Showing results for 2018 - Windows Command Line

Dec 10, 2018
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New Experimental Console Features

Rich Turner
Rich Turner

As 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", because in certain scenarios, it's p...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command-LineWindows Console
Nov 15, 2018
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Windows Command-Line: Unicode and UTF-8 Output Text Buffer

Rich Turner
Rich Turner

In 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. Posts in the Windows Command-Line series: This list will be updated as more posts are published: [Source: David Farrell’s “Building a UTF-8 encoder in Perl”] T...

Command-LineWindows Console
Nov 5, 2018
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What’s New for WSL in the Windows 10 October 2018 Update

Tara Raj
Tara Raj

On 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, however, will cover what you can expect to see in WSL for the October 2018 Update, Windows 10 version...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Windows 10Linux tools
Oct 31, 2018
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Windows Console: CTRL + Scroll to zoom and Dark Theme Scrollbar

Rich Turner
Rich Turner

Many 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, open any Console window (E.g. launch , , , etc.) and then hit and hold CTRL while scrolling your mou...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command-LineWindows Console
Sep 28, 2018
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Re-Open-Sourcing MS-DOS 1.25 and 2.0

Rich Turner
Rich Turner

In 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. Today, we're re-open-sourcing MS-DOS on Gi...

MS-DOS
Sep 7, 2018
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Using WSL in an Enterprise

Craig Loewen
Craig Loewen

Recently, 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. Enter: The Microsoft Store for Business We (the WSL team) took a look in...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Windows StoreDistros
Aug 2, 2018
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Windows Command-Line: Introducing the Windows Pseudo Console (ConPTY)

Rich Turner
Rich Turner

In 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.

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command-LineWindows Console
Jul 20, 2018
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Windows Command-Line: Inside the Windows Console

Rich Turner
Rich Turner

Welcome 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!

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command-LineWindows Console
Jul 9, 2018
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A Guide to Upgrading your Ubuntu App’s Release

Tara Raj
Tara Raj

Canonical 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. We will soon add a short-form version of this guid...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Linux toolsUbuntu
Jun 27, 2018
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Windows Command-Line: The Evolution of the Windows Command-Line

Rich Turner
Rich Turner

Welcome 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.

Command-LineWindows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Windows Console