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Windows Console, Command-Line, Windows Subsystem for Linux, WSL, Linux
December 10, 2018Dec 10, 201812/10/18As 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”,
August 2, 2018Aug 2, 201808/2/18In 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.
July 20, 2018Jul 20, 201807/20/18Welcome 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!
June 20, 2018Jun 20, 201806/20/18This 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.
January 22, 2018Jan 22, 201801/22/18SSH is one of the most important tools in the *NIX world, through which users communicate with shells, applications, and services running on remote machines, devices, VM’s and containers. Windows users most often remotely access Windows machines, devices, VM’s and Containers via the amazingly powerful Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) which,
July 28, 2017Jul 28, 201707/28/17Ever wonder what was run in that Console window that briefly appeared on your screen? In this guest post, Craig Loewen – our awesome summer intern explains how you can find out what command-line applications run on your machine. Over to you Craig …
May 19, 2017May 19, 201705/19/17In case you’ve not seen it yet, Bash/WSL team members Yosef, Paul & Ben, along with Sean Larkin (WebPack) & Ken Wheeler (FormidableLabs) talk about what Bash/WSL is, what it’s for, and why it’s an essential tool to them!
Be sure to watch,
May 18, 2017May 18, 201705/18/17Will Linux distros run on Windows 10 S?
Many people have asked “You just announced that Linux distro’s are coming to the Windows Store – will they run on Windows 10 S?”
The answer is No!
Just because an “app” comes from the Windows Store does NOT automatically mean that it’s safe &
February 8, 2017Feb 8, 201702/8/17I first learned about Visual C++ for Linux, which was released in March 2016, shortly before the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) was first announced. I was immediately blown away by how VERY cool this feature of Visual Studio is!
What’s insanely cool about this feature is that when the project is built,
January 4, 2017Jan 4, 201701/4/17This post is in response to a story published on December 6th 2016 by ComputerWorld titled “Say goodbye to the MS-DOS command prompt” and its follow-up article “Follow-up: MS-DOS lives on after all“.
These “stories” were subsequently picked up by Business Insider and Life Hacker among others and fueled a number of concerned Tweets some of which I responded to directly,
