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Windows Terminal, Console and Command Line, Windows Subsystem for Linux, WSL, Windows Package Manager

What’s new in WSL in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

October 11, 2017 Oct 11, 2017 10/11/17
Tara Raj
Similarly to the Windows 10 Creators Update, the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (FCU)  delivers a large number of improvements and features in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) . Note: For fans of our sister project, Windows Console, please also read our post on "What's New in Windows Console in FCU". We've been documenting many of ...

Introducing the Windows Console Colortool

August 11, 2017 Aug 11, 2017 08/11/17
Craig Loewen
Last week we announced the exciting news that Windows Console has a new default color scheme, and also promised you that we would release a tool to make it easier to change the console to your desired scheme. The Windows Console team is proud to present the 'Colortool' which you can use to apply the new default color scheme, and several ...

Updating the Windows Console Colors

August 2, 2017 Aug 2, 2017 08/2/17
Craig Loewen
In another blockbuster post, our Summer 2017 Intern, @craigaloewen unveils a subtle, but important improvement to the Console in Windows 10 build 16257. I know many of you have been asking for this! Over to you Craig ... The Windows Console's colors are getting their first overhaul in more than 20 years! Hurray! The default color values ...

How to Determine What Just Ran on Windows Console

July 28, 2017 Jul 28, 2017 07/28/17
Rich Turner
Ever 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 ... [This article includes samples from Nathan Gau’s Blog on Using SCOM to Capture Suspicious...

Windows Subsystem for Linux out of Beta!

July 28, 2017 Jul 28, 2017 07/28/17
Rich Turner
We're excited to announce that in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (FCU) due to ship in fall 2017, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) will no longer be a beta feature and will become a fully supported Windows feature. Early adopters on the Windows Insider program will notice that WSL is no longer marked as a beta feature as of Insider build ...

Ubuntu now available from the Windows Store!

July 10, 2017 Jul 10, 2017 07/10/17
Rich Turner
Today, we’re excited to announce that Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux Distro is now available in the Windows Store and can be downloaded and installed on any Windows 10 Insider build >= #16215! (image) Note: Because Windows 10 Insider builds are essentially weekly snapshots of the next version of Windows 10 as it’s being built, this ...

Understanding Windows Console Host Settings

June 20, 2017 Jun 20, 2017 06/20/17
Rich Turner
Welcome to the first of several posts that describe some of the inner workings of the Windows Console. This post was written by Craig Loewen (our awesome 2017 summer intern), and Paul Campbell (SDE on Windows Console, Cmd, & Bash on Windows). Settings in the Windows Console Host can be a bit tricky to understand. This is mostly because...