In another blockbuster post, our Summer 2017 Intern, @craigaloewen unveils a subtle, but important improvement to the Console in Windows 10 build 16257. I know many of you have been asking for this! Over to you Craig ...
The Windows Console's colors are getting their first overhaul in more than 20 years! Hurray!
The default color values ...
Ever wonder what was run in that Console window that briefly appeared on your screen? In this guest post, Craig Loewen - our awesome summer intern explains how you can find out what command-line applications run on your machine. Over to you Craig ...
[This article includes samples from Nathan Gau’s Blog on Using SCOM to Capture Suspicious...
We're excited to announce that in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (FCU) due to ship in fall 2017, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) will no longer be a beta feature and will become a fully supported Windows feature. Early adopters on the Windows Insider program will notice that WSL is no longer marked as a beta feature as of Insider build ...
We’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.
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We’ve been excitedly waiting for this moment ever since we ...
Today, 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!
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Note: Because Windows 10 Insider builds are essentially weekly snapshots of the next version of Windows 10 as it’s being built, this ...
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As of Windows 10 Insider build >= 16215, you no longer have to enable Developer Mode (Settings -> Update & Security -> For Developers) in order to run Bash on Ubuntu on Windows!
Why?
This restriction was first put in place to safeguard non-technical users from inadvertently using a feature that was, at the time, very new and ...
In case you've not seen it yet, Bash/WSL team members Yosef, Paul & Ben, along with Sean Larkin (WebPack) & Ken Wheeler (FormidableLabs) talk about what Bash/WSL is, what it's for, and why it's an essential tool to them!
Be sure to watch, and comment below and/or hit us up on Twitter if you have questions!
Yosef (@yosefdurr) Paul...
Will Linux distros run on Windows 10 S?
Many people have asked "You just announced that Linux distro's are coming to the Windows Store - will they run on Windows 10 S?"
The answer is No!
Just because an "app" comes from the Windows Store does NOT automatically mean that it's safe & suitable for running in Windows 10 S. There are some ...
We're REALLY excited about this announcement and think many of you will be too ;)
On May 11th 2017, during Microsoft's Build conference keynote, Terry Myerson (EVP for Windows & Devices Group) made several announcements about the Windows Subsystem for Linux:
And at OSCON 2017 I delivered a talk on the architecture and history of...
At the end the post announcing what's new in Bash/WSL in Win10 Creators Update, I stated:
We continue to forge ahead with many planned improvements and exciting new features. Stay tuned for lots more exciting features coming in future releases of Windows 10: If you want to be among the first to access and experience improvements planned ...