Windows: Standardising Environments for Agile and DevOps Success

Explains how Windows OS updates shifted from infrequent, risky releases to safe, staged rollouts using ring-based deployment and real-time user …

Step-by-step guide to manually installing Windows Server 2012 R2 Update 1, including required update order, restart tips, and post-update checks for …

Learn how to safely migrate Active Directory roles to a new domain controller, including setup, role transfer, and decommissioning the old server for …

Learn how to install Team Foundation Server 2013 on Windows Server 2012 R2, covering VM setup, system requirements, domain joining, SQL options, and …

Explains how to fix the "The update is not applicable to your computer" error when installing Windows 8.1 Preview, including region settings and …

Explains how to automate running PowerShell scripts on each Windows 8 VM in Hyper-V, including starting VMs, handling credentials, and applying …

Learn how to resolve connectivity issues in Visual Studio Lab Management by enabling File and Printer Sharing on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 for …

Fixes internet connectivity issues for Hyper-V domain-joined guests on Windows 8 WiFi by configuring all features in the Network Bridge settings. …

Step-by-step guide to setting up and managing Windows Server 2012 Core using command-line tools, covering remote access, updates, networking, …

Step-by-step guide to upgrading a remote Windows 7 PC to Windows 8 using TeamViewer, including tips for handling compatibility, reboots, and helping …

Step-by-step guide to converting a Windows 7 .wim image to a VHD, including extraction, merging, deployment with imageX, and configuring boot options …

Step-by-step guide to create a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) from a Windows Server 2008 R2 image using Windows AIK and WIM2VHD, including common pitfalls …

Step-by-step guide to installing Visual Studio 2008 Team Suite on Windows 7, including setup issues, component selection, and tips for running in a …

Step-by-step guide to installing Windows 7 in a virtual environment, covering setup options, first boot, and initial configuration with screenshots.

Learn how to set up a Build vNext Agent for Visual Studio Online or TFS 2015, including prerequisites, VM setup, agent configuration, and pool …

Step-by-step guide to upgrading Team Foundation Server 2008 to 2010, including in-place upgrade, build server update, and migrating to a new domain …

Step-by-step guide to upgrading TFS 2008 and WSS v3.0 with SfTSv2 to TFS 2010 and SharePoint 2010, including process template migration and data …

Step-by-step guide to setting up a Domain Controller in Azure for Active Directory integration, including VM creation, configuration, and syncing with …

Step-by-step guide to installing and configuring TFS 2015, including system requirements, installation options, and setup of SQL Server and build …

Explains how to resolve the "Unable to load task handler PowerShell for task VSBuild" error in TFS vNext builds, covering PowerShell versions and …

Step-by-step guide to installing TFS 2013.3 with SharePoint 2013 on Windows Server 2012 R2, covering prerequisites, configuration, troubleshooting, …

Explains how to resolve Team Foundation Server 2012 upgrade failures caused by partial database upgrades, SQL connectivity issues, and Analysis …

Step-by-step guide to installing and configuring TFS 2012 with Lab Management, including SQL Server, SCVMM integration, troubleshooting, and …

Explains why Active Directory groups may not sync with Team Foundation Server 2010, how to diagnose sync issues, and steps to resolve identity …

Step-by-step guide to upgrading Team Foundation Server 2008 to 2010, covering database backup, migration, verification, compatibility, and …

Learn how to build a custom WPF work item control for Visual Studio Team System, enabling WPF UI integration in work item forms using a generic …

Explains how to programmatically create and configure a WCF Service Host in .NET, including base addresses, endpoints, bindings, and service …

Learn how to sync Windows special folders like Documents and Desktop to OneDrive for Business, ensuring automatic cloud backup and easy access across …

Step-by-step guide to moving OneDrive for Business files to a different drive in Windows without re-downloading, freeing up space and preserving file …

Explains how to resolve a "Could not load file or assembly" error when configuring Build vNext Agent on Windows Server 2012 R2 with Visual Studio 2015 …

