Alexa and Cortana Teamed Up, But Consumer Tech Is Still Stuck in an Ecosystem War. The voice interfaces Cortana and Alexa will soon be able to activate each other for functions that one does better than the other, Amazon and Microsoft announced today. It’s the kind of cooperation that we don’t see enough between the Big Five, or really any company that’s grown out of its “desperately cobble together partnerships so we look relevant” phase and into its “abandon all cooperation that doesn’t lock customers into our shitty ecosystem” phase. 1. Introduction This document enumerates the requirements that must be met in order for devices to be compatible with Android 8.0. The use of “MUST”, “MUST. Cortana and Alexa’s competitors, Google Assistant and Siri, won’t be integrating any time soon. As Gizmodo notes, Google and Apple have far more users locked into their ecosystems, so they have far less incentive to cooperate with competing systems. By combining forces, Microsoft and Amazon are admitting they’ve lost the war for mobile, (the dominant user interface now), and holding onto their own core competencies: Microsoft for business communication, Amazon for consumption. Meanwhile, though Google Assistant runs on i. OS, it’s very limited and can’t be activated without opening an app. Siri won’t run at all on Android. And even on its native platform, Siri won’t control best- in- class apps like Spotify, Gmail, or Google Maps.
Google Assistant is more flexible, but it can’t order things on Amazon the way Alexa can. You can run Alexa on Android, but only through Amazon’s app, and again with limitations.)Your device also won’t play well with a competing desktop OS; Apple’s Handoff and i. Cloud make i. Phones and Macs work together seamlessly, whereas coordinating an Android phone with a Mac is clunky, and plugging an i. Users can long-press on app launcher icons to view notifications in Android 8.0. Phone into a Windows machine is eye- twitchingly uncomfortable, thanks to Apple’s lousy Windows port of i. Tunes. The TV ecosystem is just as bad, largely thanks to Amazon’s own selfish decisions. Amazon still hasn’t released its promised Apple TV app, so Prime customers have to stream Transparent and Curb Your Enthusiasm from their phones. There are no plans for an Amazon app on the Chromecast, or for Spotify on Apple TV. You can retreat to a third- party media player like Roku, but then you can’t play videos purchased through i. Tunes without a wonky file conversion. Starting at the end of this month, Amazon will no longer sell the Chromecast or Apple TV. And…Read more Meanwhile, Facebook runs around kind- of integrating with all these other services while trying to push its own messaging and sharing platforms, and burying every post that dares link to You. Tube or Twitter. As a customer choosing a phone, computer, and media player, you’re stuck with three choices: Buy into an ecosystem that inevitably has some crappy elements. You could choose Google, and miss out on Apple’s slick interface and seamless desktop- to- mobile integration. Or choose Apple, lose a lot of third- party functionality, and get locked into increasingly bizarre design choices (your Lightning headphones won’t work on your laptop) and inferior software like Apple Maps, Mail, and Calendar. On desktop, choose Windows and miss out on that same integration, or choose Apple, pay more for the same computing power, and get your computer games a year late. Straddle ecosystems, running the Google Suite instead of MS Office and hooking your i. Phone up to your PC or your Android to your Mac. Run Spotify, buy an Echo, and live with their limited capabilities. Maybe even run Excel on OS X. All but the most basic users reach outside their main ecosystem at some point. Install Linux on your Chromebook, jailbreak your i. Phone, run Cortana on your Fit. Bit, hack your Echo to play Tidal, and write a viral Medium post encouraging people to “unplug.”In the short term, all these companies have good reasons to lock up their platforms wherever they still think they can steal market share from the others, and wherever they would rather focus resources on improving their own service instead of handing millions of customers to their competitors through a partnership. But in the long term, this lock- in keeps the Big Five from innovating, their products leaning on the crutch of the ecosystem, alienating customers who will then abandon the ecosystem for third- party services like Spotify, Dropbox, Whats. App, 1. Password, and Overcast. OS has a bunch of great podcast managers these days, but after testing all of them, our favorite…Read more Historically, these ecosystems tend to open up, making way for the next battle. Macs and PCs didn’t always run so many of the same apps. Internet Explorer and Netscape were much more mutually exclusive than Chrome and Safari. And for a while, your Internet came in flavors of AOL, Prodigy, or Compu. Serve. Even Android and i. OS used to have zero apps in common. But each time, interoperability won out, bringing (most of) each platform’s strengths to everyone. But things could get worse before they get better. The Big Five are all racing to win at online payments, wearables, AI, AR, VR, smart homes, smart cars, and the growing Internet of Things. And as long as each company thinks it can win, it will try to push out the others instead of playing nice. Eventually there will be winners and losers, or decentralized cooperation. Every now and then, a new protocol will open up that’s as decentralized as email or HTTP. And the giants of the day will move onto a new fight. In the meantime, there’s nearly always some way to force the ecosystems to play together, at the expense of simplicity and not having your shit constantly break. There’s always some third option to jimmy into the gap and outperform all the defaults. And that’s what Lifehacker’s all about. Mazda AIO Tweaks. MZD All In One tweaks Installer. Installer for many different system tweaks for Mazda MZD Infotainment System. Mazda 2 (DJ), Mazda 3 (BM), Mazda 6 (GJ), Mazda CX- 3 (DK), Mazda CX- 5 (KE), Mazda MX- 5 Roadster (ND) and Mazda CX- 9 (TC)WHICH FW VERSIONS ARE SUPPORTED?: ALL FW V5. V5. 