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Windows Console, Command-Line, Windows Subsystem for Linux, WSL, Linux
September 18, 2019Sep 18, 201909/18/19Cascadia Code is finally here! You can install it directly from the GitHub repository’s releases page or automatically receive it in the next update of Windows Terminal.
Wait, what’s Cascadia Code?
Cascadia Code was announced this past May at Microsoft’s Build event.
August 27, 2019Aug 27, 201908/27/19The time has come for another update to the Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 is now available in the Microsoft Store and on GitHub!
And for those interested in more detail, please review the Terminal v0.4 release notes.
Settings Updates
Profiles.json is Now in LocalState
The profiles.json file has been moved from the RoamingState folder to the LocalState folder.
August 14, 2019Aug 14, 201908/14/19In an earlier blog post, An In Depth Tutorial on Linux development on Windows with WSL and Visual Studio Code, we showed you how to set up Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Visual Studio Code for Linux development. In this post,
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 has been published to the Microsoft Store! If you have previously installed the Terminal from the Store, you will receive this update automatically.
If you’ve not yet installed Terminal from the Microsoft Store, now would be a great time because it contains some MAJOR improvements and updates!
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19The Windows Terminal can now connect you to the Azure Cloud Shell!
We have a new default profile – the Azure Cloud Shell, which will allow you to access your Azure directories/tenants through the Windows Terminal app itself.
If you already have Windows Terminal installed
Your settings will not automatically update with the new default profile (since the file does not regenerate every time you open up Windows Terminal),
July 26, 2019Jul 26, 201907/26/19A new Windows insiders build has just released, and it contains some hot off the press features for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)! We’ve added the ability to access Linux networking applications in a WSL 2 distro from Windows with localhost,
July 22, 2019Jul 22, 201907/22/19In an earlier blog post, Take your Linux development experience in Windows to the next level with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Visual Studio Code Remote, we introduced an overview of the VS Code Remote – WSL extension, which simplifies Linux development on Windows Subsystem on Linux (WSL).
July 1, 2019Jul 1, 201907/1/19Using VS Code Remote and the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) gives you a fully featured Linux development environment on a Windows laptop or desktop. Let’s look at how using these tools will completely change how you develop with Linux tools in Windows.
June 21, 2019Jun 21, 201906/21/19The Windows Terminal preview is now in the Microsoft Store!
The Windows Terminal is the new, powerful, open source terminal application that was announced at Build 2019. Its main features include multiple tabs, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine,
June 12, 2019Jun 12, 201906/12/19We’re excited to announce starting today you can try the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 by installing Windows build 18917 in the Insider Fast ring! In this blog post we’ll cover how to get started, the new wsl.exe commands, and some important tips.
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
September 18, 2019Sep 18, 201909/18/19Cascadia Code is finally here! You can install it directly from the GitHub repository’s releases page or automatically receive it in the next update of Windows Terminal.
Wait, what’s Cascadia Code?
Cascadia Code was announced this past May at Microsoft’s Build event.
August 27, 2019Aug 27, 201908/27/19The time has come for another update to the Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 is now available in the Microsoft Store and on GitHub!
And for those interested in more detail, please review the Terminal v0.4 release notes.
Settings Updates
Profiles.json is Now in LocalState
The profiles.json file has been moved from the RoamingState folder to the LocalState folder.
August 14, 2019Aug 14, 201908/14/19In an earlier blog post, An In Depth Tutorial on Linux development on Windows with WSL and Visual Studio Code, we showed you how to set up Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Visual Studio Code for Linux development. In this post,
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 has been published to the Microsoft Store! If you have previously installed the Terminal from the Store, you will receive this update automatically.
If you’ve not yet installed Terminal from the Microsoft Store, now would be a great time because it contains some MAJOR improvements and updates!
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19The Windows Terminal can now connect you to the Azure Cloud Shell!
We have a new default profile – the Azure Cloud Shell, which will allow you to access your Azure directories/tenants through the Windows Terminal app itself.
If you already have Windows Terminal installed
Your settings will not automatically update with the new default profile (since the file does not regenerate every time you open up Windows Terminal),
July 26, 2019Jul 26, 201907/26/19A new Windows insiders build has just released, and it contains some hot off the press features for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)! We’ve added the ability to access Linux networking applications in a WSL 2 distro from Windows with localhost,
July 22, 2019Jul 22, 201907/22/19In an earlier blog post, Take your Linux development experience in Windows to the next level with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Visual Studio Code Remote, we introduced an overview of the VS Code Remote – WSL extension, which simplifies Linux development on Windows Subsystem on Linux (WSL).