Explains how to resolve Microsoft Surface 3 boot issues by renaming the USB drive to "BOOTME", a required but undocumented step for successful USB …

Step-by-step guide to installing Visual Studio 2015 alongside 2013 on Windows 10, including tips for avoiding common errors and ensuring …

A first-hand account of upgrading a Surface Pro 2 to Windows 10 Technical Preview, exploring Microsoft’s shift to agile development and continuous …

Learn how to install and configure Team Foundation Server (TFS) on a single server, including SQL Server setup, TFS installation, and creating your …

Explains how to resolve the persistent TF255466 error when installing TFS 2013 after SQL Server 2012 SP1, caused by pending reboots and requiring …

Explains why Visual Studio 2013 RC and Team Foundation Server 2013 RC cannot be installed on Windows 8.1 Preview due to .NET version issues, with …

Covers hands-on development with the Intel Haswell Harris Beach SDS Ultrabook, including Windows 8/8.1 compatibility, sensor demos, performance, and …

Explains why Windows 8 may label Hyper-V virtual networks as public, causing connectivity issues, and provides steps to manually set them as private …

Explains how to identify if you installed Windows 8 instead of Windows 8 Pro, the missing features, and how to upgrade to Pro without reinstalling the …

Step-by-step guide to installing Eclipse and the Java Development Kit on Windows 8, then connecting Eclipse to Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 using …

Step-by-step guide to installing and configuring TFS 2012 on Windows Server 2012 with SQL Server 2012, including setup tips, common issues, and …

Step-by-step guide to installing Visual Studio 2010 on Windows 8 using a virtual machine, including tips for compatibility, performance, and Team …

Step-by-step guide to upgrading from TFS 2010 to Visual Studio 2012 Team Foundation Server, including prerequisites, SQL updates, configuration, and …

Details troubleshooting a TF200035 sync error in TFS 2010, covering Active Directory issues, machine account permissions, domain compatibility, and …

Step-by-step guide to installing Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 Service Pack 1, including troubleshooting tips for common installation …

Running multiple Microsoft Project versions on one PC is possible but not recommended due to file association issues, compatibility problems, and …

Step-by-step guide to safely flashing custom ROMs on Windows Phone 6 devices, including key terms, risks, tools, and links to resources for the HTC …

Explains how to resolve IIS SMTP error 5.5.2 by configuring a fully qualified domain name, ensuring outgoing emails are accepted by recipient mail …

Windows 7 is now available to developers and beta testers, offering improved stability, speed, and features over Vista, with general release coming in …

Overview of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 release, its availability, installation process, and potential improvements for users experiencing …

A user-friendly Microsoft Answers forum for Windows Vista, offering clear, non-technical help on updates, hardware, networking, security, performance, …

Explains why Integrated Authentication fails with custom host headers on IIS, causing 401.1 errors, due to Windows loopback security checks and how to …

Step-by-step guide to resolving .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 2 installation issues on Windows Vista by uninstalling specific hotfixes and retrying the …

Step-by-step guide to installing Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR, including prerequisites, uninstalling old versions, and new …

Step-by-step guide to creating a Build vNext build definition in Visual Studio Online, covering task setup, options, triggers, variables, and build …

Explains how to resolve TFS build errors caused by missing write permissions for the Project Collection Build Service on orchestration plans, …

Step-by-step guide to upgrading Team Foundation Server 2012 to Update 1, including prerequisites, backup, disk space, configuration, troubleshooting, …

Explains how to resolve stuck builds in TFS 2012 where no build number is assigned, caused by IIS multiple site bindings, with steps to fix via …

Covers new features and upgrade steps for Team Foundation Server 2013 Update 2, including improvements in backlog, test, release, and version …

Step-by-step guide to upgrading from TFS 2013 Preview to TFS 2013 RC, covering prerequisites, trial upgrades, installation, configuration, and best …