6, V5. 8, AND V5. UP TO V5. 9. 0. 0. ARE SUPPORTEDTweaks have been tested with the following firmware versions: 5. A/7. 53. A/7. 60. A / 5. 6. 0. 0. 5. A- NA(NA N)5. 6. 0. A/2. 30. A/2. 40. B/5. 11. A/5. 12. A/5. 13. C/5. 14. A- ADR(4. A N)5. 6. A/2. 10. A/2. 30. A/5. 11. A/5. 12. A/5. 13. A/5. 13. B/5. 13. C- EU5. 6. A/4. 03. A- JP / 5. A- JP / 5. 6. 0. 0. A- CHN5. 8. 0. 0. A- NA(NA N) / 5. 8. A- ADR(4. A N)5. 9. A/3. 30. A/3. 42. A/4. 42. A/4. 43. C/4. 49. A/4. 50. A- ADR(4. A N)5. 9. A/4. 41. A/4. 43. A/4. 46. A/4. 50. A- NA(NA N)5. 9. 0. A/3. 31. A/4. 43. C/4. 47. A/4. 49. A- EUIMPORTANT: All changes happen at your own risk! Please understand that you can damage or brick your infotainment system running these tweaks! Anyone who is unsure should leave it alone, ask someone with experience to help or ask in the forum. I am not responsible for damages that may incur from the use. Only use with Firmware > = v. DO NOT USE with V3. OR THE SYSTEM WILL BOOTLOOP AT MAZDA BOOT LOGO!!!!! App Size ~ 2. 80. MBAIO Rebuilt with Electron & Angular. JSIncluded Translator & Photo- Joiner (for background rotator tweak)Special thanks to all the developers out there that made this possible! And of course, Thanks to @Siutsch for AIO 1. This will allow for continued development of this project without infringing on the copyrights of NNG Kft. Copyright Infringement. Additionally, no information regarding speedcam or navigation patching will be available or provided through MZD- AIO- TI or any associated developer of MZD- AIO- TI. Uninstall for speedcam patch will be available but is deprecated and will eventually be removed. Thank you for your cooperation reguarding these matters~Trez. NEW FEATURESIn 2. Autorun scripts for testing and recovery. ID7_Recovery Pack for recovering access to the CMUAIO Tweaks App. Speedometer upgrades. Extended compatibility to al v. FW versions. USB Audio Mod. Full width titles. Hide Album Art. Hide Background Overlays. In 2. 5. x. Video Player v. Storage Saving. Custom Boot Animations. New Screen. Cast App for Android 7. Improved Screen. Casting Functionality. Force Update SSH option. Zip backup option (takes a long time)Choice of Android Auto Version to install (v. Video Player v. 2. Unicode character issues. In 2. 4. x. Video Player v. Multicontroller functionality. New themes. Smooth Azure. Smooth Violet. Update SSH Bringback. In 2. 3. x. Video Player v. Android Auto v. 1. Remove List Beep. Skip Confirmation Option. New Themes. Custom Theme Support. In 2. 2. x. User Interface Style Tweaks (UI Style)Set Music Song Title Color. Set Music Artist Color. Set Other Text Colors. Text Shadows. Date. Statusbar v. 3. 3. Main Menu Tweaks. Layouts. 3d Main Menu label. Small Coins. Remove Ellipse. Touchscreen Tweak Compass Fix. Options For Background Rotator Tweak. Set how many images to rotate through. Set amount of time for each image to show. Backup Options. In 2. Statusbar Tweaks. Set App Name Color. Set Clock Color. Set Navigation Notifications Color. Remove Statusbar Image. Set Statusbar Opacity (0 - 1: 0 - Transparent / 1 - Black)Off Screen Background. Set a background image for “Turn Display Off and Show Clock” in the Settings Menu. Will also display on system shutdown. New Features in 2. Completely Rebuilt Desktop App GUI. Ability to install and uninstall tweaks in the same installation (Be careful this is a Beta feature). Tweak files for ‘Color Scheme’ (1. MB) and ‘Speedcam Patch’ (2. MB) are downloadable extras to keep the app size small. Choose an image to replace your infotainment background, automatically resized to 4. Replace blank album art with any image, automatically resized to 1. Image- Joiner for joining multiple images for the ‘Background Rotator’ tweak. Each Image is resized to 4. Also, a choice to upload an image that will not get resized for background rotator. Separated the ‘Improved List Loop’ and ‘Shorter Delay Mod’ into individual tweaks. Choice for ‘Enable Wifi’ and ‘CID to SD’ tweaks (enabled by default). Choice to use color scheme background or not. More information and backups are collected during tweak installation (For planned ‘Save Backups to PC’ and ‘System Analysis’ tweaks). Copy Files to USB Drive (works for a single plugged in drive or choose 1 out of a list of all available external drives)Save/Load tweak options. All 4. 0+ tweaks from AIO 1. Automatic Updates. Updated to most current version of Android Auto. More to come!