This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs. Microsoft released 86 patches this week with updates for Office, Windows, and SQL Server ...

With the free weekend in PoE2, the servers weren’t ready for such huge influx of players. For many, that means running into the “Failed to connect to instance” message. It’s hard to believe Grinding ...

To fix various driver issues on your PC, you will need a dedicated tool to find the freshest and the original drivers. You can use PC HelpSoft Driver Updater to do it in 3 easy steps: The ODBC Driver ...

A few releases ago, we introduced a feature that automatically copied the SQL connection from the last active file to any newly opened SQL file. This saved users from repeatedly connecting new files ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment in its ...

MSSQL Extension Version: 1.30.0 VSCode Version: 1.99.1 OS Version: Windows 11 23H2 I try to add a connection to an Azure Sql Server with Encrypt setting set to Strict. Generally, adding the connection ...

Two malicious VSCode Marketplace extensions were found deploying in-development ransomware, exposing critical gaps in Microsoft's review process. The extensions, named "ahban.shiba" and ...

When trying to install SolidWorks on a Windows computer, you may encounter an issue when the installation is trying to install Microsoft SQL Server. So, the installation works fine until it reaches ...