July 1, 2019Jul 1, 201907/1/19Using VS Code Remote and the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) gives you a fully featured Linux development environment on a Windows laptop or desktop. Let’s look at how using these tools will completely change how you develop with Linux tools in Windows.
June 21, 2019Jun 21, 201906/21/19The Windows Terminal preview is now in the Microsoft Store!
The Windows Terminal is the new, powerful, open source terminal application that was announced at Build 2019. Its main features include multiple tabs, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine,
June 12, 2019Jun 12, 201906/12/19We’re excited to announce starting today you can try the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 by installing Windows build 18917 in the Insider Fast ring! In this blog post we’ll cover how to get started, the new wsl.exe commands, and some important tips.
Cmd
September 18, 2019Sep 18, 201909/18/19Cascadia Code is finally here! You can install it directly from the GitHub repository’s releases page or automatically receive it in the next update of Windows Terminal.
Wait, what’s Cascadia Code?
Cascadia Code was announced this past May at Microsoft’s Build event.
August 27, 2019Aug 27, 201908/27/19The time has come for another update to the Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 is now available in the Microsoft Store and on GitHub!
And for those interested in more detail, please review the Terminal v0.4 release notes.
Settings Updates
Profiles.json is Now in LocalState
The profiles.json file has been moved from the RoamingState folder to the LocalState folder.
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 has been published to the Microsoft Store! If you have previously installed the Terminal from the Store, you will receive this update automatically.
If you’ve not yet installed Terminal from the Microsoft Store, now would be a great time because it contains some MAJOR improvements and updates!
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19The Windows Terminal can now connect you to the Azure Cloud Shell!
We have a new default profile – the Azure Cloud Shell, which will allow you to access your Azure directories/tenants through the Windows Terminal app itself.
If you already have Windows Terminal installed
Your settings will not automatically update with the new default profile (since the file does not regenerate every time you open up Windows Terminal),
June 21, 2019Jun 21, 201906/21/19The Windows Terminal preview is now in the Microsoft Store!
The Windows Terminal is the new, powerful, open source terminal application that was announced at Build 2019. Its main features include multiple tabs, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine,
May 20, 2019May 20, 201905/20/19Last week, Microsoft held its Build 2019 conference at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Build is a large event with several thousand people from around the world attending to learn all about the current, newest, and future developer-oriented tech coming from Microsoft.
May 6, 2019May 6, 201905/6/19We are beyond excited to announce Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal is a new, modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application for users of command-line tools and shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL.
https://aka.ms/terminal-video
Windows Terminal will be delivered via the Microsoft Store in Windows 10 and will be updated regularly,
December 10, 2018Dec 10, 201812/10/18As of Windows 10 build 18298, when you open the properties page of any Console window, you’ll notice an additional “Terminal” tab. Click on this tab and you’ll see several new settings for some experimental features we’re working on for future OS releases:
Important Note: These settings are “experimental”,
August 2, 2018Aug 2, 201808/2/18In this, the fourth post in the Windows Command-Line series, we’ll discuss the new Windows Pseudo Console (ConPTY) infrastructure and API – why we built it, what it’s for, how it works, how to use it, and more.
July 20, 2018Jul 20, 201807/20/18Welcome to the third post in the Windows Command-Line series. In this post, we’ll start to dig into the internals of the Windows Console and Command-Line, what it is, what it does … and what it doesn’t do!
Command-Line
September 18, 2019Sep 18, 201909/18/19Cascadia Code is finally here! You can install it directly from the GitHub repository’s releases page or automatically receive it in the next update of Windows Terminal.
Wait, what’s Cascadia Code?
Cascadia Code was announced this past May at Microsoft’s Build event.
August 27, 2019Aug 27, 201908/27/19The time has come for another update to the Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 is now available in the Microsoft Store and on GitHub!
And for those interested in more detail, please review the Terminal v0.4 release notes.
Settings Updates
Profiles.json is Now in LocalState
The profiles.json file has been moved from the RoamingState folder to the LocalState folder.
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 has been published to the Microsoft Store! If you have previously installed the Terminal from the Store, you will receive this update automatically.
If you’ve not yet installed Terminal from the Microsoft Store, now would be a great time because it contains some MAJOR improvements and updates!
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19The Windows Terminal can now connect you to the Azure Cloud Shell!
We have a new default profile – the Azure Cloud Shell, which will allow you to access your Azure directories/tenants through the Windows Terminal app itself.
If you already have Windows Terminal installed
Your settings will not automatically update with the new default profile (since the file does not regenerate every time you open up Windows Terminal),
July 26, 2019Jul 26, 201907/26/19A new Windows insiders build has just released, and it contains some hot off the press features for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)! We’ve added the ability to access Linux networking applications in a WSL 2 distro from Windows with localhost,
June 21, 2019Jun 21, 201906/21/19The Windows Terminal preview is now in the Microsoft Store!
