This document describes the updates and fixes made to Alpha Anywhere since its initial release.
To see the 'What's New in V12' document (which describes all of the new features in Alpha Anywhere's initial release) please click here.
The Release Notes are divided into 3 sections
Release notes for 2020 to present
Release notes for 2018 and 2019
Release notes for 2017 and older
Please note that Alpha Anywhere patches are only available to users with
a current subscription.
You can verify your subscription status from within Alpha Anywhere by
going to Help, About, or by clicking this link shown here (https://activation.alphasoftware.com/subscriptionStatus.aspx).
If you install an update for which your subscription is not entitled,
you will need to uninstall the update and rollback to an older version
that you are authorized to use in order to continue using Alpha
Anywhere.
In addition to the official updates that Alpha Software makes available from time to time (which are described in this document), we also make available our internal pre-release builds that allow you to see what features have been added and what bugs have been fixed since the last official update. The features and bug fixes in the pre-release build (called the 'Nightly' build) will be part of the next official update. To see the Nightly build release notes, please click here.
In order to keep Alpha Anywhere current with new technology from Microsoft, we are announcing the end of support for older versions of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows Server that are no longer in mainstream support by Microsoft.
Schedule of Alpha Anywhere Windows Operating System Support
Microsoft Windows Operating System | Supported For Alpha Anywhere Prior To | Microsoft Mainstream Support |
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 | Already ended | Ended in 2015 |
Windows 7/Windows Server 2008-R2 | January 1, 2021 | Ended January 14, 2020 |
Windows 8/Windows Server 2012 | Not supported. | Ended October 9, 2018 |
Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012-R2 | July 1, 2021 | Ended October 9, 2018 |
Windows 10 | Must be kept up to date. |
Rolling Upgrades Semi-Annual/Annual |
Windows Server 2016 | July 1, 2022 | January 11, 2022 |
Windows Server 2019 | July 1, 2024 | January 9, 2024 |
Windows Server (vNext/2021) | TBD | TBD |
Note: The operating system support
lifecycle does not apply to Alpha Cloud deployments. On Alpha
Cloud, Alpha Software manages the operating system deployment
for you. Alpha Cloud subscriptions currently deploy on Windows
Server 2016. For more information about Alpha Cloud see
https://www.alphasoftware.com/alpha-cloud-worry-free.