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Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 General Availability Cumulative Update

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Paul Gregory

Paul Gregory is one of QA’s principal technologists – specialising in delivering training around Microsoft Server operating systems, virtualisation and systems management. During a 29-year career within IT, Paul has helped many household international organisations develop infrastructure solutions based on Microsoft technologies, as well as supply training services during the last 14 years. Paul has helped QA deliver numerous Microsoft partner training skilling programmes for Microsoft – particularly around the areas of Microsoft Server operating systems, virtualisation and System Center. Paul was also heavily involved in the recent Microsoft Windows 8 / Server 2012 TAP programme where he played a key role in the testing of core Windows Server 2012 technologies and positioning this information back to product specialists in Redmond. With the advent of the Microsoft Private Cloud solutions based on System Center 2010 & 2012 Paul have been responsible in helping Microsoft prepare the Partner channel both in the US and Europe for these technologies.

Posted by Paul Gregory
on 10 October 2012

With Windows 8 and Server 2012 being in the hands of OEM’s for a few weeks now that has caused a number of updated to be required to support new hardware, software and experience elements because of the touch user interface.

Normally these updates would be rolled into Windows silently by the OEM and once they have been through all the testing and approval process would start to make up part of Service Pack 1 for the product. Because of some of the fundamental changes Microsoft have made around this new OS, they want to get these updates tested and distributed much, much quicker into the general product. The release of this Cumulative Update for both Windows 8 & Windows Server 2012 on the 9^th October 2012 so a dramatic improvement in these processes over previous operating system releases. The update mostly covers improvements in areas of:

Increased power efficiency to extend battery life
Performance improvements in Windows 8 applications and Start screen
Improved audio and video playback in many scenarios
Improved application and driver compatibility with Windows 8

You will also notice a number of the Windows 8 components will be updated over the next day or two to also support Cumulative Update. More details can be found here and full training for Windows 8 and Server 2012 is available from us here @QATraining.

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