Announcing Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview Build 17650

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are pleased to release a new build of the Windows Server vNext Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release that contains both the Desktop Experience as well as Server Core in all 18 server languages, as well as a new build of the next Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel release. Please also refer […] Continue reading Announcing Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview Build 17650

Microsoft and Discord Team Up to Connect Gamers Across Xbox Live and Discord

PC and console gamers, unite! Today we are excited to announce a new collaboration between Xbox and Discord. Connecting with friends is such a big part of why people game. Gamers all over the world use and love Discord to easily chat and connect with friends while they game. In the coming weeks, this collaboration will make it easier for gamers to choose to do just that – make it easier to connect and see what friends are playing across console and PC. It’s part of the work we are doing to provide gamers with more choice, allowing them to… Continue reading Microsoft and Discord Team Up to Connect Gamers Across Xbox Live and Discord

Schedule VM Downtime with Azure Automation and PowerShell

Editor’s note: The following post was written by Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP Timothy Warner as part of our Technical Tuesday series. Albert Duan of the MVP Award Blog Technical Committee served as the technical reviewer for this piece. To save money, you want to shut down some of your Windows Server and Linux VMs running in Azure during… Continue reading Schedule VM Downtime with Azure Automation and PowerShell

Get started with Azure for .NET developers | Azure Friday

Azure MVP Barry Luijbregts stops by to chat with Scott Hanselman about how .NET developers can easily get started with Azure. They talk about the free e-book: Getting started with Azure for .NET developers and they discuss and show some of the awesome … Continue reading Get started with Azure for .NET developers | Azure Friday

New Preview Alpha 1805 System Update – 4/23/18

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha Rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1805.180419-1920). Read on for more about the New Features, fixes and known issues in the latest system update. New Features:   Xbox Insider Blog post on the 1805 features: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/04/20/may-xbox-update/   Fixes:   Apps We have fixed an issue in which certain apps would fail to launch such as Hulu, Spotify, Microsoft Edge, You Tube and Kodi. My Games and Apps Fixed an issue in with users would lose navigation controls/focus in the manage game section to… Continue reading New Preview Alpha 1805 System Update – 4/23/18

New Games with Gold for May 2018

Welcome to another edition of Games with Gold for the Xbox One family of devices! This month Super Mega Baseball 2 makes its debut on May 1 and the critically acclaimed action stealth adventure Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain arrives on May 16. Then on Xbox 360 – and Xbox One via Backward Compatibility – we’ll have the Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage and the cult-classic action game Vanquish! All games will be available exclusively for Xbox Live Gold members for a limited time as part of Games with Gold. With Xbox Live Gold, you get the… Continue reading New Games with Gold for May 2018