Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Windows Terminal Preview 1.12 Release

Kayla Cinnamon October 20, 2021 Oct 20, 2021 10/20/21

Windows Terminal Preview 1.12 is here and it's HUGE! This release adds the new features below to Windows Terminal Preview 1.12 and adds the features from this previous blog post to Windows Terminal 1.11. Windows Terminal 1.11 will also be receiving the Defaults page in the settings UI along with the default terminal functionality. You can ...

A preview of WSL in the Microsoft Store is now available!

Craig Loewen October 11, 2021 Oct 11, 2021 10/11/21

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) preview is now available in the Microsoft Store as a store application for Windows 11 machines! Installing WSL through the store will allow you to get the latest WSL updates and features faster, and without needing to modify your Windows version. Read on to see how that’s possible and what this means for...

Windows Terminal Preview 1.11 Release

Kayla Cinnamon August 31, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 08/31/21

Windows Terminal Preview 1.11 is here! Come check out what's new in our open source command line tool.

Install WSL with a single command now available in Windows 10 version 2004 and higher

Craig Loewen July 30, 2021 Jul 30, 2021 07/30/21

In the latest Windows Insider Preview builds, you can install everything you need to run WSL just by running wsl.exe --install. We’re excited to announce that this functionality is now officially backported to Windows 10 version 2004 and higher, which will make installing WSL on those builds much easier! Using wsl --install The process ...

Build and Debug C++ with WSL 2 Distributions and Visual Studio 2022

Erika Sweet July 14, 2021 Jul 14, 2021 07/14/21

This post is written by Erika Sweet, a Program Manager on Microsoft's C++ Team. Visual Studio 2022 introduces a native WSL 2 toolset for C++ development. This toolset is available now in Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 Preview 2. WSL 2 is the new, recommended version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) architecture that provides better ...

Windows Terminal Preview 1.10 Release

Kayla Cinnamon July 14, 2021 Jul 14, 2021 07/14/21

It's Windows Terminal release day! This release introduces Windows Terminal Preview to version 1.10 and Windows Terminal will be updated to version 1.9 soon. Windows Terminal will include all of the features listed in the 1.9 blog post except for the default terminal setting and the ability to edit actions using the settings UI. We are keeping...

Windows Terminal Preview 1.9 Release

Kayla Cinnamon May 25, 2021 May 25, 2021 05/25/21

Happy Microsoft Build 2021 and happy 2nd birthday to Windows Terminal! This release introduces version 1.9 to Windows Terminal Preview and migrates Windows Terminal to version 1.8. As always, you can install both builds from the Microsoft Store as well as from the GitHub releases page. Let's get into what's new! Default terminal You can now ...

Servicing the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 Linux kernel

Craig Loewen April 16, 2021 Apr 16, 2021 04/16/21

Note: This blog post is co-authored by the awesome WSL dev Pierre Boulay. Thanks Pierre! 😊 We’ve just shipped the 5.10.16.3 WSL 2 Linux kernel version to Windows Insiders which brings exciting new changes: Support for the LUKS disk encryption, and some long-awaited bug fixes. We’d like to seize this opportunity to highlight these ...

Windows Terminal Preview 1.8 Release

Kayla Cinnamon April 14, 2021 Apr 14, 2021 04/14/21

Welcome back to another release of Windows Terminal! This release updates Windows Terminal Preview to version 1.8 and moves Windows Terminal to version 1.7. Both builds can be installed from the Microsoft Store as well as the GitHub releases page. Let's jump into what's new! Settings UI is default in stable The settings UI now ships inside ...

Windows Terminal Preview 1.7 Release

Kayla Cinnamon March 1, 2021 Mar 1, 2021 03/1/21

Welcome back to another release of Windows Terminal! This release migrates Windows Terminal to version 1.6, which includes all of the features from this previous blog post except for the settings UI. Windows Terminal Preview will move to version 1.7, which includes all of the features described below. You can install both Windows Terminal and ...

Windows Command Line

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) - Windows Command Line