- Image formats supported: . Images are converted to . Built in Translator. What is ‘MZD- AIO- TI’? My good friend Siutsch copied files from many different tweaks for his infotainment system and thought, it would be helpful if you could choose what tweaks you wanted to install or uninstall. He went on to develop a CMD based program to accomplish this and it worked well but lacked that modern app feel and faced other limitations. As a developer, I felt like I should upgrade AIO into a full fledged desktop app but with the same underlying tweaks that we all know from AIO v. It was around that time I came across Electron and I went on to develop MZD- AIO- TI. This Project has 2 particular aspects, user interface and the custom built installer script: tweaks. Siutsch and I continue to work together on that aspect to this project to optimize the tweaks. How to install: Download and open the setup file and it will install and start up. Select Desired Tweaks and Press the “Start Compilation” Button. Insert a blank FAT3. USB flash drive to copy files directly to the drive. Or copy the contents of “copy to usb” (created on your desktop) to the root of a blank USB flash drive. Before Car Installation: Start with the vehicle off. Unplug any other USB drives from the car except this flash drive. For installation of speedcam patch (see below), the NAVI SD card must remain in the car, because speedcam. SD card. For installation of speedometer, the NAVI SD card must remain in the car too, without NAVI SD card a special patch will be installed, otherwise the compass is rotated 1. In general, the SD card can remain in the car during the tweak installations. Installation Into MZD Infotainment System: Plugin USB drive, turn on car and wait for the “== MZD- AIO- TI ==” window to appear (This may take 2 - 2. At that point you will be given the option to continue or abort the installation. Associated messages with pop up during installation (No further user interaction is needed). The system will be restarted automatically. Remove the USB drive after restart. Tweaks will be applied upon reboot. Compatibility will be generally checked at the beginning of an installation, if your FW is not compatible the installation will abort at this point. This is for the safety of incompatible systems. No More Disclaimer. Order of Audio Source List. List Loop. Date To Statusbar Mod. Apps check for v. For More information visit the FAQ Page. Electron is an amazing shell developed by Github utilizing the awesome power of both the Node. JS and Chromium APIs into a single runtime harnessing web based programming languages into beautifully packaged desktop apps. Angular. JS Javascript app framework by Google. List of the original tweaks that inspired AIO: Tweaks Master Bundle (v. Speedometer_v. 4. Diginix. Video player v. Waisky. 2 with mods by vic_bam. Use H2. 64 video codec and MPEG- 4 AAC audio codec You have to place your videos in a folder “Movies”! Changes by vic_bam. Multicontroller support by Trezdog. Initial Versionv. Included more video types (previous release)v. Enabled the fullscreen Option (not released)v. Included the status bar and adjusts to play in a window (not full screen) (not released)v. Included a shuffle option. The list updates automatically at start. Option to stop the video when you go backwards (doesn’t work well), but it stops the video, so it doesn’t stays playing on the video in the backgroundv. It can now logs the steps (have to enable it on the videoplayer- v. AIO)v. 2. 6 Change gst- launch for gplay, incorporate pause, resume, rw, ff. Direct send of commands to sh (Better control)Close of Web. Socket as it should be (saves memory)Change of port 5. Bugfix for files with more than one consecutive white space. Most of the times it stops the video when you put reverse with no problemsv.
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Toshiba Knowledge Base Solutions VISIT Toshiba KB Solutions. Toshiba KB solutions are proven answers to most of your common issues. Search the Solutions Knowledge. When you’re sharing your screen for a business or school presentation, you don’t want any notifications popping up, like a sext, a calendar notification for your. Emulators releases in 2015. MARCH 18 2015. Hi folks, I've been receiving a lot of emails asking about Windows 8.x updates of the emulators. I am happy to say that the. How to Start Your Own Podcast. The podcast craze of the past several years shows no signs of slowing down, and while every armchair broadcaster with a voice recorder app is eager to get in the game, creating a professional- sounding podcast isn’t as simple as it might seem. Here’s how to create, record, and publish your own basic podcast—and get people to listen.*This story originally ran in June 2. August 2. 01. 7 with additional reporting from Patrick Austin.*Before You Start, Be Ready to Commit. Before you rush into things, it’s important to keep in mind that podcasts take a lot of effort to get going. They’re not just recordings of people talking (not the good ones, anyway). Pat Flynn, host of the Smart Passive Income podcast, recommends you treat podcasting the same way you would any other big project: Podcasting is extremely fun and exciting, but there is one thing you must do before you start podcasting: Commit. You must internally commit to podcasting, as you must do with anything that is potentially beneficial but takes some time and effort to do. It’s easy to assume that podcasts are easy to produce because they’re audio only, but don’t be fooled. They can take up a lot of time to put together, especially at first. Also, podcasts do best when they’re released consistently. If you’re interested in developing any kind of listener base, you have to be ready to release episodes on a