Rabia Noureen

Microsoft has announced the release of Windows Server 2022 build 20348.740. Earlier this week, Microsoft’s Program Manager Craig Loew confirmed on GitHub that the latest update now allows users to run Linux distributions based on WSL 2 in Windows Server 2022. “Hi folks, we’ve added support for WSL 2 distros on Windows Server 2022! This…

Microsoft has quietly confirmed that the recent Beta channel build 22621 is the final version of Windows 11 22H2. The software giant also indicated that it’s planning to release the first major feature update for Windows 11 in September or October of this year. In a Tech Community post for hardware partners, Microsoft shared some…

Microsoft unveiled a slew of updates for its Azure services at the annual Build developer conference. The Redmond giant has also announced a new cloud data platform called “Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform” in an effort to consolidate its existing database, analytics, and governance services. Microsoft highlights that its Intelligent Data Platform will enable organizations to…

GitHub Copilot, an AI-powered coding assistant that launched in preview last year, will become generally available for all developers this summer. Microsoft has announced that the service will be free for Build 2022 attendees, students, and verified open-source contributors. GitHub Copilot is a pair programming tool developed by Microsoft-owned GitHub in collaboration with OpenAI. The…

Microsoft has announced a new custom virtualization solution called “Microsoft Dev Box” at its annual Build developer conference. The new cloud service enables developers to quickly access pre-configured cloud-powered workstations on any device via a web browser. The Redmond giant emphasizes that setting up a new physical machine based on their specific requirements could be…

Microsoft has unveiled enhancements coming to the Learn platform during its Build 2022 developer conference. The Redmond giant is expanding its Microsoft Learn portfolio with a bunch of new and updated training and certifications for security experts and IT administrators. Microsoft Learn is a free online training platform that provides interactive and hands-on training sessions…

Microsoft has announced that it is rebranding its Power Apps portals as Power Pages. The company is also unveiled some new capabilities for its Power Platform that should help developers quickly build modern and secure solutions.  Microsoft Power Pages is a platform for creating, configuring, and publishing business-centric web pages & apps to engage clients…

Microsoft kicks off its Build 2022 developer conference today, and Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer Panos Panay announced several new features and developer-themed updates coming to Windows 11. Following some recent leaks, the company is finally planning to add support for third-party widgets to Windows 11 later this year. Currently, Windows 11 does not support third-party…

At its Build 2022 developer conference today, Microsoft announced new tools for developers to create collaboration solutions for Teams and Microsoft 365. The Redmond giant has also unveiled a new Live Share feature for Microsoft Teams apps.  Based on Fluid Framework, the new Live Share experience enables meeting attendees to create, edit, annotate, interact, zoom…

Microsoft has announced some improvements coming to the preset security policies in Defender for Office 365 solution this summer. These policy changes should help IT admins use Microsoft’s recommended settings. According to Microsoft, the preset security policies enable organizations to apply all recommended settings to Office 365 users. The list includes Strict protection, Standard protection,…

Microsoft has published an advisory about a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) malware called XorDdos that is targeting Linux endpoints and servers. The company has warned that its security researchers have detected a 254 percent surge in the malware’s activity during the last six months. The security research group MalwareMustDie first discovered the XorDDoS malware back in…

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned US government agencies to immediately patch critical vulnerabilities in VMware products. The security authority instructed all federal agencies to remove the actively exploited VMware offerings from their networks if patches can’t be applied by May 23, 2022. VMware recently disclosed multiple security flaws in five different…