The Windows Terminal is the new, powerful, open source terminal application that was announced at Build 2019. Its main features include multiple tabs, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine,
May 20, 2019May 20, 201905/20/19Last week, Microsoft held its Build 2019 conference at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Build is a large event with several thousand people from around the world attending to learn all about the current, newest, and future developer-oriented tech coming from Microsoft.
May 13, 2019May 13, 201905/13/19After announcing WSL 2 last week, we have had an amazing response from the community and received many great questions about the details surrounding this new architecture. We love answering your questions and want to make sure these answers reach as many WSL users as possible.
May 6, 2019May 6, 201905/6/19We are beyond excited to announce Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal is a new, modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application for users of command-line tools and shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL.
https://aka.ms/terminal-video
Windows Terminal will be delivered via the Microsoft Store in Windows 10 and will be updated regularly,
December 10, 2018Dec 10, 201812/10/18As of Windows 10 build 18298, when you open the properties page of any Console window, you’ll notice an additional “Terminal” tab. Click on this tab and you’ll see several new settings for some experimental features we’re working on for future OS releases:
Important Note: These settings are “experimental”,
Debian
September 7, 2018Sep 7, 201809/7/18Recently, customers in an enterprise environment have asked if there is a way to install WSL without an internet connection. These companies had some machines that would benefit from having WSL, but don’t have an internet connection for security, logistics, or other reasons.
March 6, 2018Mar 6, 201803/6/18We’re excited to announce that you can now download & install Debian GNU/Linux via the Windows Store!
After we announced that you’d be able to install and run multiple distro’s side-by-side on WSL , we are happy to introduce another one of your favorite Linux distros to the Windows Store.
November 17, 2016Nov 17, 201611/17/16Update – May 2019 Windows 10 version 1903 has now been released and allows an important update to WSL that allows Windows applications and tools to access Linux files directly. To do this, WSL hosts a new P9 fileserver, which exposes distro filesystems to Windows apps and tools via \\wsl$\<DistroName>\!
Distros
February 15, 2019Feb 15, 201902/15/19The next Windows update is coming soon and we’re bringing exciting new updates to WSL with it! These include accessing the Linux file system from Windows, and improvements to how you manage and configure your distros in the command line.
Accessing Linux files from Windows
In the past,
November 5, 2018Nov 5, 201811/5/18On October 2, 2018, Microsoft announced that the availability of the** Windows 10 October 2018 Update**. After the update was paused, the rollout resumed on November 13, 2018. You can read more about the Windows 10 quality approach here. This post,
September 7, 2018Sep 7, 201809/7/18Recently, customers in an enterprise environment have asked if there is a way to install WSL without an internet connection. These companies had some machines that would benefit from having WSL, but don’t have an internet connection for security, logistics, or other reasons.
July 9, 2018Jul 9, 201807/9/18Canonical recently released Ubuntu 18.04 in the Microsoft Store. We received many questions around the various Ubuntu releases in the Store in addition to how best to upgrade your existing releases. With the help of our friends at Canonical, we have created a guide to upgrading your Ubuntu release.
May 15, 2018May 15, 201805/15/18Last week, the WSL team attended Microsoft //Build 2018. We had a great time meeting many of you and answering questions at the command line booth. In case you missed it, you can watch out session, Set up a Windows Dev Environment that Feels Like $HOME,
March 26, 2018Mar 26, 201803/26/18We are happy to announce that we have open sourced a WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) sample for Linux distribution maintainers. This sample allows distro maintainers to build WSL distro packages for the Microsoft Store and developers to create custom Linux distro packages for sideloading.
March 6, 2018Mar 6, 201803/6/18We’re excited to announce that you can now download & install Debian GNU/Linux via the Windows Store!
After we announced that you’d be able to install and run multiple distro’s side-by-side on WSL , we are happy to introduce another one of your favorite Linux distros to the Windows Store.
March 5, 2018Mar 5, 201803/5/18We’re excited to announce that you can now download & install Kali Linux via the Windows Store!
Our community expressed great interest in bringing Kali Linux to WSL in response to a blog post on Kali Linux on WSL. We are happy to officially introduce Kali Linux on WSL 😊.
July 19, 2017Jul 19, 201707/19/17We’re excited to announce that you can now download & install openSUSE Leap 42 and SLES 12 via the Windows Store RIGHT NOW!
**Important Note:**** You will need to be running **any Windows 10 Insider build = #16215 and have the WSL optional component enabled.
