{"id":147,"date":"2013-08-28T13:36:12","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T20:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=147"},"modified":"2019-11-11T21:51:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T05:51:00","slug":"service-protector-works-with-windows-8-1-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/service-protector\/service-protector-works-with-windows-8-1-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Service Protector works with Windows 8.1 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nWindows 8.1, the first major update to Microsoft&#8217;s controversial Windows 8, is set to be released on October 18. With a restored (but trimmed down) start button, the ability to boot straight into the desktop and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a-closer-look-at-whats-new-in-windows-8-1-7000016184\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">other practical improvements<\/a>, this new OS has the potential to reduce the pain when switching from an older version of Windows.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIt is vitally important to us that our applications work with all versions of Windows so we took the recently unveiled <a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-8\/preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">8.1 Preview<\/a> for an extended test drive with <a href=\"\/products\/ServiceProtector\/\">Service Protector<\/a> &#8211; our market-leading tool designed to keep any windows service running 24\/7. So far all is well (knock on wood!), and our entire suite of tests has passed successfully. Here is a screenshot of Service Protector doing its job on Windows 8.1 Preview:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"\/blog\/images\/service-protector-windows-8.1-preview.jpg\" class=\"zoomPopup\" rel=\"zoomgroup noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Service Protector on Windows 8.1 Preview\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/service-protector-windows-8.1-preview.jpg\" border=\"0\" title=\"Service Protector on Windows 8.1 Preview\" alt=\"Service Protector on Windows 8.1 Preview\" width=\"520\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nNeedless to say, we will re-test Service Protector (and all of our applications) in October when Windows 8.1 is officially available, but based on what we have seen so far there shouldn&#8217;t be any problems.<\/p>\n<!-- relpost-thumb-wrapper --><div class=\"relpost-thumb-wrapper\"><!-- filter-class --><div class=\"relpost-thumb-container\"><style>.relpost-block-single-image, .relpost-post-image { margin-bottom: 10px; }<\/style><h3>You may also like...<\/h3><div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div><div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div><!-- relpost-block-container --><div class=\"relpost-block-container relpost-block-column-layout\" style=\"--relposth-columns: 3;--relposth-columns_t: 2; --relposth-columns_m: 2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/service-protector\/version-7-released\/\"class=\"relpost-block-single\" ><div class=\"relpost-custom-block-single\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"relpost-block-single-image\" alt=\"Service Protector 7.0: Informative Email Alerts, Sanity Check Options and More\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-version-2-150x150-1.png\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\"><\/img><div class=\"relpost-block-single-text\"  style=\"height: 75px;font-family: Arial;  font-size: 12px;  color: #333333;\"><h2 class=\"relpost_card_title\">Service Protector 7.0: Informative Email Alerts, Sanity Check Options and More<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/service-protector\/version-11-released\/\"class=\"relpost-block-single\" ><div class=\"relpost-custom-block-single\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"relpost-block-single-image\" alt=\"Service Protector 11: Resource Monitoring, Help for Slow Services, and More\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-release-150x150-2.webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\"><\/img><div class=\"relpost-block-single-text\"  style=\"height: 75px;font-family: Arial;  font-size: 12px;  color: #333333;\"><h2 class=\"relpost_card_title\">Service Protector 11: Resource Monitoring, Help for Slow Services, and More<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/service-protector\/start-automatically-reboot\/\"class=\"relpost-block-single\" ><div class=\"relpost-custom-block-single\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"relpost-block-single-image\" alt=\"Q &amp; A: Will Service Protector Start Automatically When My Server Reboots?\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/qa-150x150.png\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\"><\/img><div class=\"relpost-block-single-text\"  style=\"height: 75px;font-family: Arial;  font-size: 12px;  color: #333333;\"><h2 class=\"relpost_card_title\">Q &amp; A: Will Service Protector Start Automatically When My Server Reboots?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><!-- close relpost-block-container --><div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div><\/div><!-- close filter class --><\/div><!-- close relpost-thumb-wrapper -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 8.1, the first major update to Microsoft&#8217;s controversial Windows 8, is set to be released on October 18. 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