regular basis. All in all, podcasting can be fun work, but it’s still work and should be treated as such. You also shouldn’t expect to get rich from podcasting either. It’s certainly possible to generate income from podcasting, but that usually requires advertisements and sponsorships—both of which you’ll get after you’ve built up a listenership big enough to make it worthwhile to advertisers. If you’re not interested in starting a podcast for the fun of it or to have your voice heard, you might not get much out of it unless you already have an audience. What You’ll Need. You can’t start a podcast without equipment, and good equipment will go a long way. Here’s what you’ll need: Microphone(s): Any microphone will work for recording your podcast, but listeners can usually tell the difference between low and high quality microphones. If you’re not sure what to look for, our list of the five best desktop microphones is a great place to start (I use four analog Audio- Technica AT2. As you shop around, you’ll also need to decide whether you want to use a USB or analog (XLR) microphone. USB mics convert analog sound into digital so you can plug a USB mic directly into any computer and start recording without much hassle, but you could potentially get lower audio quality compared to analog. Considering you don’t need any extra tools or devices to record with a USB mic, they can be a little cheaper in the long run. Analog microphones use XLR connectors, which means you need another device to get your audio onto your computer, but you can get higher audio quality and can use them with other sound equipment (if you had a PA system or wanted to play live music, for example). Of course, if you have a gaming headset or other basic microphone around, you can easily use that too. Portable XLR Recorder (optional): If you plan on using analog microphones for your podcast, you’ll need something that captures your analog audio and converts it to digital. Portable XLR recorders can capture multiple microphone channels and allow you to do basic sound level adjusting and muting on the fly. Audio files automatically get organized and stored on a memory card that you can insert into a card reader or slot in your computer. These are amazing tools, but they can be expensive. You can find them for anywhere between $1. I use a $4. 00 Zoom H6 Handy Recorder with four available analog channels). Audio Interface (optional): If you want to record directly to your computer with your analog microphones, you’ll need an audio interface. These devices allow you to plug in one or more analog microphones and will convert the analog audio to digital. Most audio interfaces will connect to your computer via USB or Firewire. Audio interfaces can cost as little as $3. You can see why a USB microphone is a cheaper option.)A Computer: Any Windows computer or Mac should work fine to record, edit, and upload your podcast. Thankfully, editing audio doesn’t take a ton of computing power. Additionally, depending on how you choose to record—directly to the computer or onto a dedicated recording device—your computer will also need the right ports. USB microphones, for example, will obviously need an open USB port. If you’re using analog microphones with a portable XLR recorder or audio interface device, you’ll need either a 3. USB port, or in some cases, a Firewire port. So before you spend any money on equipment, make sure you have a computer that can support it. Audio Editing Software: For the actual recording and editing, you’ll need a Digital Audio Workstation (or DAW), there are a lot of good options out there, but the licenses for some of them can cost a pretty penny, though. Licenses for professional level DAWs like Reason or Pro Tools can cost anywhere between $3. Apps like Hindenburg offer simpler audio editing software for under $1. Reaper is a fully loaded audio production app for $6. Adobe’s audio editing software Audition CC is available with a $1. Because of that, most people will recommend free open source programs like Audacity when you’re just getting started, and that’s what we’ll use an example throughout this how- to guide. Pop Filters (optional): The clearer your audio can sound, the better. Pop filters, while not required, are fairly cheap and can keep your plosives from making a nasty sound on your recording. If you don’t want to buy any, though, you can make some of your own. You might be thinking that all this equipment is pretty expensive, and you’re not wrong. However keep in mind that decent audio equipment will last forever if you take care of it. It may be expensive to get started, but after the initial purchase, you’re set. Step One: Narrow Your Topic and Find Your Niche. Just like blogs, there are a ton of podcasts out there. That means that you can probably find a podcast about everything under the sun already. Don’t get discouraged! While just about every broad topic is already covered, you just have to find your spin on things to make an old idea something new. Dear Lifehacker, As a side project/experiment, I’ve started my own blog. The problem is, now that I …Read more For example, if you wanted to make a podcast about music, ask yourself if there’s an audience out there for what you want to talk about. Maybe you narrow your idea down from music in general to bluegrass specifically. Now your coverage is specific: the music, people, and culture of bluegrass. Once you have your topic narrowed down, it helps to