July 10, 2017Jul 10, 201707/10/17Today, we’re excited to announce that Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux Distro is now available in the Windows Store and can be downloaded and installed on any Windows 10 Insider build = #16215!
Note: Because Windows 10 Insider builds are essentially weekly snapshots of the next version of Windows 10 as it’s being built,
Fedora
September 7, 2018Sep 7, 201809/7/18Recently, customers in an enterprise environment have asked if there is a way to install WSL without an internet connection. These companies had some machines that would benefit from having WSL, but don’t have an internet connection for security, logistics, or other reasons.
May 11, 2017May 11, 201705/11/17We’re REALLY excited about this announcement and think many of you will be too 😉
November 17, 2016Nov 17, 201611/17/16Update – May 2019 Windows 10 version 1903 has now been released and allows an important update to WSL that allows Windows applications and tools to access Linux files directly. To do this, WSL hosts a new P9 fileserver, which exposes distro filesystems to Windows apps and tools via \\wsl$\<DistroName>\!
Kali
September 7, 2018Sep 7, 201809/7/18Recently, customers in an enterprise environment have asked if there is a way to install WSL without an internet connection. These companies had some machines that would benefit from having WSL, but don’t have an internet connection for security, logistics, or other reasons.
March 5, 2018Mar 5, 201803/5/18We’re excited to announce that you can now download & install Kali Linux via the Windows Store!
Our community expressed great interest in bringing Kali Linux to WSL in response to a blog post on Kali Linux on WSL. We are happy to officially introduce Kali Linux on WSL 😊.
November 17, 2016Nov 17, 201611/17/16Update – May 2019 Windows 10 version 1903 has now been released and allows an important update to WSL that allows Windows applications and tools to access Linux files directly. To do this, WSL hosts a new P9 fileserver, which exposes distro filesystems to Windows apps and tools via \\wsl$\<DistroName>\!
Linux tools
September 18, 2019Sep 18, 201909/18/19Cascadia Code is finally here! You can install it directly from the GitHub repository’s releases page or automatically receive it in the next update of Windows Terminal.
Wait, what’s Cascadia Code?
Cascadia Code was announced this past May at Microsoft’s Build event.
August 27, 2019Aug 27, 201908/27/19The time has come for another update to the Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 is now available in the Microsoft Store and on GitHub!
And for those interested in more detail, please review the Terminal v0.4 release notes.
Settings Updates
Profiles.json is Now in LocalState
The profiles.json file has been moved from the RoamingState folder to the LocalState folder.
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 has been published to the Microsoft Store! If you have previously installed the Terminal from the Store, you will receive this update automatically.
If you’ve not yet installed Terminal from the Microsoft Store, now would be a great time because it contains some MAJOR improvements and updates!
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19The Windows Terminal can now connect you to the Azure Cloud Shell!
We have a new default profile – the Azure Cloud Shell, which will allow you to access your Azure directories/tenants through the Windows Terminal app itself.
If you already have Windows Terminal installed
Your settings will not automatically update with the new default profile (since the file does not regenerate every time you open up Windows Terminal),
July 22, 2019Jul 22, 201907/22/19In an earlier blog post, Take your Linux development experience in Windows to the next level with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Visual Studio Code Remote, we introduced an overview of the VS Code Remote – WSL extension, which simplifies Linux development on Windows Subsystem on Linux (WSL).
June 21, 2019Jun 21, 201906/21/19The Windows Terminal preview is now in the Microsoft Store!
The Windows Terminal is the new, powerful, open source terminal application that was announced at Build 2019. Its main features include multiple tabs, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine,
May 20, 2019May 20, 201905/20/19Last week, Microsoft held its Build 2019 conference at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Build is a large event with several thousand people from around the world attending to learn all about the current, newest, and future developer-oriented tech coming from Microsoft.
May 13, 2019May 13, 201905/13/19After announcing WSL 2 last week, we have had an amazing response from the community and received many great questions about the details surrounding this new architecture. We love answering your questions and want to make sure these answers reach as many WSL users as possible.
May 6, 2019May 6, 201905/6/19We are beyond excited to announce Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal is a new, modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application for users of command-line tools and shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL.
https://aka.ms/terminal-video
Windows Terminal will be delivered via the Microsoft Store in Windows 10 and will be updated regularly,
May 6, 2019May 6, 201905/6/19Beginning with Windows Insiders builds this Summer, we will include an in-house custom-built Linux kernel to underpin the newest version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). This marks the first time that the Linux kernel will be included as a component in Windows.
MS-DOS
September 18, 2019Sep 18, 201909/18/19Cascadia Code is finally here! You can install it directly from the GitHub repository’s releases page or automatically receive it in the next update of Windows Terminal.
