Finn

    First look at Windows Volume Replication Storage Replica in Windows Server  ClusterMVP

    Improvements for Remote Desktop Services in WinServ vNext  WindowsITPro

    Windows Server 10 New Cloud Witness  Clustering For Mere Mortals

    Windows Server 10 "Cloud Witness" in a failover cluster  Clustering For Mere Mortals

    RemoteFX vGPU Updates in Windows Server Next  Server & Tools

    Microsoft Demos Disaster Recovery Feature Slated for Windows Server  RedmondMag

    Hyper-V integration components are available through Windows Update  Server & Tools

    Network Access Protection in Windows Server vNext  WindowsITPro

    Hot-add/remove Memory on a Hyper-V VM in Technical Preview  vNiklas

    Windows Server vNext Technical Preview: The first steps to software-defined everything  ZDNet

    Windows Server vNext Technical Preview: Screenshots  ZDNet

    First Impressions: Windows Server 10 Hyper-V Preview  Redmondmag

    What's next for Microsoft's Windows Server 2016  ZDNet

    Update 02/01/2015


     "The Windows team recently shared information on the direction and delivery of Windows 10, and on the Server & Cloud Blog, you can learn more about what to expect from Windows Server and System Center this year.
    “As we continue to advance the development of these products, we plan to release further previews through the remainder of 2015, with the final release in 2016,” writes the Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Team.
    The next preview is planned for this spring. “Windows Server will continue to share the same core technology as Windows and we will continue working together on solutions for our customers,” the team says. “In fact, the next version of System Center Configuration Manager, which delivers support for Windows 10, will ship in a timeframe that aligns with Windows.”
    To read more, head over to the Server & Cloud Blog."

    Video


    Software Defined Compute in the Next Release of Windows Server Hyper-V  Ch9

    vNext Failover Clustering in Windows Server Technical Preview  Edge Show 125

    Let's Tech: What's New in Windows Server Technical Preview  TechNet


    Sessions from TechEd Europe 2014



    Software Defined Storage in the Next Release of Windows Server 

    Virtualizing Linux and FreeBSD Workloads on the Next Release of Windows Server Hyper-V 

    Stretching Failover Clusters and Using Storage Replica for Disaster Recovery in the Next Release of Windows Server

    Sneak Peek into the Next Release of Windows Server Hyper-V

    Delivering Predictable Storage Perfomance with Storage Quality of Service in the Next Release of Windows Server

    From Demo to Reality: Best Practices Learned from Deploying Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V

    Network Infrastructure Services in the Next Release of Windows Server for Datacenter Network Operations