Windows Terminal Preview comes with interesting new features, such as state-preserving quick windows access via shortcuts and configuration of almost all settings in a GUI, which is reason enough to take a look at the preview.
Two command-line tools, xandr and xinput, let you optimize your X Window display from the terminal.
Windows 10, build 21H1, has numerous protection mechanisms out of the box. We look at the option for delaying updates, the components and features of Microsoft Defender, and recommendations for hardening the operating system.
Deploy a full Linux container environment, including a Kubernetes cluster, on Windows with Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2.
Microsoft and Google have upgraded their in-house operating systems, Windows 10 and Chrome OS, with subsystems to run Linux. We look into their highly different approaches.
Develop container applications on a Windows or Mac system with Docker Desktop or Podman.
Microsoft Azure Update Management automatically patches servers in on-premises data centers, virtual servers on Azure and other cloud services, and even Linux servers.
A cloud speed test pits Linux distributions against one another.
QUMBU lets database administrators – even those with less experience – perform straightforward SQL Server backups and maintenance checks.
U-Tools Software's U-Move promises significantly simplified backups and restores of Microsoft's directory service in the event of a disaster, during migrations, and when setting up test environments.