add a spin to it. Maybe you talk about bluegrass music and culture while sipping moonshine with your co- hosts. It’s kind of true that everything has been done before, but it hasn’t all been done the way you would do it. So find an angle that’s personally interesting and you’ll be better off. Step Two: Download, Install, and Set Up Audacity. As mentioned earlier, Audacity is a great DAW for podcasting beginners. It’s open source, free to use as long as you like, and is available for Windows, OS X, and Linux. Before you can jump into recording, however, there are a few tricks to getting it all set up properly: Download Audacity 2. Connect your microphone and open Audacity. See if your microphone is being recognized by Audacity by checking the drop- down menu next to the small microphone icon. If you see your mic, go ahead and select it. In the top- left corner, you should see the pause, play, stop, skip back, skip forward, and record buttons. Click the record button and talk into your mic to make sure it’s working properly. Stop recording and playback what you just recorded to make sure everything sounds okay. You’ll want to export your audio in the MP3 format later on. In order to do that, you’ll need to download and install the Lame MP3 encoder for either Windows or Mac. Once that’s installed, close and reopen Audacity. Record yourself talking for a few seconds like before, then go to File, then Export Audio, and select MP3 Files in the ‘Save as type’ dropdown menu. Name your file something simple like “test. Find the MP3 file on your desktop and try playing it in your MP3 player of choice, just to make sure everything is working properly. Muzzle Automatically Disables OS X Notifications When You Screen- Share. When you’re sharing your screen for a business or school presentation, you don’t want any notifications popping up, like a sext, a calendar notification for your therapist appointment, or a Slack DM about the problem client you’re currently presenting to. You could hit “Do Not Disturb,” but what if you forget? While Windows 1. 0 has a built- in option to turn notifications off during screen- shares, OS X doesn’t. The free app Muzzle fixes that. Muzzle mutes notifications while you screen- share with Slack, Google Hangouts, join. Skype. It sits quietly in your menu bar and uses zero memory when you’re not screen sharing, says its developer Bryan D K Jones. As depicted above, the app’s download page displays an endless array of humiliating notifications you might want to avoid. If Jones’s fake notifications are funny to you, keep an eye out for the prank app he says he’s working on, which will deliver them to your actual desktop. By the way, the app’s tiny interface includes a goofy button labeled “Mach Override.” Go ahead and push it; it doesn’t actually do anything. Which seems like a foolhardy joke to make in an anti- embarrassment app, so we’re warning you here. · Select the Start button, then select Settings > Update & security > Windows Update. If you want to check for updates manually, select Check for updates.SCCM Office 3. 65 Inventory Report. This post describe how to inventory Office 3. SCCM 1. 60. 6. We will also provide a free report at the end of the post that you could use on your Reporting Point to easily display Office 3. SCCM 1. 60. 6 introduces new hardware inventory classes for Office 3. This post will describe how to inventory Office 365 using SCCM 1606. SCCM Office 365 inventory report. · In a non-Active Directory environment, you can edit registry settings to configure Automatic Updates. Note You must create these registry keys manually. You no longer need to edit your MOF files to gather Office 3. If you are using SCCM 1. Jason Sandys post which describe Office 3. MOF customization. If your goal is to deploy Office 3. Office 3. 65 updates using SCCM. SCCM Office 3. 65 inventory report post summary : Office 3. Inventory Data explained. How to enable Office 3. Inventory classes. Verify Office 3. 65 Inventory data on a client. How to upload and use our free Office 3. Direct Download link. If you don’t want to read the whole post, you can download the RDL file directly using this link : Office 3. Inventory Data. Office 3. Tracking versions and update channels is an important task. The good news is that it’s easy to do using SCCM 1. Here’s the complete definition of the update channel and their meaning : Update Channels. Channel. Values. Insider Preview / First Release for Current Channelhttp: //officecdn. Current Channelhttp: //officecdn. First Release for Deferred Channelhttp: //officecdn. Deferred Channelhttp: //officecdn. Other data. Here’s the definition of other information gathered by the new hardware class. We haven’t found definition for all fields, unfortunately Technet documentation is not completed. If you have any information on your environment, feel free to share it using the comment section. Field. Value Example. Installation. Path. C: \Program Files (x. Microsoft Office. Client. Installation. Folder. C: \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Click. To. Run. Version. To. Report (Version)1. Client. Culture (Language)en- us / fr- fr. CDNBase. Url (Channel)See Channels table. Updates. Enabled. True / False. Platform (Architecture)x. Last. Scenario. Update. Last. Scenario. Results. Success / Failure. CCMManaged. Update. Notify Object. Auto. Upgrade. True / False. GPOChannel. See Channels table. Office. Mgmt. COM? Shared. Computer. Licensing? Update. URL? How