Microsoft is delivering tools to quickly configure Windows PCs as workstations for Windows and Linux development.

Another month—another update for the Windows 11 Development Environment, also known as free Windows 11 virtual machines. Version 2305, with the latest updates, is now available for download. Those ...

Experience the best of both worlds with WSL, a lightweight and efficient solution for running Linux on Windows.

Microsoft has released new Windows 11 virtual machines available for free evaluation. Version 2401 includes the latest cumulative updates for Windows 11 version 22H2 and various developer tools.

Disk images for Microsoft's Windows 11 Development Environment virtual machines have suddenly become unavailable. As of Oct. 23, all four variants of these virtual machines—Hyper-V, Parallels for Mac, ...

Microsoft has made an update to its Windows 11-based virtual machines. These virtual machines are accessible for a 90-day evaluation period. The latest update is known as version 2310 and is built ...

In Vernor Vinge’s science fiction novel A Deepness in the Sky, one of the characters works as a software archaeologist, mining thousands of years of code and libraries to find the solutions to ...

With Dev Configs for Windows, Microsoft has released an open-source collection of configurations that automate the setup of developer workstations on Windows. The configurations are based on the ...

Microsoft’s Arm-powered developer hardware delivers on its Windows Arm promise and is inexpensive and versatile enough to compete with other developer PC options. With Microsoft finally making its Arm ...