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Professional Software for Windows Services / 24×7 OperationWindows 8.1 End of Life: January 10, 2023According to Microsoft, support for Windows 8.1 will end on Tuesday January 10, 2023. What does that mean? It means that Microsoft will stop issuing fixes and important security updates for Windows 8.1. And without those timely improvements, the operating … Continue reading Posted in Windows Tagged alwaysup, end-of-life, service-protector, support, windows-8, windows-8.1 Leave a comment OneDrive Will Soon Stop Working on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1As announced in a succinct Tech Community blog article, Microsoft is ending support for the OneDrive desktop application on personal Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 devices in 2022. The move is all about focusing the company’s technical resources on new … Continue reading AlwaysUp, Service Protector, ActiveBooks Listed in the Windows StoreWhile the newly-minted Windows Store focuses on applications developed specifically for Windows 8, Microsoft allows select desktop applications to feature there as well. And after jumping through the necessary hoops to establish compatibility, security and quality, AlwaysUp, Service Protector, and … Continue reading Windows 8 – A Fresh Start or a Last Gasp?Windows 8 is Microsoft’s most technologically adventurous operating system since Windows 95. Yet despite receiving rave reviews from phone and tablet users, the preview releases were consistently panned by the traditional desktop PC community. So what is the verdict? Why … Continue reading Windows Services: No Significant Changes in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012Despite a gap of three years since the last major OS releases, Microsoft has not introduced any meaningful changes in the Windows Services API for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. Indeed, only the most technical folks will care about … Continue reading Posted in Windows Services Tagged trigger-start-services, win-api, windows-8, windows-server-2012, windows-services Leave a comment |
