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Troubleshooting

Explains the TF400898 error in TFS Preview, its causes, troubleshooting steps, and how a bug in the version control subsystem led to file loss and its …

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Read more about TFS Preview - Issue: TF400898 The underlying connection was closed
Install and Configuration

Covers installing and upgrading to Visual Studio 2012 RTM and Team Foundation Server, key new features, upgrade tips, common issues, and practical …

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Read more about Visual Studio 2012 RTM available & installed
Install and Configuration

Step-by-step guide to installing SharePoint 2013 on Windows Server 2012 without a domain, including prerequisites, configuration, troubleshooting, and …

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Read more about Install SharePoint 2013 on Windows Server 2012 without a domain
Windows

Explains how to identify if you installed Windows 8 instead of Windows 8 Pro, the missing features, and how to upgrade to Pro without reinstalling the …

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Read more about Woops I installed Windows 8 instead of Windows 8 Pro!
Troubleshooting

Explains why Windows 8 may label Hyper-V virtual networks as public, causing connectivity issues, and provides steps to manually set them as private …

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Read more about Windows 8 Issue: Local network is detected as public
Agentic Agility

Explains the role of a Technical Product Manager in the Visual Studio Industry Partner Program, focusing on partner collaboration, extensibility, and …

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Read more about Green to Orange–Joining the VSIP team as a Technical Product Manager
Software Development

Guides the upgrade from TFS 2008 to TFS 2010, covering technical steps, process template migration, challenges, and best practices for a smooth …

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Read more about Upgrading from TFS 2008 to TFS 2010 Overview
Troubleshooting

Installing Office 2013 on a system with Visual Studio 2012 RC can cause C++ runtime errors. Apply the July 2012 update to resolve compatibility issues …

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Read more about Office 2013 Issue: Installing Office 2013 breaks Visual Studio 2012
Agentic Agility

Step-by-step guide to downloading, customising, and installing Office 2013 on Windows 8, including tips on features, feedback tools, and upgrade …

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Read more about Installing Office 2013 on Windows 8
Software Development

Explains how to manage multiple teams and projects in Team Foundation Server using a single Team Project, with tips on Agile planning, backlogs, and …

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Read more about One Team Project to rule them all
Troubleshooting

Explains how to resolve the "AnalysisProvider not found" error in TFS Integration Tools by updating the .NET Framework version from 3.5 to 4.0 and …

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Read more about TFS Integration Tools–Issue: AnalysisProvider not found
Troubleshooting

Explains how to fix an "Access Denied" error when TFS Integration Tools cannot write log files to Program Files, including permission changes and …

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Read more about TFS Integration Tools – Issue: Access denied to Program Files
Install and Configuration

Step-by-step guide to installing and configuring TFS 2012 with Lab Management, including SQL Server, SCVMM integration, troubleshooting, and …

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Read more about Installing TFS 2012 with Lab Management 2012
Install and Configuration

Step-by-step guide to installing Eclipse and the Java Development Kit on Windows 8, then connecting Eclipse to Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 using …

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Read more about Installing Eclipse on Windows 8 and connecting to TFS 2012
Windows

Step-by-step guide to installing Visual Studio 2010 on Windows 8 using a virtual machine, including tips for compatibility, performance, and Team …

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Read more about Installing Visual Studio 2010 on Windows 8
Install and Configuration

Step-by-step guide to installing and configuring TFS 2012 on Windows Server 2012 with SQL Server 2012, including setup tips, common issues, and …

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Read more about Installing TFS 2012 on Server 2012 with SQL 2012
Software Development

Explains why preserving complete historical data and accurate dates is often incompatible with data migration, especially for compliance and …

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Read more about Full-fidelity history and data migration are mutually exclusive
Software Development

Step-by-step guide to upgrading TFS process templates by renaming and importing work item types, preserving data, updating fields, categories, …

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Read more about Process Template Upgrade #7 – Rename Work Items and Import new ones
Engineering Excellence

Explains how to unit test applications against the Team Foundation Server 2012 API, focusing on handling authentication for automated and unattended …

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Read more about Unit Testing against the Team Foundation Server 2012 API
Install and Configuration

Tool for retrieving service credentials from Team Foundation Service (TFS Preview), enabling secure automated API access without manual credential …

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Read more about TFS Service Credential Viewer
Agentic Agility

Track and view the change history of specific fields in TFS Work Items, showing who made edits and when, with support for multiple field selection and …

