Microsoft previews Linux containers that run in Windows

Now not only can you run Linux from within Windows without third-party tools, but can do so within containers. Microsoft has ...

You can now finally run Linux containers in Windows – without third-party tools

After being announced at Build 2026, Microsoft has made WSL containers available in public preview.
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WSL containers are here, bringing Linux development straight into Windows without extra tools

They can talk to your apps, too.
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Windows 11 can now run Linux containers with WSL Containers, no Docker Desktop needed (hands on)

We installed WSL Containers on Windows 11, built a custom container from scratch, tested it, and checked what still needs ...

Azure Linux 4.0 launches with new container variant

Microsoft is fundamentally updating its cloud distribution Azure Linux. Version 4.0 relies on a modern base and increased ...

Microsoft lets Azure Linux 4 out of the cloud in downloadable ISO form

Microsoft's Fedora-derived Azure Linux 4 has hit a new milestone: you can now run it outside of Azure. The project's GitHub page now offers ISO file downloads in addition to its A ...
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CIQ Delivers Technical Preview of Security Hardened Enterprise Linux

RENO, Nev., March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CIQ, the driver of modern software infrastructure for the age of AI, announced the availability of a preview of Rocky Linux from CIQ - Hardened, a version of ...
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Public preview of SQL Server for Linux released

Microsoft has announced the first public preview of SQL Server for Linux. This preview is the next release of the database for both Windows and Linux and was announced at the company's Connect(); ...