Microsoft continues its big Linux push at Build 2026

Microsoft is releasing a server Linux, a container Linux, and a Windows 11 built for Linux programmers. Here's why.

Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux distribution: Azure Linux 4.0

Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux distribution: Azure Linux 4.0 ...
Tech Times

WSL 3 at Build 2026: Near-Native GPU and NPU Passthrough Brings Local AI to Windows

WSL 3 GPU passthrough for Windows arrives at Microsoft Build 2026, letting developers run Ollama, PyTorch, and llama.cpp ...
Windows Report

Microsoft Announces Coreutils for Windows and Built-In WSL Containers

Microsoft is bringing Linux-style Coreutils and native WSL containers to Windows to simplify developer workflows.
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft adds 'systemd' to the Windows Subsystem for Linux

Microsoft and Canonical have teamed up to add systemd support to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, allowing a larger number of compatible apps to be installed. systemd is a Linux software application ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I ran Linux for two years without actually understanding it, and WSL2 made that possible

WSL has come a long way.
XDA Developers on MSN

Cron inside WSL beats Windows Task Scheduler for one reason: it actually works the way I think

Here's how I use Linux to automate Windows tasks.
InfoQ

Microsoft Announces Azure Linux 4.0, Its First General-Purpose Server Linux Distribution

Microsoft announced Azure Linux 4.0 and Azure Container Linux at Open Source Summit. Azure Linux 4.0 is a Fedora-based ...