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We're thrilled to announce the public preview of the Trusted Launch feature for Generation 2 (Gen2) Virtual machines (VMs) in Azure DevTest Labs! 🌟 This game-changing feature is designed to enhance security of virtual machines (VMs), protecting against advanced and persistent attack techniques. Here are the key benefits: Truste...

We're thrilled to announce that Azure DevTest Labs has joined the Visual Studio Developer Community to collect valuable feedback and suggestions from our customers. 🌟 This fantastic feedback portal is here to make your experience smoother and more engaging. It's your go-to place to connect with the Azure DevTest Labs product and engineering team...

We are excited to announce preview of enhancements in Azure DevTest Labs designed to accommodate two upcoming retirements in Azure:   These retirements will not impact VMs with Private IPs. However, they will impact VMs with Public or Shared IPs in the following ways:   Impact on VMs with Public IPs:   ...

This post discusses Dev Box roadmap update. We continue to evolve, providing a secure, scalable, and ready-to-code cloud-based development environment. Over the next few months, significant improvements will focus on three key areas: By prioritizing these enhancements, Microsoft aims to boost developer efficiency, reduce IT overhea...

Developers grapple with the anxiety of potential data loss due to unforeseen issues, such as accidental deletions, system failures, or even corrupt files. The Dev Box team is addressing this concern with the self-service restoration feature for the Dev Box, designed to put you back in control. This functionality streamlines recovery by allowing dir...

This post covers the latest features and enhancements in Microsoft Dev Box. These updates introduce advanced customization capabilities, improved security, performance optimizations, and better developer experience to make Dev Box even more efficient. Last update: 04/03/2025 In this post: Config-as-wor...