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Comparing limits in SharePoint 2016 / 2013 / 2010

SharePoint Server 2016 has been with us for just over a year, and it has not brought a revolution in limits so far. Nevertheless, some changes have occurred, and we still have customers running SharePoint 2010 or even earlier versions. That gave me the idea to compare the limits of SharePoint 2010, 2013, and 2016 in more detail.

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How to update Distributed Cache correctly

Most of us know that SharePoint 2013 and 2016 include a service called Distributed Cache. What you may not know is that this is not a SharePoint service as such, but a separate application, Microsoft App Fabric 1.1, installed as a SharePoint prerequisite. Like SharePoint, Microsoft App Fabric 1.1 has its own cumulative updates (CUs). If you have only been updating SharePoint so far, pay attention: your Distributed Cache service is probably not up to date.

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Installing Windows 10 from USB with UEFI support

Most devices now support the new BIOS interface specification called UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), introducing support for the Secure boot and GPT partition scheme.

Moving from traditional MBR (Master Boot Record) to the more versatile GPT format prevents older USB installation tools such as "Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool" from being used, requiring a new tool.

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Speeding up CU and SP installation on SharePoint 2013

Installing SharePoint 2013 farm updates takes considerable time: hours, not minutes.

Service applications such as Search and AppFabric consume substantial CPU time, leaving little for the update process. Updates have also grown larger than the product itself: the SharePoint Server 2013 with SP1 installation ISO is 2.62 GB, while January 2016 CU is 3.1 GB.

Combining that update size with CPU-hungry service applications explains why updating one server took several hours.

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