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Now that Update Rollup 1 is available on the Download Center and via Windows Update we’ve heard from a few customers who missed that if you are using the MultiPoint Connector to manage Windows 7 PCs, Windows 8 PCs or Virtual Desktops running in virtual machines then you need to update the Connector...

There has been a lot of activity and questions around WMS 2012, so now seems like a good time to do a summary of the many online resources available. Website - www.microsoft.com/multipoint has been refreshed for WMS 2012, highlighting new scenarios such as orchestrating Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs...

Today's post comes to you courtesy of Spandana Battula of the WMS team: This is one of the biggest feature additions in WMS 2012 over WMS2011. Through the Instant Messaging (IM) feature, students will now be able to privately send a message to the teacher. We thought that this feature could help situations...

We’re happy to announce that WMS 2012 UR1 has been signed off. We recommend that all customers apply this as it has some changes that increase general system stability. But most importantly it adds support for USB-Over-Ethernet Zero clients. UR1 will soon appear as Windows Update but, it is...

As we announce broad availability of WMS 2012 you can hear a few thoughts from Anthony Salcito, our VP of Worldwide Education, on how this changes the game in delivering, managing and benefiting from technology in education. http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_in_education/archive/2013/02/08/windows...

Zero clients are an inexpensive and convenient way to easily expand the number of stations of your Windows Multipoint Server. One of the exciting changes of Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 is a new zero client plug-in architecture that can greatly improve the user experience. Compared to the video...

Hi, James here. Another new feature that has been generating a lot of excitement is using the MultiPoint Connector to orchestrate traditional client computers in the same way that we treat MultiPoint stations. So a teacher has the same visibility and control over both low cost WMS stations and / or full...

Hi, James here. The most prominent feature in WMS 2012 that gets used day in and day out, real time in the classroom is the Multipoint Dashboard. In a way everything is new because the features that were previously in the MultiPoint Manager Desktops tab are now rolled into a tool specifically for teachers...

Today's post comes from Ratnesh Yadav from the Windows MultiPoint Server team. (Updated March 27th, 2013 with information on Update Rollup 1. Updated April 2nd, 2013 with details on connecting remote stations to WMS Virtual Desktops, both at the end) This blog is in continuation of the “ WMS...

Today's post comes from Ratnesh Yadav from the Windows MultiPoint Server team. (Updated March 8th, 2013 with additional instructions for using alternate disk partitions at the end) W indows MultiPoint Server (WMS) 2012 has a very cool new feature called Disk Protection. This feature allows an administrator...

One of the most rewarding parts of being on the Multipoint Server / Remote Desktop team is seeing the products we build bring access to technology to those most in need. This often involves partnering with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that work in the most challenging environments in the world...

Hi everyone, James Duffus here with some more big news from the MultiPoint Server team. Today, we’re excited to announce that Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 is released and an Evaluation version is available for download here . Note that you can start your deployment with the Evaluation version...

Hi everyone, James Duffus here with some big news from the MultiPoint Server team. Today, we’re excited to announce that the Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 Beta is live and available for download at our Connect site. In February of 2010 and in March of 2011, we released the first two versions...

Hey everyone, It’s been a busy time on the MultiPoint Server team, but we’re excited to be at Microsoft’s TechED North America conference in Orlando this week! The conference kicked off with STB President Satya Nadella’s keynote speech this morning and runs through Thursday...

Hey folks, since we posted the “ MultiPoint and Hyper-V ” blog post last month, we’ve gotten some follow-up questions specific to virtualization which are answered here: Q: Can I use Windows MultiPoint Server as a Hyper-V host? How is it different than using Windows Server Standard...

Hey everyone, Livi here again! I bring you a much-anticipated video on how to install Windows MultiPoint Server 2011. We get a lot of questions about different parts of the installation process, so we've made a short video as a step-by-step walkthrough on what to do when you're installing for the...