to enable Office 3. Inventory. After upgrading to SCCM 1. Default Client Settings should already gather the new inventory class. Here’s the step to check if it’s enabled : Open the SCCM Console. Go to Administration / Client Settings. Right- Click your Default Client Setting, select Properties. Click on Hardware Inventory. Click on Set Classes. Ensure that Office. Pro. Plus. Configuration is enabled, click OK (remove unneeded field if necessary)Verification. Now that our classes are enabled, trigger a Machine Policy Retrieval & Evaluation Cycle (to have the latest Client Settings) followed by an Hardware inventory Cycle on a computer that has Office installed. Once the inventory is completed, check the inventory using Resource Explorer : In the SCCM Console. Right- Click your device, select Start / Resource Explorer. Confirm that you have OFFICE3. PROPLUSCONFIGURATIONS listed. SCCM Office 3. 65 inventory report. Now that your inventory is gathering Office 3. This report is free to use. To use the report : Is this information useful ? Share your comments using the comment section. Founder of System Center Dudes. Based in Montreal, Canada, Senior Microsoft SCCM Consultant, 4 times Enterprise Mobility MVP. Working in the industry since 1. His specialization is designing, deploying and configuring SCCM, mass deployment of Windows operating systems, Office 3. Intunes deployments. SCCM Office 3. 65 Inventory Report. Configure automatic updates for Windows Server 2. In this post we will show you how to use group policy to configure computers within an Active Directory domain to perform automatic Windows updates from either the Internet or a WSUS server that you manage. This post is part of our Microsoft 7. Securing Windows Server 2. For more related posts and information check out our full 7. Automating updates will save you a lot of administration time and speed the patching process up in the long run. By automatically applying Windows updates you will not need to log into each machine manually and perform updates. When combined with WSUS we can also report on which servers have which updates installed, allowing us to see the patch level of the entire Windows environment. Configure Group Policy. In this example we will create a group policy object (GPO) which applies to all of our Windows computers. We already have all of our computer objects stored within the same organizational unit (OU) called “Servers” in this example, so this is where we will apply our GPO to. To configure group policy, open the Group Policy Management console from within the Tools menu in Server Manager as shown below. In this instance we’re going to create a new GPO to apply our changes rather than simply updating the existing Default Domain Policy as this is the best practice. Within the Group Policy Objects, right click and select New. Give the GPO a sensible name so that it will be easy for others to identify in the future. Right click your newly created GPO and select Edit. From within the Group Policy Management Editor (GPME) select Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update. From here you’ll be able to see all of the configuration options you have regarding Windows update. Configure Automatic Windows Updates. The primary policy for configuring automatic updates is, unsurprisingly, “Configure Automatic Updates” as highlighted above. Set this policy to enabled and then specify one of the four options. If this policy is left in the default Not Configured state, automatic updates are not configured and will be controlled manually on a per computer basis by the local administrator. The following is a list of the different options you can apply when configuring automatic updates through this policy. Notify for download and notify for install: If updates are found that need to be installed on the computer the user will be notified that there are updates ready to be downloaded and installed. This option will allow users to download and install the updates. Auto download and notify for install: This is the default setting, and will automatically download required updates without notifying or interrupting the user. Once the downloaded updates are ready for installation the user will be notified, the user is then able to install them. Personally I prefer this option over the one above, as having the updates pre- downloaded and ready to go will speed up the installation process. Auto download and schedule for install: This is the best option for deploying automatic Windows updates in my opinion. You specify a date and time for Windows updates to download and install, if a restart is required then the computer will also restart automatically in order to complete the update process. Any signed in user will be warned that the computer is scheduled to restart shortly. Allow local admin to choose setting: Only local administrators will be able to use Windows update to configure the updates. This is usually the least desirable option when you’re trying to automate updates in a large environment. If you choose number 4, you can optionally check the box to install during automatic maintenance. Automatic Maintenance installs updates when the computer is not in use and is available in Windows 8 and newer. The updates will also not happen if the computer is running on battery power. If the updates do not install within two days the updates will be installed right away. We can then specify if we want updates