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Windows Terminal as your Default Command Line Experience

December 14, 2021 Dec 14, 2021 12/14/21
Kayla Cinnamon
Hey Windows Terminal fans! This month we are delivering a servicing release and the next feature release is scheduled for January, so we figured we'd write a blog post discussing Windows Terminal as the default command line experience on Windows and what our future plans are. What is a default terminal? A default terminal is the terminal ...

Windows Terminal Preview 1.12 Release

October 20, 2021 Oct 20, 2021 10/20/21
Kayla Cinnamon
Windows Terminal Preview 1.12 is here and it's HUGE! This release adds the new features below to Windows Terminal Preview 1.12 and adds the features from this previous blog post to Windows Terminal 1.11. Windows Terminal 1.11 will also be receiving the Defaults page in the settings UI along with the default terminal functionality. You can ...

Windows Package Manager 1.1

October 5, 2021 Oct 5, 2021 10/5/21
Demitrius Nelon
I’m excited to share some great news. We’re releasing Windows Package Manager 1.1. We’ve squashed some annoying bugs and added some highly anticipated features. The Windows Package Manager is being released to Windows 10 (build 1809 and newer) and Windows 11 as an automatic update via the Microsoft Store. The moment we’ve been waiting ...

Windows Terminal Preview 1.10 Release

July 14, 2021 Jul 14, 2021 07/14/21
Kayla Cinnamon
It's Windows Terminal release day! This release introduces Windows Terminal Preview to version 1.10 and Windows Terminal will be updated to version 1.9 soon. Windows Terminal will include all of the features listed in the 1.9 blog post except for the default terminal setting and the ability to edit actions using the settings UI. We are keeping...

Windows Terminal Preview 1.9 Release

May 25, 2021 May 25, 2021 05/25/21
Kayla Cinnamon
Happy Microsoft Build 2021 and happy 2nd birthday to Windows Terminal! This release introduces version 1.9 to Windows Terminal Preview and migrates Windows Terminal to version 1.8. As always, you can install both builds from the Microsoft Store as well as from the GitHub releases page. Let's get into what's new! Default terminal You can now ...

Windows Package Manager v0.3 Preview

April 22, 2021 Apr 22, 2021 04/22/21
Demitrius Nelon
We have been hard at work building new experimental features for the Windows Package Manager. We have just released the Windows Package Manager v0.3 Preview. I would like to share the first major feature to exit experimental status. I also have the privilege of announcing support for Group Policy. What's New Introducing Import I have been ...

Windows Terminal Preview 1.8 Release

April 14, 2021 Apr 14, 2021 04/14/21
Kayla Cinnamon
Welcome back to another release of Windows Terminal! This release updates Windows Terminal Preview to version 1.8 and moves Windows Terminal to version 1.7. Both builds can be installed from the Microsoft Store as well as the GitHub releases page. Let's jump into what's new! Settings UI is default in stable The settings UI now ships inside ...

Windows Terminal Preview 1.7 Release

March 1, 2021 Mar 1, 2021 03/1/21
Kayla Cinnamon
Welcome back to another release of Windows Terminal! This release migrates Windows Terminal to version 1.6, which includes all of the features from this previous blog post except for the settings UI. Windows Terminal Preview will move to version 1.7, which includes all of the features described below. You can install both Windows Terminal and ...

Windows Terminal Preview 1.6 Release

January 28, 2021 Jan 28, 2021 01/28/21
Kayla Cinnamon
Welcome to our first Windows Terminal release of 2021! This release brings new features to Windows Terminal Preview version 1.6 as well as moves Windows Terminal to version 1.5, which includes the features from this previous blog post. You can download both versions from the Microsoft Store or from the GitHub releases page. Below are some of ...