Affected locations in British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba will not turn their clocks back at 02:00 local time on November 1, 2026. They will remain at UTC−07:00, UTC−06:00, and UTC−05:00, ...

We’re excited to share the stable release of Azure MCP Server 3.0, released on October 12, 2026. From reviewing backup protection to evaluating infrastructure changes, this release brings more ...

Technical documentation for Microsoft SQL Server, tools such as SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) , SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) etc. - MicrosoftDocs/sql-docs ...

The new Copilot merges AI chat, coding, and Autopilot agents. The new Copilot merges AI chat, coding, and Autopilot agents. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all ...

Microsoft's September 2026 cumulative updates are causing Remote Desktop Services failures on Windows Server 2019, 2022 and 2025 systems, cutting off connections and, in the most severe cases, forcing ...

Microsoft warned customers last week that they may experience application crashes on some Windows Server 2025 due to recent memory management changes. This known issue affects apps that use Address ...

When my friend and Directions on Microsoft‘s editor-in-chief Mary Jo Foley wrote in late May that Azure Linux 4.0 would be available for bare-metal servers and virtual machines (VMs), I thought, “I’m ...

While Microsoft sweeps the confetti off the floor of its Build event, it may be a good moment to reflect on what it didn't say as much as what it did. Taking the spotlight was AI agent Scout, ready to ...

Microsoft Build is officially over, but there’s still a lot to unpack. If there’s one single through line from Build, it’s that Microsoft is all in on AI — for Windows, for its Surface Laptops and ...