Windows Server 2008 SP2 is about to release

Microsoft announced Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Vista SP2's Customer Preview Program (CPP), which will be announced on Thursday, December 4th, to the TechNet website, which has added CPP. Information. In addition to the patch, Vista SP2 includes better search capabilities, Bluetooth 2.1 functionality, Blu-ray support, and an extended FAT file system to support UTC timestamps.

Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Vista SP2 contain all the fixes listed in the Windows Update for SP1. This CPP includes the following hardware enhancements:

◆ Adding 64-bit central processing unit (CPU) support using VIA technology, which adds ID and vendor information to the new VIA 64-bit CPU.

◆ Integrated Windows Vista wireless feature pack, including support for Bluetooth 2.1. Bluetooth 2.1 is the latest specification for Bluetooth wireless technology and Windows Instant Connect (WCN) Wi-Fi configuration.

◆Improve Wi-Fi connection performance after recovery from hibernation.

◆ Includes updates to the RSS source sidebar for full performance and responsiveness.

◆Adding exFAT support to support larger file systems and large files used in flash storage and client devices

SP2 also includes the following enterprise-level improvements:

Provides a Hyper-V virtual environment, just like the fully integrated features in Windows Server 2008, it includes a free sub-OS with Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, four free Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition licenses and unlimited Free Windows Server 2008 Data Center.

◆Provides a complete power management strategy with up to 10% efficiency, which is more efficient than the initial values ​​of some configurations (on the server and on the desktop), and includes the ability to manage these settings through Group Policy

◆ Improve backward compatibility for Terminal Server license keys. Windows Server 208 changed the license key from 512 bytes to 2048 bytes, which caused the client to fail with the previous terminal version. SP2 allows older license keys for Citrix applications to use Windows Server 2008 Terminal Server.

System prerequisites: SP1 and service pack updates have been installed (KB 955430). Note: Windows Server 2008 includes a built-in SP1.

SP2 is currently only Beta, for testing purposes but not recommended for production or emergency mission systems.

The Blocker tool can be used to prevent SP2 from being installed automatically via Windows Update. This tool can now be used to block Windows XP SP3 and Vista SP1, but will soon be updated to block Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Vista SP2 updates.

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