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This article answers the frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Services (MATS) and the Support Diagnostics Platform (SDP).[Please publish it via Fast Publish] Link Removed

Microsoft needs to move fast and launch Windows 8 before consumers get tired of waiting and migrate to another platform. Source: Yahoo! News

Describes an update that is available for Visual Studio 2010 SP1. This update adds support for designing and developing applications for the .NET Framework 4 Platform Update 1. This update includes update 2478063, update 2495593, and update 2495638. Link Removed

Today's changes may seem enormous to some of our normal members. But they have been done to improve traffic and streamline the site. You will find that core functionality is easily accessible and still around. We will be testing the current look for a little while with this platform. Some of...

Due to the volume of support incidents handled by Microsoft Support Services for issues related to the following hotfixes, these are recommended for installation for the platforms indicated below. These hotfixes are associated with the operation and... More...

Using the User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0 to migrate from an x86 platform to an x64 platform, COM+ component settings will be corrupt. Note The issue does not happen when migrating from x86 to x86 or x64 to x64 platforms. Opening COMEXP.MSC or... More...

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Ctrl-Alt-Delboy Here's Fujitsu's latest phone that - wait for it - runs Windows 7. No, not Windows Phone 7, but the complete Microsoft PC platform.… More...

The new Xbox 360 dashboard interface that Microsoft introduced at E3 2011 seemed awfully familiar. That's because we'd seen it before, in the face of both Windows Phone 7 and early looks at Windows 8. It was later confirmed that Microsoft intends to have its various software platforms fully...

Early previews of Windows 8 have caused quite the stir in the developer community. The uproar is mainly due to the emphasis on HTML5 and JavaScript as the “primary” way for building new applications for the Windows 8 platform. Source: Yahoo! News

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer on Tuesday praised the widespread adoption of his company’s desktop operating system, saying it has now sold more than 400 million Windows 7 licenses. However, Ballmer acknowledged Microsoft’s struggles in the mobile phone market, where the company’s...

This Support Diagnostics Platform (SDP) manifest file is designed to collect crash or hang dump files generated by programs running on your computer. This article provides details on the data collected by the Memory Dump diagnostic. Link Removed

We had recently been testing some technology in order to form a unified database platform across websites. This would allow us, in theory, to host multiple forum sites, while allowing our members to hold onto the same profile, stats, and information. Unfortunately, these experiments did result...

Join Wade and Steve each week as they cover the Windows Azure Platform. You can follow and interact with the show at Link Removed. In this episode, Link Removed—Senior Program Manager Lead on the AppFabric Team—talks to Steve and Wade about building AppFabric Applications. AppFabric Applications...

Hello, all. My gadgets disappeared. They do not look like black boxes or anything, they just do not show up at all. The right-click gadgets menu is simply empty, there's no gadgets there at all, not even the default ones. Just to be clear, I already have done the following things: - checked if...

Join Wade and Steve each week as they cover the Windows Azure Platform. You can follow and interact with the show at Link Removed. In this episode, Link Removed joins Steve as they discuss the role of Link Removed in the Link Removed. In the news: Link Removed Rock, Paper, Azure! - The Grand...

Intel didn't provide much indication of a release timeframe when it first teased its tablet-minded Cloverview platform back in April, but it's now finally starting to dish a few more details (though still not many specifics, unfortunately). Speaking with This is my next , Intel's Director of...

When I try installing the 32 bit Win 7 version I get the following error message "This installation does not support targeted platform" :demon:

Metro Dynamis is an early alpha release library based on JQuery for designers and developers wishing to build HTML5/CSS/JavaScript websites in a style similar to the Metro UI used by Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8 . You can get an early look at it by signing up for the newsletter. Meanwhile, some...

Tech giant is accused of fostering 'fear, uncertainly and doubt' by emphasising HTML5 and CSS3 for writing apps for tablets Independent developers for Microsoft's platforms are increasingly concerned about the lack of clarity from the software giant over the future direction of its programming...