to install automatically every day, or specify a specific day of the week followed by the time the updates should begin from. We can also optionally select to automatically update other Microsoft products, such as Microsoft’s Office suite for example. There are some other useful policy options here that can also be used to customize how automatic Windows updates are performed. For example we can further tweak the automatic restarting, control how users are prompted regarding update notifications, or set the automatic update detection frequency just to name a few. Point to WSUS Server. Optionally if you’re using a WSUS server you will want to set the “Specify Intranet Microsoft update service location” policy to point to the WSUS server for both updates and statistics. Simply enable the policy and specify your WSUS server as shown below. You may also want to look at using the “Enable client- side targeting” policy to specify which computer groups in WSUS the computers should belong to, more information can be found here on computer groups. If you’re not using a WSUS server there’s no need to enable these policies, your computers will attempt to connect out to the Internet directly by default. Link The Policy. Once you’ve completed configuring the GPO, close the Group Policy Management Editor and return back to the Group Policy Management window. Right click the container or OU that you want to link the policy to and select “Link an Existing GPO…” as shown below. From the Select GPO window that appears next, pick the GPO that you wish to link. In this case we’re after our Windows Updates GPO which contains all of the changes that we’ve just made. Alternatively you can also drag and group the GPO from the Group Policy Objects container straight onto the location of your choosing. Keep in mind that it can take up to 9. GPO to roll out to the computers within the linked OU, so you may wish to manually run the “gpupdate” command on a computer directly which will perform the group policy update straight away if you’re keen to test. Summary. We have shown you how to use group policy to configure Windows computers to automatically download and install Windows updates. Optionally you can also set a policy to configure all servers to make use of a WSUS server, this way you can view more detailed reporting information in WSUS and easily see which servers have received a set of updates. With automatic updates in place we can now sit back and relax, and by that I mean spend the time fixing some other problem instead. 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The procedure enforces compliance with the program's end- user license agreement by transmitting information about both the product key used to install the program and the user's computer hardware to Microsoft, inhibiting or completely preventing the use of the program until the validity of its license is confirmed.[1]The procedure has been met with significant criticism by many consumers, technical analysts and computer experts, who argue that it is poorly designed, highly inconvenient and ultimately does nothing to prevent software piracy.[2] The process has been successfully circumvented on multiple occasions.[3]Process[edit]Before activation[edit]When installing a retail copy of Windows or Office, the user is asked to input a unique product key supplied on a certificate of authenticity included with the program, which is later verified during activation.[1] Immediate activation is not required following installation, but the program must be activated within a specific period of time in order to continue to function properly. Throughout this grace period, the user will be periodically reminded to activate the program, with warnings becoming more frequent over time.[4]Certain versions of Windows and Office are available under a volume license, where a single product key is used for multiple installations. Programs purchased under this license must still be activated, with the exception of Windows XP and all versions of Office released prior to Office 2. Businesses using this licensing system have the option of using Microsoft's activation servers or creating and managing their own.[9]If Windows is pre- installed on a computer by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), the operating system is automatically activated without the need for interaction from the user.[1. WiFi Hacker – Password Hacking Software 2017 Free. WiFi hacker is a software which used to hack WiFi and break its password to use able for you. Microsoft Product Activation is a DRM technology used by Microsoft Corporation in several of its computer software programs, most notably its Windows operating system. In this case, the copy of Windows installed does not use the product key listed on the certificate of authenticity, but rather a master product key issued to OEMs called a System Locked Pre- installation (SLP) key. On each boot, Windows confirms the presence of specific information stored in the BIOS by the manufacturer, ensuring the activation only remains valid on that computer, even if the product key is used on another machine.