Wait, what’s Cascadia Code?
Cascadia Code was announced this past May at Microsoft’s Build event.
August 27, 2019Aug 27, 201908/27/19The time has come for another update to the Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 is now available in the Microsoft Store and on GitHub!
And for those interested in more detail, please review the Terminal v0.4 release notes.
Settings Updates
Profiles.json is Now in LocalState
The profiles.json file has been moved from the RoamingState folder to the LocalState folder.
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 has been published to the Microsoft Store! If you have previously installed the Terminal from the Store, you will receive this update automatically.
If you’ve not yet installed Terminal from the Microsoft Store, now would be a great time because it contains some MAJOR improvements and updates!
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19The Windows Terminal can now connect you to the Azure Cloud Shell!
We have a new default profile – the Azure Cloud Shell, which will allow you to access your Azure directories/tenants through the Windows Terminal app itself.
If you already have Windows Terminal installed
Your settings will not automatically update with the new default profile (since the file does not regenerate every time you open up Windows Terminal),
June 21, 2019Jun 21, 201906/21/19The Windows Terminal preview is now in the Microsoft Store!
The Windows Terminal is the new, powerful, open source terminal application that was announced at Build 2019. Its main features include multiple tabs, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine,
May 20, 2019May 20, 201905/20/19Last week, Microsoft held its Build 2019 conference at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Build is a large event with several thousand people from around the world attending to learn all about the current, newest, and future developer-oriented tech coming from Microsoft.
May 6, 2019May 6, 201905/6/19We are beyond excited to announce Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal is a new, modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application for users of command-line tools and shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL.
https://aka.ms/terminal-video
Windows Terminal will be delivered via the Microsoft Store in Windows 10 and will be updated regularly,
September 28, 2018Sep 28, 201809/28/18In March 2014, Microsoft released the source code to MS-DOS 1.25 and 2.0 via the Computer History Museum. The announcement also contains a brief history of how MS-DOS came to be for those new to the subject, and ends with many links to related articles and resources for those interested in learning more.
June 27, 2018Jun 27, 201806/27/18Welcome to the second post in this “Windows Command-Line” series. In this post we’ll discuss some of the background & history behind the Windows Command-Line. Specifically, we’ll explore its humble origins in MS-DOS, to its modern-day incarnation supporting tools like PowerShell and Windows Subsystem for Linux.
SUSE
September 7, 2018Sep 7, 201809/7/18Recently, customers in an enterprise environment have asked if there is a way to install WSL without an internet connection. These companies had some machines that would benefit from having WSL, but don’t have an internet connection for security, logistics, or other reasons.
July 19, 2017Jul 19, 201707/19/17We’re excited to announce that you can now download & install openSUSE Leap 42 and SLES 12 via the Windows Store RIGHT NOW!
**Important Note:**** You will need to be running **any Windows 10 Insider build = #16215 and have the WSL optional component enabled.
May 11, 2017May 11, 201705/11/17We’re REALLY excited about this announcement and think many of you will be too 😉
November 17, 2016Nov 17, 201611/17/16Update – May 2019 Windows 10 version 1903 has now been released and allows an important update to WSL that allows Windows applications and tools to access Linux files directly. To do this, WSL hosts a new P9 fileserver, which exposes distro filesystems to Windows apps and tools via \\wsl$\<DistroName>\!
Ubuntu
September 7, 2018Sep 7, 201809/7/18Recently, customers in an enterprise environment have asked if there is a way to install WSL without an internet connection. These companies had some machines that would benefit from having WSL, but don’t have an internet connection for security, logistics, or other reasons.
July 9, 2018Jul 9, 201807/9/18Canonical recently released Ubuntu 18.04 in the Microsoft Store. We received many questions around the various Ubuntu releases in the Store in addition to how best to upgrade your existing releases. With the help of our friends at Canonical, we have created a guide to upgrading your Ubuntu release.
May 15, 2018May 15, 201805/15/18Last week, the WSL team attended Microsoft //Build 2018. We had a great time meeting many of you and answering questions at the command line booth. In case you missed it, you can watch out session, Set up a Windows Dev Environment that Feels Like $HOME,
July 19, 2017Jul 19, 201707/19/17We’re excited to announce that you can now download & install openSUSE Leap 42 and SLES 12 via the Windows Store RIGHT NOW!
**Important Note:**** You will need to be running **any Windows 10 Insider build = #16215 and have the WSL optional component enabled.
July 10, 2017Jul 10, 201707/10/17Today, we’re excited to announce that Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux Distro is now available in the Windows Store and can be downloaded and installed on any Windows 10 Insider build = #16215!
