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Much of modern operating system functionality happens in and around the kernel. That’s a problem when you’re implementing monitoring and observability tools or adding low-level security tools because ...

Microsoft confirmed Friday that it will ship Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 in the upcoming Windows 10 20H1 (2004) release, though updates will be handled though Windows Update, and not the app. As we ...

Microsoft has done a few custom Linux projects over the years. There was a Linux-based OS for datacenter network switches and a Linux-based microcontroller OS that it built for its Azure Sphere secure ...

Earlier today, we wrote that Microsoft was going to add some big new features to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, including native support for Docker containers. It turns out that that ain’t the half ...

In the latest Windows 10 Insider build, Microsoft has started to test the distribution of Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 kernels via Windows Update. When Microsoft announced WSL2, they ...

Even at Microsoft, many cloud software developers had stopped using Windows, and started using Apple's Mac laptops and desktops. Indeed, go to any developer event or startup office, and it's common to ...

A new Microsoft announcement suggests it has found a way to deliver kernel-level visibility and capabilities to apps running in user mode. Experts conclude a ban on kernel access for cybersecurity ...

It's not a complete surprise, but it's still a little bit shocking that it's actually happening -- Windows Phone 8 will be borrowing much of its code base, including the kernel, from Windows 8. At the ...

Project Zero, Google's 0day bug-hunting team, today disclosed a zero-day elevation of privileges (EoP) vulnerability found in the Windows kernel and actively exploited in targeted attacks. The flaw is ...

Microsoft has outlined why its new breed of Secured-core PCs, such as the Surface Pro X, are equipped to fight off ransomware and other malware that attack vulnerable hardware drivers to compromise a ...