Microsoft today unveiled the final release version of PowerPack 1 (PP1) for Windows Home Server, bringing the nearly 6 week public beta to a close.

Power Pack 1 provides a range of improvements. These include the following:

• Support for home computers that are running Windows Vista x64 editions
• Backup of Home Server shared folders
• Improvements to remote access
• More efficient power consumption
• Improved performance
• Additionally, this update resolves the data corruption issue that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article 946676: When certain programs are used to edit or transfer files that are stored on a Windows Home Server-based computer that has more than one hard drive, the files may become corrupted. 

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 will be available through Windows Update in several weeks. The update will be automatically downloaded to your Windows Home Server computer through Windows Update if the Automatic Updates feature is enabled on your home server. Or, you can click Update Now on the Settings tab of the Windows Home Server Console.

If you want to install Power Pack 1 before it is available through Windows Update, download the update package, and then manually apply it.

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