Note: Because Windows 10 Insider builds are essentially weekly snapshots of the next version of Windows 10 as it’s being built,
May 11, 2017May 11, 201705/11/17We’re REALLY excited about this announcement and think many of you will be too 😉
November 17, 2016Nov 17, 201611/17/16Update – May 2019 Windows 10 version 1903 has now been released and allows an important update to WSL that allows Windows applications and tools to access Linux files directly. To do this, WSL hosts a new P9 fileserver, which exposes distro filesystems to Windows apps and tools via \\wsl$\<DistroName>\!
Uncategorized
August 27, 2019Aug 27, 201908/27/19The time has come for another update to the Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 is now available in the Microsoft Store and on GitHub!
And for those interested in more detail, please review the Terminal v0.4 release notes.
Settings Updates
Profiles.json is Now in LocalState
The profiles.json file has been moved from the RoamingState folder to the LocalState folder.
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19The Windows Terminal can now connect you to the Azure Cloud Shell!
We have a new default profile – the Azure Cloud Shell, which will allow you to access your Azure directories/tenants through the Windows Terminal app itself.
If you already have Windows Terminal installed
Your settings will not automatically update with the new default profile (since the file does not regenerate every time you open up Windows Terminal),
June 21, 2019Jun 21, 201906/21/19The Windows Terminal preview is now in the Microsoft Store!
The Windows Terminal is the new, powerful, open source terminal application that was announced at Build 2019. Its main features include multiple tabs, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine,
May 6, 2019May 6, 201905/6/19Today we’re unveiling the newest architecture for the Windows Subsystem for Linux: WSL 2! Changes in this new architecture will allow for: dramatic file system performance increases, and full system call compatibility, meaning you can run more Linux apps in WSL 2 such as Docker.
April 11, 2017Apr 11, 201704/11/17When Windows 10 Anniversary Update (AU) was shipped, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) was still far from complete, and was known to have many incompatibilities, especially with popular developer tools like node.js, Java, etc.
However, it was important to get this exciting new feature into the hands of real users so that we could learn from them –
February 8, 2017Feb 8, 201702/8/17I first learned about Visual C++ for Linux, which was released in March 2016, shortly before the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) was first announced. I was immediately blown away by how VERY cool this feature of Visual Studio is!
What’s insanely cool about this feature is that when the project is built,
October 19, 2016Oct 19, 201610/19/16Not only does Windows 10 Insider build #14951 introduce Bash Windows interop, it also delivers support for Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial).
While many of our more intrepid early-adopters have manually upgraded their Ubuntu 14.04 instances to Ubuntu 16.04, as of Windows 10 Insider build #14951,
July 1, 2016Jul 1, 201607/1/16If you’re anything like me, you’re already overloaded with work/studies & life, and there’s just never enough time to go and dig into all the awesome new open-source projects, cool new tools, exciting new languages & platforms, and any amount of other technology that appears almost hourly these days.
March 24, 2016Mar 24, 201603/24/16Welcome to our new blog focusing on Windows command line tools for developers.
We’ll soon be publishing news, articles, updates, information, links and all manner of content related to the Windows command-line tools including PowerShell, Bash on Ubuntu on Windows and the Console itself.
Windows 10
September 18, 2019Sep 18, 201909/18/19Cascadia Code is finally here! You can install it directly from the GitHub repository’s releases page or automatically receive it in the next update of Windows Terminal.
Wait, what’s Cascadia Code?
Cascadia Code was announced this past May at Microsoft’s Build event.
August 27, 2019Aug 27, 201908/27/19The time has come for another update to the Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 is now available in the Microsoft Store and on GitHub!
And for those interested in more detail, please review the Terminal v0.4 release notes.
Settings Updates
Profiles.json is Now in LocalState
The profiles.json file has been moved from the RoamingState folder to the LocalState folder.
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 has been published to the Microsoft Store! If you have previously installed the Terminal from the Store, you will receive this update automatically.
If you’ve not yet installed Terminal from the Microsoft Store, now would be a great time because it contains some MAJOR improvements and updates!
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19The Windows Terminal can now connect you to the Azure Cloud Shell!
We have a new default profile – the Azure Cloud Shell, which will allow you to access your Azure directories/tenants through the Windows Terminal app itself.
If you already have Windows Terminal installed
Your settings will not automatically update with the new default profile (since the file does not regenerate every time you open up Windows Terminal),
June 21, 2019Jun 21, 201906/21/19The Windows Terminal preview is now in the Microsoft Store!
