Microsoft has extended Windows Server 2022 hotpatching into 2027, beyond the end of mainstream support for the operating system, as confirmed on its Windows Release Health dashboard. Mainstream ...
Linux now powers much of Azure, and Microsoft maintains its own Linux distribution to support cloud infrastructure and ...
A minimal Linux distro from Microsoft? Anything is possible.
Author and project developer Hayden Barnes has built Azure Linux Desktop as an experimental Windows app that boots a full Azure Linux desktop inside a window. Barnes’s June 6 prototype puts ...
Microsoft is releasing a server Linux, a container Linux, and a Windows 11 built for Linux programmers. Here's why.
Microsoft recently announced Azure Linux 4.0 and Azure Container Linux at Open Source Summit North America 2026 in Minneapolis. Azure Linux 4.0 is a Fedora-based, general-purpose server distribution ...
Microsoft used the Open Source Summit North America 2026 event to position open-source infrastructure and hardened Linux distributions as foundational components for emerging AI-native and agentic ...
Microsoft has announced an Azure VM preview for Azure Linux while also moving Azure Container Linux into general availability. Together, those moves give Microsoft’s in-house Linux stack a more ...
Azure Linux 4.0 expands Microsoft’s Linux strategy for secure AI and server workloads. Azure Container Linux offers hardened, lightweight infrastructure for Azure containers and regulated enterprises.