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The Windows Subsystem for Linux BUILD 2020 Summary

Craig Loewen May 19, 2020 May 19, 2020 05/19/20

This year at an all virtual BUILD conference we had many exciting announcements for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)! This blog post gives you a summary of all the WSL news, including what’s available now and what you can expect in the future. WSL’s BUILD news at a glance Please read on below for the details for each item...

Windows Package Manager Preview

Demitrius Nelon May 19, 2020 May 19, 2020 05/19/20

We are thrilled to announce the Windows Package Manager preview! If you’re already familiar with what a package manager is, feel free to skip this paragraph. If you’re still reading, you’re going to love this! A package manager is designed to help you save time and frustration. Essentially, it is a set of software tools that help you ...

Windows Terminal Preview v0.11 Release

Kayla Cinnamon April 22, 2020 Apr 22, 2020 04/22/20

We are back with one last major update before the 1.0 release of Windows Terminal! Releases between now and then will be revisions of this version. This is the v0.11 release and you can download the Terminal from the Microsoft Store or from the GitHub releases page. Let's see what has changed with this update! Azure visualization - https://...

Windows Terminal Preview v0.10 Release

Kayla Cinnamon March 17, 2020 Mar 17, 2020 03/17/20

Welcome to the v0.10 release of the Windows Terminal! As always, you can install the Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store or download the package from the GitHub releases page. Let's dive into what's new! Mouse Input The Terminal now supports mouse input in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) applications as well as Windows applications ...

WSL 2 will be generally available in Windows 10, version 2004

Craig Loewen March 13, 2020 Mar 13, 2020 03/13/20

WSL 2 will soon be officially available as part of Windows 10, version 2004! As we get ready for general availability, we want to share one additional change: updating how the Linux kernel inside of WSL 2 is installed and serviced on your machine. We’ve heard lots of community feedback that the install experience could be streamlined, and we...

Windows Terminal Preview v0.9 Release

Kayla Cinnamon February 13, 2020 Feb 13, 2020 02/13/20

The v0.9 release of the Windows Terminal has arrived! This is the last version of the Terminal that will include new features before the v1 release. You can download the Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store or from the GitHub releases page. Let's dive into what's new! Command Line Arguments The wt execution alias now supports command ...

Windows Terminal Preview v0.8 Release

Kayla Cinnamon January 14, 2020 Jan 14, 2020 01/14/20

The release of the Windows Terminal preview v0.8 has arrived! You can download the Terminal from the Microsoft Store or from the GitHub releases page. Let's jump into what's new! Search Search functionality has been added to the Terminal! The default key binding to invoke the search dropdown is {"command": "find", "keys": ["ctrl+shift+f"]}. ...

Happy Holidays from the Windows Terminal Team!

Kayla Cinnamon December 18, 2019 Dec 18, 2019 12/18/19

What a crazy year 2019 has been for the Windows command line! Let's take a look at everything that has happened and where we're going from here. Announcement at Microsoft Build On May 6th of this year, the Windows Terminal was announced at the Microsoft Build conference in Seattle, WA. Here's all of the content that came with our ...

Windows Terminal Preview v0.7 Release

Kayla Cinnamon November 26, 2019 Nov 26, 2019 11/26/19

Another release is out for the Windows Terminal preview! This release is labeled as v0.7 in the About section of the Terminal. As always, you can download the Terminal from the Microsoft Store and from the GitHub releases page. Here's what's new in this release: Windows Terminal Updates Panes You are now able to split your Terminal window ...

Memory Reclaim in the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2

Craig Loewen October 30, 2019 Oct 30, 2019 10/30/19

We’ve added a new Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) feature in Windows Insider Preview Build 19013: Memory Reclamation for WSL 2! Previously, when the memory needs of the WSL2 Virtual Machine (VM) would grow, either from your workflow or by the Linux kernel, the overall memory allocated to the VM would also grow by allocating more memory ...