Azure Virtual Machines
The latest Azure Virtual Machines coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Azure's NVv4 GPU VMs Are Getting Decommissioned—Here's How to Move Before the 2026 Deadline
Microsoft will retire its entire Azure NVv4-series GPU virtual machine fleet on September 30, 2026. After that date, any remaining instances will be forcibly deallocated—they stop working, stop...
Migrate SQL Server to Azure VMs Through Azure Arc — No Separate Tools Needed
Microsoft has made generally available a long-requested capability: moving databases from Azure Arc–enabled SQL Server instances directly to SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines, all within the...
Azure Mbv4 VMs Hit Preview with Faster NVMe Throughput for SAP and Memory-Hungry Workloads
Microsoft opened a public preview of the new Mbv4-series Azure virtual machines on Tuesday, bringing substantially higher NVMe storage performance to memory-intensive enterprise workloads like SAP...
Build 2026: Microsoft Releases Azure Linux 4.0 Public Preview, a Free Fedora-Based OS for VM Scale Sets
Microsoft surprised the cloud computing world at its Build 2026 developer conference by launching Azure Linux 4.0 into public preview. The free, Microsoft-maintained Linux distribution, built on a...
Azure Linux 4.0 Public Preview Now Available: Microsoft’s Fedora-Based Linux for Azure VMs Gets Major Refresh
Microsoft has released the public preview of Azure Linux 4.0, bringing significant updates to its RPM-based distribution derived from Fedora, on June 2, 2026. The new version is now available for...
Azure Linux 4.0 Public Preview Hits Azure VMs with LTS Kernel Refresh
Microsoft on May 18, 2026 opened the public preview of Azure Linux 4.0 for Azure Virtual Machines, while simultaneously marking the general availability of Azure Container Linux, an immutable...
Microsoft and NKUST Bring Azure AI to the Road with Asia's First Cloud-Powered Autonomous Campus Shuttle
In July 2022, Microsoft, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST), Turing Drive, and ADLINK pulled back the curtain on a project they’re billing as Asia’s first Azure...
Azure VM Spoofing Flaw CVE-2025-49707: Microsoft Patches Local Access Control Bypass
Microsoft has confirmed and released fixes for CVE-2025-49707, a critical improper access control vulnerability in Azure Virtual Machines that enables an attacker with local access to impersonate...
Azure VMs Hit by CVE-2025-53781: Information Disclosure Risk Prompts Urgent Patching
Microsoft has published a security advisory for CVE-2025-53781, warning Azure Virtual Machines users of a critical information disclosure vulnerability that could allow attackers to siphon sensitive...
July 2025 Windows Update Fallout: Unpacking Critical Failures and Security Challenges
The early weeks of July 2025 have brought a sharply increased level of instability and frustration across the Windows user and admin landscape. As is often the case with monthly patch releases, a...
Microsoft July 2025 Patch Tuesday: Azure VM Boot Failures and Recovery Insights
Microsoft’s July 2025 Patch Tuesday update was intended to deliver another round of vital security enhancements, targeting critical vulnerabilities across Windows 11, Windows Server 2025, and cloud...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Crisis: Azure VMs with Virtualisation-Based Security Hit by Boot Failures
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday events are typically seen by IT professionals as a necessary routine—a day set aside for addressing vulnerabilities, improving security, and maintaining system stability...