The Windows Terminal is the new, powerful, open source terminal application that was announced at Build 2019. Its main features include multiple tabs, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine,
May 20, 2019May 20, 201905/20/19Last week, Microsoft held its Build 2019 conference at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Build is a large event with several thousand people from around the world attending to learn all about the current, newest, and future developer-oriented tech coming from Microsoft.
May 6, 2019May 6, 201905/6/19We are beyond excited to announce Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal is a new, modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application for users of command-line tools and shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL.
https://aka.ms/terminal-video
Windows Terminal will be delivered via the Microsoft Store in Windows 10 and will be updated regularly,
May 6, 2019May 6, 201905/6/19Beginning with Windows Insiders builds this Summer, we will include an in-house custom-built Linux kernel to underpin the newest version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). This marks the first time that the Linux kernel will be included as a component in Windows.
February 15, 2019Feb 15, 201902/15/19The next Windows update is coming soon and we’re bringing exciting new updates to WSL with it! These include accessing the Linux file system from Windows, and improvements to how you manage and configure your distros in the command line.
Accessing Linux files from Windows
In the past,
November 5, 2018Nov 5, 201811/5/18On October 2, 2018, Microsoft announced that the availability of the** Windows 10 October 2018 Update**. After the update was paused, the rollout resumed on November 13, 2018. You can read more about the Windows 10 quality approach here. This post,
Windows Console
September 18, 2019Sep 18, 201909/18/19Cascadia Code is finally here! You can install it directly from the GitHub repository’s releases page or automatically receive it in the next update of Windows Terminal.
Wait, what’s Cascadia Code?
Cascadia Code was announced this past May at Microsoft’s Build event.
August 27, 2019Aug 27, 201908/27/19The time has come for another update to the Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 is now available in the Microsoft Store and on GitHub!
And for those interested in more detail, please review the Terminal v0.4 release notes.
Settings Updates
Profiles.json is Now in LocalState
The profiles.json file has been moved from the RoamingState folder to the LocalState folder.
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 has been published to the Microsoft Store! If you have previously installed the Terminal from the Store, you will receive this update automatically.
If you’ve not yet installed Terminal from the Microsoft Store, now would be a great time because it contains some MAJOR improvements and updates!
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19The Windows Terminal can now connect you to the Azure Cloud Shell!
We have a new default profile – the Azure Cloud Shell, which will allow you to access your Azure directories/tenants through the Windows Terminal app itself.
If you already have Windows Terminal installed
Your settings will not automatically update with the new default profile (since the file does not regenerate every time you open up Windows Terminal),
June 21, 2019Jun 21, 201906/21/19The Windows Terminal preview is now in the Microsoft Store!
The Windows Terminal is the new, powerful, open source terminal application that was announced at Build 2019. Its main features include multiple tabs, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine,
May 20, 2019May 20, 201905/20/19Last week, Microsoft held its Build 2019 conference at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Build is a large event with several thousand people from around the world attending to learn all about the current, newest, and future developer-oriented tech coming from Microsoft.
May 6, 2019May 6, 201905/6/19We are beyond excited to announce Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal is a new, modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application for users of command-line tools and shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL.
https://aka.ms/terminal-video
Windows Terminal will be delivered via the Microsoft Store in Windows 10 and will be updated regularly,
December 10, 2018Dec 10, 201812/10/18As of Windows 10 build 18298, when you open the properties page of any Console window, you’ll notice an additional “Terminal” tab. Click on this tab and you’ll see several new settings for some experimental features we’re working on for future OS releases:
Important Note: These settings are “experimental”,
November 15, 2018Nov 15, 201811/15/18In this post, we’ll discuss the improvements we’ve been making to the Windows Console’s internal text buffer, enabling it to better store and handle Unicode and UTF-8 text.
October 31, 2018Oct 31, 201810/31/18Many of you have been asking for Windows Console to support zoom. Well, today is your lucky day! 😜 Install today’s Windows 10 Insider build #18272 and you can!
How does one perform this magic? After upgrading to Win10 Insider build #18272 or later,
Windows Server
June 27, 2018Jun 27, 201806/27/18Welcome to the second post in this “Windows Command-Line” series. In this post we’ll discuss some of the background & history behind the Windows Command-Line. Specifically, we’ll explore its humble origins in MS-DOS, to its modern-day incarnation supporting tools like PowerShell and Windows Subsystem for Linux.
December 19, 2017Dec 19, 201712/19/17Introduction:
Beginning in Insider Build 17063, you’ll be able to use the unix socket (AF_UNIX) address family on Windows to communicate between Win32 processes. Unix sockets allow inter-process communication (IPC) between processes on the same machine.
