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Windows Terminal Preview 1.5 Release

November 11, 2020 Nov 11, 2020 11/11/20
Kayla Cinnamon
We're back with another Windows Terminal release! Windows Terminal has moved to version 1.4 and includes the features described in the 1.4 release blog post. Windows Terminal Preview has moved to version 1.5 and includes the features described below. You can download both versions from the Microsoft Store or from the GitHub releases page. Let'...

Distro installation added to WSL –install in Windows 10 insiders preview build 20246

October 29, 2020 Oct 29, 2020 10/29/20
Craig Loewen
We've added automatic distro installation to wsl --install in Windows 10 insiders preview build 20246! This means that installing WSL is now easier than ever, as now when you run wsl --install all the necessary components that you need for WSL will be automatically enabled, including your specific Linux distro of choice. How to use this new ...

Windows Terminal Tips and Tricks

October 15, 2020 Oct 15, 2020 10/15/20
Kayla Cinnamon
Windows Terminal comes with a lot of features that allow you to customize it and interact with it in a way that feels most comfortable to you. