Windows 8 Release

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I unfortunately have to admin some Windows servers using Remote Desktop. Obviously if I type ipconfig /release, then I'll loose my connection and won't be able to ipconfig /renew. Obviously this can be done with .bat files, but I wanted to ask the pros just to see if there were any other tricks to doing it in the Windows server world.

Most people I think just either use static IP addresses for servers, or fixed DHCP assignments, and don't change IP addresses outside of scheduled reboots (Changing endpoints on running servers=bad). A bat file seems the simplest solution, but honestly even a straight up release should autorenew an IP address before the remote desktop session times out.

Since the at command is deprecated now and doesn't work in Windows 10 (it gives the error The AT command has been deprecated. Please use schtasks.exe instead. The request is not supported.), here's an example of using schtasks to schedule the command to renew later.

Note: Most Windows Server versions cannot be detected based on the release number alone. There is runtime detection in place to work around this, but it will only be used if no argument is supplied, or the supplied argument matches os.release().

@Little_JoeGot some information, this one from pcworld said that Windows 12 is available on june 2024 based on pc maker speculation (Reference), but i think it will not gonna happen this fast, because Windows 11 itself still needs a many bug fixing.

There's no way this was written by AI. There are way too many typos and grammatical inconsistencies. I believe the authors of the post and most likely, English is not their first language either. At least that's my take... If so, I also read somewhere else that Win12 would be released sometime in 2024, however with no definitive release date.

I'd definitely be down for a canary release that I could opt into, if available for the public to beta test. I don't mind the Win11 UI but with the bold implementation(s) of AI recently, I'm interested to see if there's gonna be a fresh take on search/storage and a possible version specific to gaming.

Do not rush to get Windows 12 out here well well Windows 10 did not come out of our lives with Microsoft introducing Windows 11 users who have Windows 10 will be forced to throw their PCs in the trash and many companies and you made an announcement about Windows 12 .......

windows 12 is still on the way, I think it will appear at the beginning of 25, now the latest version is windows 11, buying it you can upgrade to version 12 for free when it appears, I got my key from Hypestkey partner Microsoft, the key was retail

Note: The Enhanced Meeting Summaries with OCR in Zoom and Ability to pre-approve users for automatic local recording features have been pulled from the release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.

Note: The Synchronized presence from Zoom to Microsoft, Customizable week start day in calendar settings, and Ability to configure working hours and location features have been pulled from the release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.

Note: The Zoom Calendar advanced room support and Badge notification enhancements features have been pulled from the release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.

Note: The Zoom IQ Meeting Summary and Continuous Meeting Chat file and images synchronization features have been pulled from release due to compatibility issues and will be available in another upcoming release.

Note: The Collect external participants' emails for meetings and Cloud recording support for sign language interpretation features have been pulled from release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.

Note: The enablement of Breakout Rooms 100 and the continuous meeting chat feature have been pulled from release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.

Enhancements to Translated Captioning notifications

When a participant enables translated captions, they are prompted to select their speaking language (the language they will be speaking) and their translation language (the language in which they want to view closed captions). Additionally, all other participants in the meeting are prompted to select their speaking language, so that any participant who has translated captioning enabled can view captions accurately in their preferred language. This will not automatically turn on captions and translation for everyone; users must select speaking and translation languages in order to enable and view captions. This requires desktop version 5.12.9 or higher.

Note: The Share in-meeting chat to Zoom Team Chat and Enhanced filters for Closed engagements tab features were pulled from release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.

Note: The Internal calling between Zoom Phone to Zoom Contact Center and Enhancement to Salesforce integration features have been pulled from release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.

Note: The Create, remove, rename breakout rooms after launch feature was pulled from release due to issues with deployment, and will be available in another upcoming release.

Show a preview of IM messages in system notification - ShowIMMessagePreview

Enabled by default, this can disable the message previews in system notifications when an IM message is received.

Windows 11, version 24H2* includes a range of new features such as the HDR background support, energy saver, Sudo for Windows, Rust in the Windows kernel, support for Wi-Fi 7, voice clarity and more. It also includes many improvements across Windows. For example, we are introducing a scrollable view of the quick settings flyout from the taskbar, the ability to create 7-zip and TAR archives in File Explorer (in addition to ZIP), and improvements for connecting Bluetooth Low Energy Audio devices. We will be sharing more details in the coming months on many of the new features and improvements included as part of Windows 11, version 24H2 leading up to general availability. Please note that the new AI features such as Recall announced earlier this week will not be available on your PC after installing this update today as they require a Copilot+ PC. For more information on those new AI features and Copilot+ PCs, see this blog post here.

Commercial*** customers enrolled in the Windows Insider Program for Business can begin validating Windows 11, version 24H2 on PCs in their organizations. For these customers, the Windows 11, version 24H2 feature update is available through Windows Update for Business (WUfB) and Windows Server Update Service (WSUS). Azure Marketplace will be coming soon. You can learn more about deploying pre-release feature updates using these deployment methods here. Should any issues arise, IT admins in organizations deploying Release Preview updates can request Microsoft Support.

**Copilot in Windows is being rolled out gradually to Windows Insiders across our global markets. Customers in the European Economic Area will be able to download the Copilot in Windows experience as an app from the Microsoft Store (coming soon).

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