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Amazon is walking into Microsoft’s backyard with a new Windows file system that the company hopes will steal a bit of thunder from Azure’s pitch.

This Week in IT, I look at the best four new features in Windows Server 2025, including on-premises server hotpatching with Azure Arc, next generation Active Directory and SMB, improved storage performance, and robust in-place upgrades. Links and resources Transcript This Week in IT, I look at the best four new features in Windows Server…

Where can I download Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a? Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a (SP6a) resolves the SP6 issue with Lotus Notes and other Winsock based applications and provides the latest updates to Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0 (including Enterprise Edition). Windows NT 4.0 SP6a contains known Year…

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MS KB 119495 article  has more info: Names registered by the WINS server can be divided into three groups: Computer Name Domain Name Other/Special Names Each WINS Client actually registers its name with the WINS Server three or four times. Note: The MS-DOS clients that ship with Windows NT version 3.5 (LAN Manager version 2.2c…

Microsoft is removing one of the annoying aspects of installing Windows 10; Cortana screaming at you.

The big news this month is the availability of the Windows 11 2022 Update. But there are also lots of changes coming to Windows 11 via updates to builds in the Insider program. Plus, an update to WinGet, and WebView2 is now generally available for developers. Windows 11 2022 Update (22H2) rolls out September 20th…

This month, there was a lot of activity for Windows Insiders, Internet Explorer was finally retired, and could Microsoft be preparing to release another version of Windows 10 this fall? Internet Explorer retired It shouldn’t have come as a shock to anyone but after more than 25 years, Internet Explorer (IE) was officially retired on…

What is port 445 used for in Windows 2000/XP? Among the new ports used by Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, is TCP port 445 which is used for SMB over TCP. The SMB (Server Message Block) protocol is used among other things for file sharing in Windows NT/2000/XP. In Windows NT it…

What is Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS)? Microsoft SUS is a free patch management tool provided by Microsoft to help network administrators deploy security patches more easily. In simple terms, Microsoft SUS is a version of Windows Update that you can run on your network. Today corporations have to frequently check the Windows Update site…