GPU Compute, WSL Install and WSL Update arrive in the latest Insider build for the Windows Subsystem for Linux

There are three thrilling new updates for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in the new Windows Insider Preview Build 20150. The first is GPU compute: a feature that allows your Linux binaries to leverage your GPU, which makes it possible to do more machine learning/AI development and data science workflows directly in WSL. Secondly, we’v Continue reading GPU Compute, WSL Install and WSL Update arrive in the latest Insider build for the Windows Subsystem for Linux

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20150

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20150 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel (Fast ring). Starting with build, we are back to releasing builds from the RS_PRERELEASE branch. You can check out our Windows Insider Program documentation here, including a list of all the new features and updates released […]

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High-Resolution Network: A universal neural architecture for visual recognition

Since AlexNet was invented in 2012, there has been rapid development in convolutional neural network architectures in computer vision. Representative architectures (Figure 1) include GoogleNet (2014), VGGNet (2014), ResNet (2015), and DenseNet (2016), which are developed initially from image classification. It’s a golden rule that classification architecture is the backbone for other computer vision tasks. […]

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GPU accelerated ML training inside the Windows Subsystem for Linux

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) enables Windows users to run native, unmodified Linux command-line tools directly on Windows. WSL usage has grown a lot since it was first announced 4 years ago, at Microsoft Build 2016, and now runs on more than 3.5 million monthly active devices! Adding GPU compute support to WSL has […]

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Resuming optional Windows 10 and Windows Server non-security monthly updates

In March, we announced that we would pause optional non-security update releases (also referred to as “C” and “D” releases) for all supported versions of Windows client and Windows Server to give organizations time to focus on business continuity in th… Continue reading Resuming optional Windows 10 and Windows Server non-security monthly updates

Python in Visual Studio Code – June 2020 Release

We are pleased to announce that the June 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. You can download the Python extension from the Marketplace, or install it directly from the extension gallery in Visual Studio Code. If you already have the Python extension installed, you can also get the latest updat Continue reading Python in Visual Studio Code – June 2020 Release