[5]After grace period[edit]If activation is not performed within the grace period or fails because of an illegal or invalid product key, the following restrictions will be imposed on the user: In Windows XP, Windows Server 2. Windows Server 2. R2, after a grace period of 3. In Windows Vista RTM, after a grace period of 3. The reduced functionality varies based on whether the operating system is simply out of grace or has undergone a failed activation. In the former case, built- in games and premium features like Windows Aero are disabled, and the system is rebooted every hour; in the latter case, certain premium features are disabled and some content is not available from Windows Update.[1. In Windows Vista SP1, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7, Windows Server 2. Windows Server 2. R2, after a grace period of 3. Windows Server 2. Windows in question is not valid, set the desktop background to black, allow only critical and security updates to be downloaded from Windows Update and give periodic reminders to activate the operating system. However, the operating system otherwise functions normally.[4][1. In Windows 8, Windows 8. Windows 1. 0, Windows Server 2. Windows Server 2. R2, and Windows Server 2. If the operating system is not activated, there is a watermark showing the edition of Windows (although it does not show to activate) on desktop, personalization features (in PC settings [simply Settings in Windows 1. Personalize in Windows 8, under PC & devices > Lock screen in Windows 8. Personalization in Windows 1. Entire Screen notification appears periodically, roughly once in 6 hours. However, the operating system otherwise functions normally.[citation needed]In Office XP, Office 2. Office 2. 00. 7, Office 2. Office 2. 01. 3, after a grace period of 3. Office 2. 01. 0 and 1. Office 2. 01. 3 or opening the program 2. Office 2. 00. 7 and 5. Office 2. 00. 3 and XP, the programs will enter a reduced functionality mode, where files can be viewed but not edited.[2][7][1. When activation takes place, the program saves a record of the verification data in the user's computer. If the system is booted up with significant hardware changes, the application will likely require reactivation to prevent the same copy of the program being installed on two different systems.[2. On Windows 1. 0, the activation process can also generate a "digital entitlement", which allows the operating system's hardware and license status to be saved to the activation servers, so that the operating system's license can automatically be restored after a clean installation without the need to enter a product key.[2. During activation[edit]Activation is performed with a utility supplied with Windows and Office called the Activation Wizard. It can be performed either over the Internet or by telephone.[1] When activating over the Internet, the Activation Wizard automatically transmits and receives verification data to and from Microsoft servers, completing the process without any interaction by the user.[2. Activation by telephone requires that a user and a Microsoft agent verbally exchange activation information. In this case, an installation ID is generated, which is then read to the agent. The agent verifies the information and replies with a confirmation ID, which is then typed into the Activation Wizard.[2. The Activation Wizard generates verification data primarily based on information about hardware in the computer. In Windows XP, information about the following eight categories of hardware is included: [5]The verification data is also based on the product key entered during activation. In some cases, the product key is checked against a list of known illegally distributed keys.[2. Certain retail copies of Windows and Office sold in certain countries classified as emerging markets have geographical activation restrictions, which only allow the user to activate the product within the indicated region.[2. After activation[edit]If activation completes successfully, the user can continue to use the application without any further issues or impediments. The following tables illustrate the usage of product activation throughout Microsoft software, specifying whether the programs can be equipped with retail or volume licensing activation as well as geographical activation restrictions. Windows[edit]Retail activation. Volume licensing activation. Geographical activation restrictions. Windows XPYes[1. 1]No[5]Yes[2. Windows Server 2. Yes[1. 2]No[1. 2]No. Windows Vista. Yes[1. Yes[2. 8]Yes[2. 9]Windows Server 2. Yes[1. 6][1. 7]Yes[2. No. Windows 7. Yes[2. Yes[2. 8]Yes[2. 6]Windows 8. Yes. Yes. Yes. Windows Server 2. Yes. Yes. No. Windows 8. Yes. Yes. Yes. Windows 1. Yes. Yes. Yes. Retail activation. Volume licensing activation. Geographical activation restrictions. Office XPYes[7]No[7]No. Office 2. 00. 3Yes[2. No[8]No. Office 2. Yes[1. 8]No[6]No. Office 2. 01. 0Yes[1. Yes[2. 8]Yes[2. 6]Office 2. Yes. Yes. Yes. Office 2. Yes. Yes. Yes. Criticism[edit]While Microsoft says that product activation benefits consumers by allowing Microsoft to produce higher quality software,[1] it has nevertheless received much criticism regarding its design and implementation, effectiveness at stopping piracy and respect of privacy rights. For instance, during the development of Windows XP, beta testers strongly criticized the introduction of product activation, particularly because a change in computer hardware required re- activation.[3. Ken Fischer at Ars Technica questioned whether activation would ultimately be effective in stopping piracy, stating that while casual computer users would be affected, he would "be a fool to think that someone out there won't find a way to break this whole thing."[3. 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