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    Windows Terminal Preview 1909
    Windows Terminal Preview 1909
    September 24, 2019 Sep 24, 2019 09/24/19
    Kayla Cinnamon
    Welcome back to another release of the Windows Terminal! We have switched to the Windows version syntax, so this is the September 2019 release (1909). As always, you can download the latest release of the Terminal from the Microsoft Store or from the GitHub releases page. Cascadia Code Cascadia Code is finally here! Cascadia Code is the new ...

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    Cascadia Code
    Cascadia Code
    September 18, 2019 Sep 18, 2019 09/18/19
    Kayla Cinnamon
    Cascadia Code is finally here! You can install it directly from the GitHub repository's releases page or automatically receive it in the next update of Windows Terminal. Wait, what's Cascadia Code? Cascadia Code was announced this past May at Microsoft's Build event. It is the latest monospaced font shipped from Microsoft and provides a ...

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    Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 Release
    Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 Release
    August 27, 2019 Aug 27, 2019 08/27/19
    Kayla Cinnamon
    The time has come for another update to the Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 is now available in the Microsoft Store and on GitHub! And for those interested in more detail, please review the Terminal v0.4 release notes. Settings Updates Profiles.json is Now in LocalState The profiles.json file has been moved from the ...

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    Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 Release
    Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 Release
    August 2, 2019 Aug 2, 2019 08/2/19
    Kayla Cinnamon
    Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 has been published to the Microsoft Store! If you have previously installed the Terminal from the Store, you will receive this update automatically. If you've not yet installed Terminal from the Microsoft Store, now would be a great time because it contains some MAJOR improvements and updates! ⭐ If you are ...

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    The Azure Cloud Shell Connector in Windows Terminal
    The Azure Cloud Shell Connector in Windows Terminal
    August 2, 2019 Aug 2, 2019 08/2/19
    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 ...

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    An In Depth Tutorial on Linux Development on Windows with WSL and Visual Studio Code
    An In Depth Tutorial on Linux Development on Windows with WSL and Visual Studio Code
    July 22, 2019 Jul 22, 2019 07/22/19
    Craig Loewen
    In an earlier blog post, Take your Linux development experience in Windows to the next level with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Visual Studio Code Remote, we introduced an overview of the VS Code Remote - WSL extension, which simplifies Linux development on Windows Subsystem on Linux (WSL). Put on your SCUBA gear, because in this ...

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    Windows Terminal Microsoft Store Preview Release
    Windows Terminal Microsoft Store Preview Release
    June 21, 2019 Jun 21, 2019 06/21/19
    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. ...

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    Windows Terminal Build 2019 FAQ
    Windows Terminal Build 2019 FAQ
    May 20, 2019 May 20, 2019 05/20/19
    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 ...

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    WSL 2 Post BUILD FAQ
    WSL 2 Post BUILD FAQ
    May 13, 2019 May 13, 2019 05/13/19
    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 ...

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    Introducing Windows Terminal
    Introducing Windows Terminal
    May 6, 2019 May 6, 2019 05/6/19
    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 ...

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