Microsoft released an update for TLS 1.2 support on Windows Server 2008 SP2 (4019276) late last year. However, I note that for R2, we needed to install a patch for it to be supported over RDP.

On May 2, Microsoft made available to testers a beta build of the second service pack (SP2) for its coming Windows Server High Performance Computing (HPC) 2008 R2 platform. What makes this interesting ...

The service Pack (SP) 2 for Windows HPC Server 2008 R2, its high-performance computing product is available for download, as of June 28. There are a number of new technologies in the latest SP, but ...

Microsoft explains that timing and testing were big issues in not supporting Exchange Server 2007 SP2 on the newest version of its server operating system – Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft, reacting ...

Microsoft plans to switch users of Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 to a monthly rollup patch model, starting in September, according to an announcement this week. The arrival of a monthly rollup ...

Mary Jo Foley writes that here are a number of new technologies in the latest service pack for Windows HPC Server, but there’s one key promised component that’s not: Dryad, an ongoing research project ...

Mary Jo Foley writes that Microsoft has made available to testers a beta build of the second service pack (SP2) for its coming Windows Server High Performance Computing (HPC) 2008 R2 platform. What ...

It looks like the long-awaited Release Candidate build of Vista SP2 is hitting the streets today, alongside Server 2008 R2. According to Ars Technica, these guys will soon be available for testers via ...

Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection's (ATP) endpoint detection and response capability is now at "general availability" commercial-release status for users of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service ...

When it comes to adopting new operating systems and applications, common practice among system administrators is to delay adoption until the release of the first service pack. Admins found plenty of ...

Users of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1), which will reach its end-of-support phase in a mere three months, can now take advantage of Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection's (ATP) ...