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Windows Console: CTRL + Scroll to zoom and Dark Theme Scrollbar

October 31, 2018 Oct 31, 2018 10/31/18

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 Cmd, PowerShell, WSL, etc.) and then hit and hold ...

Windows Command-Line: Introducing the Windows Pseudo Console (ConPTY)

August 2, 2018 Aug 2, 2018 08/2/18

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 Command-Line: Inside the Windows Console

July 20, 2018 Jul 20, 2018 07/20/18

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 Command-Line: The Evolution of the Windows Command-Line

June 27, 2018 Jun 27, 2018 06/27/18

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.

Windows Command-Line: Backgrounder

June 20, 2018 Jun 20, 2018 06/20/18

Rich Turner

This is the first of a series of posts in which we’ll explore all things command-line – from the origins of the command-line and the evolution of the terminal, to what we’re doing to overhaul and modernize the Windows Console & command-line in future Windows releases.

Join us for a hot cup o Chocolatey!

May 8, 2018 May 8, 2018 05/8/18

Yosef Durr

Setting up a dev box should be easy and fast. At BUILD 2018 we announced a collaboration with Chocolatey and Boxstarter. The project founders discuss the collaboration in the following video. https://youtu.be/p8q-2d801xU Improving Machine Setup Have you set up a new dev machine and found it was frustrating or time consuming? It's ...

Tabbed Console starts here

April 13, 2018 Apr 13, 2018 04/13/18

Rich Turner

[2018-06-29: Important Note: As announced in the release notes for Windows 10 Insider build 17704, Sets and Tabs will NOT ship in the next mainstream release of Windows (codenamed RS5). Please read the first bullet under the heading "General changes, improvements, and fixes for PC" for more details.] [2018-04-16: Updated to better reflect...

What’s new for the Command Line in Windows 10 version 1803

March 7, 2018 Mar 7, 2018 03/7/18

Yosef Durr

The next Windows 10 update includes many new features for Command Line developers. In this post we'll review WSL, Hyper-V, new tools, and UWP Console applications coming to the Microsoft Store. We want to thank everyone who tried these updates via the Insiders program and provided feedback. We really appreciate hearing from you both when ...

Tar and Curl Come to Windows!

January 18, 2018 Jan 18, 2018 01/18/18

Rich Turner

One of the most frequent asks we hear across the entire Windows command-line spectrum is "I need curl" and/or "I need tar". If you're one of these people - HAPPY NEW YEAR! :) Windows 10 Insider build 17063 and later now include the real-deal curl and tar executables that you can execute directly from Cmd or PowerShell. Our sincere thanks ...

Share Environment Vars between WSL and Windows

December 22, 2017 Dec 22, 2017 12/22/17

Craig Wilhite

Hey WSL users—we have more features to share with you! Our latest Windows Insider build lets you share environment variables between WSL and Windows. Starting with Build 17063, let’s look at how you can leverage the new “WSLENV” to enhance environmental variable interop between Win32/WSL. Summary For the pros who’ve already heard ...

Windows Command Line

Command-Line - Windows Command Line

Windows Console: CTRL + Scroll to zoom and Dark Theme Scrollbar

Windows Command-Line: Introducing the Windows Pseudo Console (ConPTY)

Windows Command-Line: Inside the Windows Console

Windows Command-Line: The Evolution of the Windows Command-Line

Windows Command-Line: Backgrounder

Join us for a hot cup o Chocolatey!

Tabbed Console starts here

What’s new for the Command Line in Windows 10 version 1803

Tar and Curl Come to Windows!

Share Environment Vars between WSL and Windows

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