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Announcing WSL 2

May 6, 2019 May 6, 2019 05/6/19
Craig Loewen
Today we’re unveiling the newest architecture for the Windows Subsystem for Linux: WSL 2! Changes in this new architecture will allow for: dramatic file system performance increases, and full system call compatibility, meaning you can run more Linux apps in WSL 2 such as Docker.What exactly is WSL 2?Our top requests from the WSL ...

What’s new for WSL in Windows 10 version 1903?

February 15, 2019 Feb 15, 2019 02/15/19
Craig Loewen
The next Windows update is coming soon and we’re bringing exciting new updates to WSL with it! These include accessing the Linux file system from Windows, and improvements to how you manage and configure your distros in the command line.Accessing Linux files from WindowsIn the past, creating and changing Linux files from Windows resulted...

New Experimental Console Features

December 10, 2018 Dec 10, 2018 12/10/18
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 ...

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.