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Nov 22, 2022
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The Windows Subsystem for Linux in the Microsoft Store is now generally available on Windows 10 and 11

Craig Loewen
Craig Loewen

Today the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in the Microsoft Store is dropping its “Preview” label and becomes generally available with our latest release! We are also making the Store version of WSL the default for new users who run and easily upgradeable by running for existing users. Using the Store version of WSL allows you to get updates...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command Line
Oct 18, 2022
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Windows Terminal is now the Default in Windows 11

Kayla Cinnamon
Kayla Cinnamon

The day has finally come! Windows Terminal is now the default command line experience on Windows 11 22H2! 🎉 This means that all command line applications will now automatically open in Windows Terminal. This blog post will go into how this setting is enabled, the journey of Windows Terminal along with its fan-favorite features, as well as give a...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command-LineWindows Console
Sep 21, 2022
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Systemd support is now available in WSL!

Craig Loewen
Craig Loewen

Systemd support is now available in WSL! The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) can now run systemd inside of your WSL distros, empowering you to do more with your Linux workflows on your Windows machine. This post will cover: For a summary, check out the video below: What is systemd? What can you do with it? From systemd.io : ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Sep 13, 2022
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Windows Terminal Preview 1.16 Release

Kayla Cinnamon
Kayla Cinnamon

The Windows Terminal team is back with another release for you! This release introduces version 1.16 to Windows Terminal Preview and updates Windows Terminal to version 1.15 with these new features. As always, you can install Windows Terminal and Windows Terminal Preview from the Microsoft Store, from the GitHub releases page, or by using winget. ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command-LineWindows Console
Aug 3, 2022
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Windows Package Manager 1.3

Demitrius Nelon
Demitrius Nelon

Today I get to announce Windows Package Manager 1.3 has been released. The team has been adding several enhancements to manifests to improve your package installation experience. We’ve enabled better package version reporting. A new setting allows verbose logs to be on by default. If you run the system architecture is now displayed. The progress...

Command LineWindows 10Open-Source
Jul 6, 2022
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Windows Terminal Preview 1.15 Release

Kayla Cinnamon
Kayla Cinnamon

Welcome back to another Windows Terminal release! This release updates Windows Terminal to version 1.14 and includes all of the features from this previous blog post. Additionally, Windows Terminal Preview is getting an update to version 1.15 and will include all the features detailed here. As always, you can install Windows Terminal and Windows ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command-LineWindows Console
Jun 21, 2022
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WSL 2 distros are now supported on Windows Server

Craig Loewen
Craig Loewen

WSL 2 distros are now supported on Windows Server You can now use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 type distros on Windows Server 2022! We’re excited to make this change so that now you can have the same modern WSL experience whether you use a Windows with Server or Desktop SKU. How to start using it We first talked about this change on ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
May 24, 2022
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Windows Terminal Preview 1.14 Release

Kayla Cinnamon
Kayla Cinnamon

It's Microsoft Build! We have a Windows Terminal Preview release for you focused on fixing bugs and improving quality. This release also migrates Windows Terminal to version 1.13, which contains the new features defined in this previous blog post. As always, you can install Windows Terminal Preview and Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store or ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command-LineWindows Console
Mar 4, 2022
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Windows Package Manager 1.2

Demitrius Nelon
Demitrius Nelon

We've been busy improving the Windows Package Manager. Today I have the pleasure of announcing the availability of Windows Package Manager 1.2. It has been released to the Microsoft Store as an automatic update to the "App Installer" this morning if you're running Windows 10 (1809+) or Windows 11. ARM64 Support We've been working to improve the...

Command-LineWindows ConsoleCommand Line
Feb 3, 2022
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Windows Terminal Preview 1.13 Release

Kayla Cinnamon
Kayla Cinnamon

Welcome to the first Windows Terminal release of 2022! This release will add the new features below to Windows Terminal Preview 1.13 and migrate Windows Terminal to version 1.12, which includes all of the features from this previous blog post. The Windows Terminal 1.12 build will be released through the Windows Insider Program before being ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command-LineWindows Console