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• Windows tools and terminology for desktop admins

  It's important for IT administrators to stay up-to-date on the latest desktop tools, components and products, but that's no easy task.

  In addition to knowing what terms such as AppX, prefetch folder and BIOS password... Feature   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• Weighing Windows 8 features: Windows 8 pros

  There has been a lot of news media coverage of how Windows 8 has been hurting PC sales, and Microsoft's latest operating system has certainly stirred controversy. I admit that when I saw Windows 8's user interface, it was hate at first sight.... Feature   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• Standardizing on Windows tablet PCs to simplify device management

  The enterprise can learn a thing or two about managing mobile devices from the education industry's standardization on Windows-based tablet PCs. News   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• Windows Phone 8 security should be part of any mobile device strategy

  Network administrators are seeing their control of mobile devices dwindle, even as security risks are growing by leaps and bounds. Much of the hype lately has been around iOS- and Android-based devices, but what about Windows Phone 8 security in... Tip   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• Mind the gaps left by Windows 8 security features

  Despite doubts over enterprise adoption of Microsoft's latest operating system, IT professionals must pay attention to Windows 8's features, such as its support for touch and its tile-based interface. One key question on the mind of desktop... Feature   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• Securing Windows systems with Microsoft's free Attack Surface Analyzer

  Attack Surface Analyzer 1.0 is a free Microsoft download that helps software developers determine the security risks their applications pose to Windows computers. Attack Surface Analyzer compares before-and-after snapshots of the system state so... Tip   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• Windows System Control Center organizes utilities for admin toolboxes

  While reading up on Windows Sysinternals, Microsoft's suite of freeware utilities, I learned about KirySoft's Windows System Control Center. It collects a raft of great tools under a single, button-driven user interface with some very nice... Tip   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• Lack of enterprise Windows 8 app development tools complicates upgrades

  If Microsoft can make it more appealing for application developers and enterprise users to create Windows 8 applications, then the migration to the new operating system may not be too daunting for enterprises considering the... News   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• prefetch folder (PF)

  The Windows prefetch folder is a specific location within the Windows operating system (OS) that contains a series of small Definition   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com

• Tech Watch: The Windows 8 touch interface could change the way we work

  

  In Windows 8, Microsoft has added touch interfaces to the world's most-used operating system. Is it a... Feature   |   SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com