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Oct 15, 2020
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Windows Terminal Tips and Tricks

Kayla Cinnamon
Kayla Cinnamon

Windows Terminal comes with a lot of features that allow you to customize it and interact with it in a way that feels most comfortable to you. Let's run through some tips and tricks that could help you set up your terminal in a way that's perfect for you. At the time of this blog post, Windows Terminal is on version 1.3 and Windows Terminal Preview...

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Sep 22, 2020
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What’s new in the Windows Subsystem for Linux – September 2020

Craig Loewen
Craig Loewen

This blog post highlights the WSL updates being made over the past few months, in addition to some sneak previews of our upcoming features and future plans. WSL 2 support is now available in Windows 10 version 1903 and 1909 We've heard feedback on how many users have enjoyed using WSL 2 and have made WSL 2 available to more Windows users...

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Sep 22, 2020
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Windows Terminal Preview 1.4 Release

Kayla Cinnamon
Kayla Cinnamon

Welcome to another release of Windows Terminal Preview and Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview is now on version 1.4 and will have the new features listed below. Windows Terminal has moved to version 1.3 and will have all the features from our previous preview release. You can download both of these builds from the Microsoft Store as well as...

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Sep 22, 2020
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Windows Package Manager Preview (v0.2.2521)

Demitrius Nelon
Demitrius Nelon

We have been humbled by all the positive support for the Windows Package Manager. You have taken us from zero to over one thousand packages in six months. This is an amazing start to the beginning of an open Windows catalog. Thank you! Our newest feature is support for installing Apps from the Microsoft Store. Yes, you read that correctly. Our goa...

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Sep 10, 2020
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Access Linux filesystems in Windows and WSL 2

Pierre Boulay
Pierre Boulay

Starting with Windows Insiders preview build 20211, WSL 2 will be offering a new feature: . This new parameter allows a physical disk to be attached and mounted inside WSL 2, which enables you to access filesystems that aren’t natively supported by Windows (such as ext4). So, if you’re dual booting with Windows & Linux using different disks, y...

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Sep 8, 2020
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Building Windows Terminal with WinUI

Kayla Cinnamon
Kayla Cinnamon

WinUI and Windows Terminal have a strong relationship that goes back to the origins of Windows Terminal. This blog post goes into the history and architecture of how these two technologies came together. History The history of WinUI and Windows Terminal goes back to December 2017. This was around the time the first prototyping of the application ...

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Aug 26, 2020
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Windows Terminal Preview 1.3 Release

Kayla Cinnamon
Kayla Cinnamon

We are back with another release for Windows Terminal and Windows Terminal Preview! This release adds all of the 1.2 features into Windows Terminal and introduces new features described below for Windows Terminal Preview 1.3. Both builds of Windows Terminal can be installed from the Microsoft Store or from the GitHub releases page. Let's check out ...

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Aug 20, 2020
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WSL 2 Support is coming to Windows 10 Versions 1903 and 1909

Tyler Citrin
Tyler Citrin

Support for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 distros is being backported to Windows 10 version 1903, and 1909!

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Jul 22, 2020
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Windows Terminal Preview 1.2 Release

Kayla Cinnamon
Kayla Cinnamon

Welcome to another release of Windows Terminal! This release promotes the Windows Terminal Preview version 1.1 into Windows Terminal. Windows Terminal Preview has new features for version 1.2 which will appear in Windows Terminal in August. You can download Windows Terminal Preview and Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store or from the GitHub r...

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Jul 15, 2020
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Windows Package Manager Preview (v0.1.41821)

Demitrius Nelon
Demitrius Nelon

The first update to the Windows Package Manager has been released. If you are a Windows Insider or part of our Package Manager Insider program, you should already have the latest version. Launch the store and check for updates if you're an insider and you don't have it. If you prefer to just download the client, head on over to GitHub releases page...

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