Overview:
Support for the unix socket has existed both in BSD and Linux for the longest time,
August 8, 2017Aug 8, 201708/8/17We are very excited to announce that Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now available on Windows Server!
Using WSL, Windows Server administrators, devops engineers, developers, etc., will be able to run their favorite Linux tools, apps, and scripts, alongside their favorite Windows admin tools.
Windows Store
August 27, 2019Aug 27, 201908/27/19The time has come for another update to the Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 is now available in the Microsoft Store and on GitHub!
And for those interested in more detail, please review the Terminal v0.4 release notes.
Settings Updates
Profiles.json is Now in LocalState
The profiles.json file has been moved from the RoamingState folder to the LocalState folder.
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 has been published to the Microsoft Store! If you have previously installed the Terminal from the Store, you will receive this update automatically.
If you’ve not yet installed Terminal from the Microsoft Store, now would be a great time because it contains some MAJOR improvements and updates!
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19The Windows Terminal can now connect you to the Azure Cloud Shell!
We have a new default profile – the Azure Cloud Shell, which will allow you to access your Azure directories/tenants through the Windows Terminal app itself.
If you already have Windows Terminal installed
Your settings will not automatically update with the new default profile (since the file does not regenerate every time you open up Windows Terminal),
June 21, 2019Jun 21, 201906/21/19The Windows Terminal preview is now in the Microsoft Store!
The Windows Terminal is the new, powerful, open source terminal application that was announced at Build 2019. Its main features include multiple tabs, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine,
May 6, 2019May 6, 201905/6/19We are beyond excited to announce Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal is a new, modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application for users of command-line tools and shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL.
https://aka.ms/terminal-video
Windows Terminal will be delivered via the Microsoft Store in Windows 10 and will be updated regularly,
September 7, 2018Sep 7, 201809/7/18Recently, customers in an enterprise environment have asked if there is a way to install WSL without an internet connection. These companies had some machines that would benefit from having WSL, but don’t have an internet connection for security, logistics, or other reasons.
July 10, 2017Jul 10, 201707/10/17Today, we’re excited to announce that Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux Distro is now available in the Windows Store and can be downloaded and installed on any Windows 10 Insider build = #16215!
Note: Because Windows 10 Insider builds are essentially weekly snapshots of the next version of Windows 10 as it’s being built,
May 11, 2017May 11, 201705/11/17We’re REALLY excited about this announcement and think many of you will be too 😉
November 17, 2016Nov 17, 201611/17/16Update – May 2019 Windows 10 version 1903 has now been released and allows an important update to WSL that allows Windows applications and tools to access Linux files directly. To do this, WSL hosts a new P9 fileserver, which exposes distro filesystems to Windows apps and tools via \\wsl$\<DistroName>\!
Windows Terminal
September 18, 2019Sep 18, 201909/18/19Cascadia Code is finally here! You can install it directly from the GitHub repository’s releases page or automatically receive it in the next update of Windows Terminal.
Wait, what’s Cascadia Code?
Cascadia Code was announced this past May at Microsoft’s Build event.
August 27, 2019Aug 27, 201908/27/19The time has come for another update to the Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 is now available in the Microsoft Store and on GitHub!
And for those interested in more detail, please review the Terminal v0.4 release notes.
Settings Updates
Profiles.json is Now in LocalState
The profiles.json file has been moved from the RoamingState folder to the LocalState folder.
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 has been published to the Microsoft Store! If you have previously installed the Terminal from the Store, you will receive this update automatically.
If you’ve not yet installed Terminal from the Microsoft Store, now would be a great time because it contains some MAJOR improvements and updates!
August 2, 2019Aug 2, 201908/2/19The Windows Terminal can now connect you to the Azure Cloud Shell!
We have a new default profile – the Azure Cloud Shell, which will allow you to access your Azure directories/tenants through the Windows Terminal app itself.
If you already have Windows Terminal installed
Your settings will not automatically update with the new default profile (since the file does not regenerate every time you open up Windows Terminal),
June 21, 2019Jun 21, 201906/21/19The Windows Terminal preview is now in the Microsoft Store!
The Windows Terminal is the new, powerful, open source terminal application that was announced at Build 2019. Its main features include multiple tabs, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine,
May 20, 2019May 20, 201905/20/19Last week, Microsoft held its Build 2019 conference at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Build is a large event with several thousand people from around the world attending to learn all about the current, newest, and future developer-oriented tech coming from Microsoft.
May 6, 2019May 6, 201905/6/19We are beyond excited to announce Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal is a new, modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application for users of command-line tools and shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL.
https://aka.ms/terminal-video
Windows Terminal will be delivered via the Microsoft Store in Windows 10 and will be updated regularly,
