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Windows Home Server 2011

File:Windows Home Server logo.svg
Developer	Microsoft
OS family	Windows Server 2008 R2
Source model	Closed source / Shared source
Released to manufacturing	April 6, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-04-06)
Update method	Windows Update
Platforms	x86-64
Kernel type	Hybrid
License	Proprietary commercial software (MS-EULA)
Preceded by	Windows Home Server
Official website	www.microsoft.com/windows/homeserver
Support status
Mainstream support ends on 12 April 2016

Template:Infobox image Windows Home Server 2011, code named 'Vail', is a home server operating system by Microsoft and a successor to the Windows Home Server operating system designed for Small Office/Home Office (SOHO). Windows Home Server is intended to be a solution for homes with multiple connected PCs to offer file sharing, automated backups, and remote access.

Windows Home Server 2011 was released on 6 April 2011. It follows the release of Power Pack 3 for the aging Windows Home Server (equivalent to client edition service packs) which added support for Windows 7 to Windows Home Server. Windows Home Server 2011 is considered a "major release". Windows Home Server 2011 is built on the Windows Server 2008 R2 code base (its predecessor having been built on Windows Server 2003) and only supports x86-64 hardware.

At the end of March 2011, Microsoft Home Server 2011 was released to manufacturing.

Features

No new features have been announced by Microsoft, but reportedly will include additional entertainment capabilities, including web-based media functionality and an 'add in' feature with an app store.

Initial speculation by technology columnist Mary Jo Foley fueled the idea that 'Vail' would integrate with Windows Media Center. This prompted the response "Time will tell" by Microsoft Windows Home Server Product Planner Todd Headrick, but by the time of the public beta Microsoft had decided not to integrate Windows Media Center with 'Vail'.

System requirements

Drive Extender removal

On 23 November 2010, Microsoft announced that Drive Extender would be removed from Windows Home Server 2011. This announcement has led to "astonishment and outrage" from testers and users. Criticism of Drive Extender's removal is mainly related to it being seen as a core feature of Windows Home Server and a key reason for adoption. Windows Home Server 2011 developer Michael Leworthy expressed concern that the implementation of Drive Extender might lead to "data error issues.”

References

1. ^ Kean, Kevin (6 April 2011). "Windows Home Server 2011 now available for TechNet and MSDN Subscribers to Download today!". Windows Home Server Blog. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
2. "Microsoft Support Lifecycle: Windows Home Server 2011". Microsoft Support. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
3. ^ Foley, Mary Jo (25 February 2008). "Windows Home Server 'Vail' to get more entertainment hooks". ZDNet. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
4. Foley, Mary Jo (9 November 2009). "Which should a small business choose: Windows Home Server or Windows Server Foundation?". ZDNet. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
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7. ^ Foley, Mary Jo (27 January 2010). "Early version of Windows Home Server 'Vail' leaks to the Web". ZDNet. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
8. Windows Home Server 2011 is Ready for Release.
9. Microsoft releases Windows 'Vail' server to manufacturing
10. Whittaker, Zack (28 January 2010). "Windows Home Server 'Vail': A web based media center?". ZDNet. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
11. Walsh, Terry (26 April 2010). "What's New in Windows Home Server Vail?". We Got Served. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
12. "System Requirements". Windows Home Server 2011 Online Help. Microsoft Corporation. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
13. Leworthy, Michael (23 November 2010). "Windows Home Server code name "Vail"– Update". Windows Home Server Blog. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
14. Has Microsoft just ruined Windows Home Server?
15. Bott, Ed (30 November 2010). "How Microsoft can clean up the mess in its home and small business server business". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 April 2011.

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