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Microsoft has announced a new community-oriented website called Q&A which will be a new platform for users to seek and share knowledge about its products. It will replace MSDN and TechNet forums.

Microsoft's documentation service, which debuted back in 2016, is welcoming content from yet another one of the company's offerings, as technical documentation for OneDrive moves away from TechNet.

As promised earlier today, Microsoft is now letting their TechNet and MSDN subscribers download the ISOs for Windows 8.1 Update, along with Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update 1.

Microsoft has now released the Windows 8.1 Enterprise RTM build on its TechNet and MSDN services for Volume License customers with an active Software Assurance agreement.

Microsoft has confirmed its volume license customers with active Software Assurance can get the RTM version of Windows 8.1 Enterprise later this month but all others will have to wait until Oct. 18th.

Microsoft marketing head Tami Reller said this week there's been over 2 million downloads of Windows 8.1 so far, but it's not clear if that's just of the preview version or if it includes the RTM bits

Now that the various Windows 8.1 versions have been made officially available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, we can confirm that the leaks from the end of August are the same as the official ISOs.

In a change of heart, Microsoft has released the RTM builds for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 for its TechNet and MSDN subscribers, along with the release candidate for Visual Studio 2013.

Microsoft has announced that current users TechNet service will be given a free, one time, 90 day extension to their subscription which will be automatically be applied to their accounts.

Microsoft's deadline for software developers to sign up for new and renewed TechNet subscriptions is today, which is the start of the company's eventual shutdown of the service.

With Microsoft due to cut off new subscriptions to its TechNet service on August 31st, an online petition designed to convince the company to change its mind has now reached 10,000 signatures.

Microsoft has announced that Windows Server 2012 R2 has gone gold and has been released to manufacturing. It will be released Oct. 18 for everyone, including MSDN and TechNet subscribers.

Microsoft may hold off releasing the RTM build of Windows 8.1 to MSDN or TechNet subscribers early and will instead release the OS to everyone in mid-October.

Microsoft has launched a revamp of its Microsoft Developer Network website, which now includes direct links to a user's MSDN subscription from anywhere on the site.

A petition to Microsoft is asking for the software giant to bring back TechNet, or create an affordable alternative to MSDN, after it was announced TechNet would be closing its doors very soon

Microsoft has announced that it will no longer take new or renewed subscriptions to its TechNet software service after August 31st, but added it will honor all current TechNet subscriptions.

TechNet, a lobbying firm representing Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and more, have sent a letter to Congress in support of the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act.

A new report claims that Microsoft TechNet subscribers will soon be able to get a free year of the company's new Office 365 service on top of their Office 2013 Professional software.

Microsoft has made the Office 2013 Professional Plus Evaulation available for download via the TechNet Evaluation program, both 32 and 64-bit versions can be downloaded for a 60 day trial.

Microsoft has posted the RTM build of Office 2013 and Exchange to TechNet and MSDN for those of you who are lucky enough to have access to those platforms. Make the jump for links to the downloads

The weekend poll is back again, and this time we'd like to know if you have installed the Windows 8 RTM yet. If so, did you download it through legal channels or through a leaked copy?

You all have waited and now it is available, Microsoft has posted up, as promised the RTM build of Windows 8 to TechNet and MSDN. If you have access, head on over and download before the servers melt.

Today at around 9AM PDT, MSDN and TechNet subscribers will be able to download and check out Windows 8, which marks another milestone closer to general availability later this year.

MSDN and TechNet subscribers will be among the first to get their hands on Windows 8 tomorrow, when it becomes available for digital download and DVD order. Are you one of the lucky ones?

Microsoft is adding new restrictions to its MSDN and TechNet policies in order to crack down on piracy, including cutting the number of current Windows keys that MSDN subscribers can receive in half.

Microsoft bloggers, Mary-Jo Foley and Paul Thurott, have uncovered a very interesting change to TechNet – one that wasn’t publicised at all. TechNet subscribers used to get 10 product keys for each of Microsoft’s business...

As of Today, TechNet will be rebranded as TechNet Subscriptions, and will introduce a another subscription option for users. Technet subscribers get instant access to all the latest beta and RC releases, including full...

Microsoft has released the final build (4763.1000) of Office 2010 to MSDN and TechNet subscribers today. Microsoft said on Friday that its new Office suite, due in May for businesses and June for consumers,...

Microsoft has officially released Windows 7 RTM (Release to Manufacturing) available for download via Technet and MSDN, however, users must have a valid subscription to either web site. Today's release is only available in English,...

We've just received word that Microsoft has begun offering a discount on its Technet subscription. With Windows 7 coming out in October, this is a great time to sign up. Under this discount program, you...

Yesterday Neowin posted instructions on how to obtain a free Microsoft TechNet subscription. It's now clear that the free subscriptions were meant for a small and limited amount of people as part of an offer...

TechNet Plus is a Microsoft service which offers full, legitimate versions of software to IT professionals (or whoever wants to pay for it). The subscription usually saps your wallet for $349 US, if you only...

Microsoft has just announced the availability of the Windows 7 Release Candidate for MSDN and TechNet customers. In addition, we have confirmed that it is also available on Microsoft Connect for those enrolled in the...

Microsoft is pleased to make available integrated retail and volume license installs of Windows XP SP3, to MSDN and TechNet Plus subscribers. Integrated retail and volume license installs are available in the following languages: Chinese...

Microsoft sent out a mail on Wednesday informing MSDN and TechNet Plus users that Windows Vista SP1 images as well as Windows Server 2008 (RTM) have been made available to subscribers. Upon checking however, I...

Microsoft made available on December 3 for download the near-final Release Candidate (RC) of Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3. The RC is available to all Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) and TechNet subscribers. This isn't...

As Microsoft moves towards Release To Manufacturing (RTM) We will be seeing more Vista builds being released to not only to msdn/technet, we will also be seeing them being released to Technial Beta Testers and...