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Aug 2, 2019
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The Azure Cloud Shell Connector in Windows Terminal

Pankaj Bhojwani
Pankaj Bhojwani

The Windows Terminal can now connect you to the Azure Cloud Shell! We have a new default profile - the Azure Cloud Shell, which will allow you to access your Azure directories/tenants through the Windows Terminal app itself. If you already have Windows Terminal installed Your settings will not automatically update with the new default profile ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command-LineCommand Line
Jul 26, 2019
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What’s new for WSL in Insiders Preview Build 18945

Craig Loewen
Craig Loewen

A new Windows insiders build has just released, and it contains some hot off the press features for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)! We’ve added the ability to access Linux networking applications in a WSL 2 distro from Windows with , as well as global configuration options that will give you greater control over your Linux distros, such as s...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command-Line
Jun 21, 2019
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Windows Terminal Microsoft Store Preview Release

Kayla Cinnamon
Kayla Cinnamon

The Windows Terminal preview is now in the Microsoft Store! The Windows Terminal is the new, powerful, open source terminal application that was announced at Build 2019. Its main features include multiple tabs, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and custom themes, styles, and configurations. https://w...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command-LineCommand Line
May 20, 2019
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Windows Terminal Build 2019 FAQ

Kayla Cinnamon
Kayla Cinnamon

Last week, Microsoft held its Build 2019 conference at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Build is a large event with several thousand people from around the world attending to learn all about the current, newest, and future developer-oriented tech coming from Microsoft. We had the pleasure of meeting so many of you at our booth an...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command-LineWindows Console
May 13, 2019
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WSL 2 Post BUILD FAQ

Craig Loewen
Craig Loewen

After announcing WSL 2 last week, we have had an amazing response from the community and received many great questions about the details surrounding this new architecture. We love answering your questions and want to make sure these answers reach as many WSL users as possible. In this Q&A styled post we’ve gathered some of the most frequently a...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command-LineLinux tools
May 6, 2019
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Introducing Windows Terminal

Kayla Cinnamon
Kayla Cinnamon

We are beyond excited to announce Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal is a new, modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application for users of command-line tools and shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL. https://aka.ms/terminal-video Windows Terminal will be delivered via the Microsoft Store in Windows 10 and will b...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Command-LineWindows Console
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
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
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