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Read more about TFS Field Annotator
Scrum

Explains burndown charts in Scrum, their purpose, common issues, and compares tracking by hours, story points, and acceptance tests to improve team …

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Read more about What's in a burndown?
Scrum

Covers hands-on experiences teaching the Professional Scrum Foundations course in Salt Lake City, highlighting teamwork, agile practices, and …

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Read more about Professional Scrum Foundations in Salt Lake City, Utah
Agentic Agility

MSDN subscribers can use Visual Studio, Windows, and Office at home for personal or commercial projects, with licences assigned per user and perpetual …

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Read more about Do you have MSDN at work? Use Visual Studio Ultimate for free at home?
Software Development

Explains why stack ranking hierarchical work items is challenging in agile software development, highlighting issues with ordering, parent-child …

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Read more about You can't stack rank hierarchical work items?
Agentic Agility

Assessment service to help teams prepare for upgrading from TFS 2010 to Visual Studio 11, ensuring compatibility, feature readiness, and smooth …

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Read more about Visual Studio 11 Upgrade Health Check
Agentic Agility

Step-by-step guide to installing Visual Studio 11 on Windows 7, covering setup process, UI changes, system requirements, and initial configuration …

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Read more about Installing Visual Studio 11 on Windows 7
Troubleshooting

Guidance on recovering from accidental bulk changes to TFS work items via Excel, including finding affected items, restoring data, and preventing …

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Read more about I messed up my work items from Excel! What now?
Engineering Excellence

Explores whether Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) is a useful term, its role in agile software delivery, and differences in adoption across …

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Read more about Is ALM a useful term?
Agentic Agility

Visual Studio 11 Beta and Team Foundation Server Beta will be available from 29 February, with full Microsoft support for production use and guidance …

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Read more about Announcing Visual Studio 11 Beta will launch on February 29th
Agentic Agility

Explains migrating source control and work item tracking to Visual Studio 11 Team Foundation Service, highlighting cloud benefits, limitations, and …

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Read more about Upgrade to Visual Studio 11 Team Foundation Service - Done
Agentic Agility

Explains how to set up and manage custom domain Live IDs for corporate authentication in Visual Studio 2012 Team Foundation Service using Live Custom …

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Read more about Using Corporate ID's with Visual Studio 2012 Team Foundation Service
Agentic Agility

Overview of Visual Studio 11 features, including Team Foundation Server integration, web UI improvements, team management tools, and Azure-hosted TFS …

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Read more about Introduction to Visual Studio 11
Agentic Agility

Assess your team's Scrum practices with a quick health check to identify improvement areas, track progress, and ensure alignment with Scrum principles …

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Read more about Are you doing Scrum? Find out with a Scrum Health Check!
Scrum

Explore common challenges in Scrum adoption, practical strategies for overcoming them, and proven practices to help teams implement Scrum more …

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Read more about Scrum-damentals Webcast on 17th February 2012
Windows

Details troubleshooting a TF200035 sync error in TFS 2010, covering Active Directory issues, machine account permissions, domain compatibility, and …

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Read more about TF200035 Sync error for identity with TFS 2010
Agentic Agility

Learn how to customise Visual Studio 2010 process templates and use reporting tools to track, adapt, and improve team workflows with TFS for better …

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Read more about Visual Studio 2010 Overview - Reporting & Process
Agentic Agility

Explains how Visual Studio 2010 supports teams in visualising, analysing, and maintaining software architecture, with tools for design, standards, and …

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Read more about Visual Studio 2010 Overview - Architecture
Agentic Agility

Covers using Microsoft Test Manager with Visual Studio 2010 and TFS to create, run, and manage manual and automated tests, including real-time test …

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Read more about Visual Studio 2010 Overview - Microsoft Test Manager
Software Development

Explains branching, merging, and build strategies in Visual Studio 2010, including integration with Team Foundation Server and new tools for code …

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Read more about Visual Studio 2010 Overview - Code Management and Build
Agentic Agility

Explains how IntelliTrace aids bug diagnosis and how Test Impact Analysis helps prioritise regression tests in Visual Studio 2010 for efficient …

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Read more about Visual Studio 2010 Overview - IntelliTrace and Test Impact Analysis
Agentic Agility

Overview of how Visual Studio 2010 supports Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), highlighting key features and demos for developers and testers.

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Read more about Visual Studio 2010 Overview - Introduction

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