Microsoft launches new open-source project to bring Linux tool eBPF to Windows Microsoft has launched a new project which has the aim of bringing Linux kernel tool eBPF (Extended Berkeley Packet Filter) to Windows. The company insists that the move to get the technology working in Windows does not represent creating a fork of eBPF. Instead, it will use existing projects, including the IOVisor uBPF project and the PREVAIL verifier, to run eBPF programs and APIs on top of its own operating systems -- specifically Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 or above. See also: It is very early days for eBPF on Windows as Microsoft has only just launched the project. As such, it is very difficult to get a sense of the speed of development, and no timetable has yet been published. Over on the GitHub page for the project, Microsoft says that the aim is to "create source code compatibility for code that uses common hooks and helpers that apply across OS ecosystems".