Unlike previous Service Packs, Windows 7 SP1 does not contain any major improvements it’s basically a rollup of updates that have been released for the operating system since it went to manufacturing July 22 nd 2009. Microsoft released the first beta back in June 2010 followed by a Release Candidate late October 2010 and the final RTM availability (February 16 th 2011 MSDN/TechNet subscribers) and public Availability (February 22 nd 2011).

I installed Service Pack 1 release for Windows 7 a couple of days ago and I decided it would be a good opportunity to chronicle my experience. The latest update adds new functionality in the areas of agile planning, quality enablement, Windows Store development, line-of-business development and the general developer experience, according to a post by Microsoft Corporate Vice President Soma Somasegar.Installing a Service Pack is nothing new, but there are some pre-requisites users should take into account to ensure a smooth installation. VS 2012.2 is the second update to Visual Studio 2012 that Microsoft has delivered since the core Visual Studio product launched six months ago. On the 'phase-in' side, Microsoft made available for download on April 4 its second update for Visual Studio 2012, known as VS 2012.2. , check out my ZDNet colleague Ed Bott's post. (Microsoft continues to provide security updates for free during the Extended support phase of a product.)įor more product-support phase-out dates for Windows and Office that are happening in 2014 and beyond

Extended (paid) support for Windows 7 SP1 is available until January 14, 2020. Windows 7 SP1 mainstream (free) support continues until January 13, 2015. This means you should, if you haven't already, move to Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) if you want to keep getting updates and support from Microsoft. Support for specific Windows releases ends 24 months after the release of a new Service Pack, and Windows 7 SP1 was released in February 2011.

That means no more security fixes will be coming for that release. A quick note on two Microsoft updates: One on its way out and the other, on its way in.Īs I blogged a couple months back, the RTM (release to manufacturing) version of Windows 7, with no service pack installed, will no longer be supported as of April 9, 2013

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