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Perhaps the most well-known change in store for Vista Service Pack 1 users is the alleged improvement in file-copying speeds between SP1 machines and Windows Server 2008 computers. Some tests ...

Service Pack 1 for the operating system was released in 2011, meaning that a fresh install has five years of individual patches to download and install.

Why the Windows 8.1 Update probably means no more Service Packs for Windows But we'd expect compulsory updates to become the norm.

Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 is in private beta. Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 just arrived this week.The Office team is not moving away from the service-pack model the way that Windows is.

Formerly, those updates pushed through comprehensive service packs, but more often these days, they're semi-regular and significant updates through Windows Update.

Third, service packs were often on a release cycle of roughly 12 to 18 months. Hmm. Does Windows Server 2012 R2 not sound a little bit like a service pack, then?

Everything you know about Windows deployment is undergoing wrenching changes. For IT pros who've grown accustomed to "set it and forget it" as a management strategy, three big changes are making ...

Microsoft this week released Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3, which lets IT pros run the mail server on Windows Server 2008 R2. The arrival of the service pack means that organizations don't ...

With Windows XP SP2 support ending in three weeks, a new report highlights the security risks that come with running an unsupported service pack.

WMUR’s annual “Pack a Pack” drive is taking place Friday at two locations.The primary collection site will be outside WMUR Studios in Manchester, with a new second site at the Service Credit ...

Microsoft this week released Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3, which lets IT pros run the mail server on Windows Server 2008 R2. The arrival of the service pack means that organizations don't have ...