Today is World Backup Day. Do you backup your data? And more importantly, do you test restoring your backups? If not, today's the day to take a few minutes and ensure your data is safe from harm. More...

Microsoft has launched the public beta for Windows Server 2012 Essentials today, the intended replacement for the now discontinued Windows Home Server software product. More...

Microsoft has confirmed that it will no longer offer new versions of its Windows Home Server operating system. Instead it will offer its features in the new Windows Server 2012 Essentials. More...

Microsoft has revealed a list of issues that the Windows 8 Consumer Preview version has with the current build of Windows Home Server, along with some workarounds. More...

Following the release of Windows Home Server 2011 on March 31, Microsoft has released an online tool to aid in evaluating the new home server platform online -- without risking your current setup. Not... More...

Late last year, Microsoft "shot themselves in the foot" when they removed Drive Extender from their Windows Home Server and Small Business Server products, apparently due to "compatibility issues" when the company merged the two... More...

Earlier this week, we reported that Microsoft has made the decision to remove Drive Extender from Windows Home Server "Vail" and Windows Small Business Server "Aurora" for good. Many upset customers have spoken out about... More...

Microsoft today made available the beta versions of Windows Home Server "Vail" and "Aurora" -- two significantly different products that fall under the same umbrella -- on Microsoft Connect. "Aurora" is an edition based on Windows... More...

Microsoft has announced a public preview release of Windows Server Code Name "vail". "Vail” is the version 2 release of Windows Home Server based on Windows Server 2008 R2. Vail provides simple file sharing, remote access,... More...

Last week Neowin reported on the leak of the next generation Windows Home Server, "Vail". Neowin's friend, general Internet annoyance and DLL patching hero Rafael Rivera from Within Windows has taken a closer look at the... More...

An early version of Microsoft's next Windows Home Server edition, "Vail", has leaked online. The build, marked 7360, is a community technology preview (CTP) that Microsoft shared privately with select beta testers. According to the description... More...

The Windows Home Server Team has announced the availability of Power Pack 2 update for Windows Home Server. The English version of Power Pack 2 will be available on March 24 and will automatically install... More...

After Hewlett-Packard announced their new Mediasmart Servers last week, Acer has announced at CES that it is also building a Windows Home Server system - The Acer Aspire EasyStore Home Server - which is powered... More...

Microsoft has just released Power Pack 1 for their Windows Home Server software. Similar to a service pack for other versions of Windows, the Power Pack includes a number of bug fixes and improvements designed... More...

Microsoft has detailed its plans to release a public beta of its Windows Home Server Power Pack. The update will include a fix for the data corruption issues that have plagued the OS since its... More...

Two months after acknowledging a serious data corruption bug exists in Windows Home Server, Microsoft has admitted it still has no fix. The latest update to its knowledgebase entry essentially says, "still workin' on it".... More...

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As is the case with my problems with the Xbox 360's Fall 2007 Dashboard Update, where I am having many issues that no one else seems to be having, I'm sort of hoping that what... More...

Today, the Windows Home Server team will release a new update for Windows Home Server software. This is a scheduled update - part of the ongoing process of continually enhancing the customer experience with... More...

Microsoft announced earlier this week it's plans to release a new update (or rather a second update) to Windows Home Server (WHS), this update is scheduled for delivery on Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Microsoft first... More...

Hewlett-Packard Co. began taking preorders today for its MediaSmart Server, the first system from a major manufacturer powered by Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Home Server (WHS) software. MediaSmart, which won't ship until later this month, is... More...

Microsoft is offering a 4 month trial of Windows Home Server for evaluation purposes. The Windows Home Server 120-Day Evaluation Kit includes a Windows Home Server Installation DVD, a Windows Home Server Connector CD and... More...

Microsoft has a difficult challenge ahead of them in convincing people that they need Windows Home Server. After all, having another computer in the house—especially one that doesn't have a screen, a keyboard, or a... More...

Windows Home Server is finally available in the US! You can pick it up at Newegg.com for $190. This fall, families will have a new way to organize, share and protect photos, videos, music and... More...

There is some new content available that some of you may find interesting. The first of a series of Technical Briefs has been published, and a troubleshooting document to help people get the Windows... More...

Microsoft on Tuesday issued its first update for Windows Home Server, which addresses several minor glitches that have arisen since the software was released to manufacturing. Launched last month, Windows Server is on its way... More...

The Windows Home Server web site was updated today to a new look and feel, and over the next few weeks/months additional content, links and other great stuff will be added to the site. ... More...

Details and prices of the first home server running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Home Server software were posted briefly on several online stores yesterday. Systems are scheduled to ship Sept. 15 at prices starting at $599.... More...

Recently, news sites have been reporting that Windows Home Server (WHS) would ship in less than two weeks, on August 27. However, it appears that the product is still on schedule for late September-early October... More...

Microsoft's partners are chomping at the bit to get their hands on Windows Home Server, but some feel it's going to make its biggest initial splash with tech-savvy users. Due to launch this fall, Windows... More...

Somehow this was missed earlier in the week, possibly good news for multiple PC users at home: On Monday, Microsoft announced that it had completed development of Windows Home Server, its upcoming operating system... More...

Microsoft released Windows Home Server (WHS) to manufacturing today, hitting the final milestone for software that will power several turnkey home servers that OEMs will put on the market in late September and early October.... More...

In his keynote address at the Microsoft® Windows® Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2007, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates today demonstrated Windows Home Server and announced new hardware partners for the upcoming product, which include Gateway Inc.,... More...

Microsoft said late yesterday it had identified the person who had leaked the still-in-beta Windows Home Server to the Web. According to both the company and messages from the site where the beta was once... More...

Paul Thurrott: Back in January, I posted a preview of Microsoft's Windows Home Server, a product that should send shivers of delight down the spine of any home computing enthusiast. Windows Home Server, or WHS,... More...

Announced in January at the Consumer Electronics Show and expected to ship this summer, Microsoft Windows Home Server is currently in the beta stage. Developers have been inundated with bug reports for the consumer server... More...

A typical household with two adults and three children can easily have three or more computers. Since each of the users wants access to the Internet, their PCs are likely to already be connected to... More...

At the beginning of this week, Joel Sider, Sr. Product Manager, Windows Server PR, said that the Windows Home Server team was sending out invitations to the limited beta 2 program by the truckload. Well,... More...

A Neowin member, who wishes to remain anonymous, has kindly submitted a few screenshots of one of the latest beta's from Microsoft, Windows Home Server. WHS is a toned down version of Windows Server 2003,... More...

Good news! Windows Home Server has reached the Beta 2 milestone! While previous releases have been tested by 1000+ Microsoft employees and some of our hardware and software partners, we are now starting to... More...

Joel Sider, Senior Product Manager, Windows Server PR Microsoft Corp. provided some new information about Home Server Here is what he said: Windows Home Server is built on Windows Server technology, but it also includes... More...

Microsoft is targeting its Windows Home Server at mainstream consumers – the average Joe. The operating system is meant to run on its own computer that backs up data from all home computers on a... More...

Microsoft is definitely going to talk — at long last — about its plans for Windows Home Server (code-named Quattro) at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, according to my sources. But what will this... More...