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The XML Configuration Access Protocol (XCAP) is a protocol, that allows a user to read, write, and modify application configuration data stored in XML format on a server and unlocks devices Overview [ edit ]
Transfers files between machines using idle network bandwidth. Used by Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services, and Systems Management Server to deliver software updates to clients, as well as by Windows Messenger. Windows XP: Computer Browser: Browser Crawls neighboring computers on the network and locates shared resources.
November 10, 2020 This update is available for Enterprise LTSB and IoT Enterprise LTSB editions, and for systems based on Intel Clover Trail chipset only. This update is no longer available from Windows Update, Microsoft Update Catalog or other release channels since August 5, 2021. 10.0.14393.4048 [147] KB4594441 Public release: November 19, 2020
The Application Configuration Access Protocol (ACAP) is a protocol for storing and synchronizing general configuration and preference data. It was originally developed so that IMAP clients can easily access address books , user options, and other data on a central server and be kept in synch across all clients.
It is complemented by Get Help, a feature introduced in Windows 10 that enables the user to contact Microsoft directly but does not allow for remote desktoping or screen sharing. Before Quick Assist was introduced in Windows 10, Windows XP and later Windows versions offered a similar feature called Windows Remote Assistance .
Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 were retroactively given the ability to access the Windows Update website and download updates designed for those operating systems, starting with the release of Internet Explorer 4. The initial focus of Windows Update was free add-ons and new technologies for Windows.
In Windows Vista and later, the tool allows configuring various switches for Windows Boot Manager and Boot Configuration Data. It also gained additional support for launching a variety of tools, such as system information, other configuration areas, such as Internet options, and the ability to enable/disable UAC .
The core principle of ClickOnce is to ease the deployment of Windows applications. In addition, ClickOnce aims to solve three other problems with conventional deployment models: the difficulty in updating a deployed application, the impact of an application on the user's computer, and the need for administrator permissions to install applications.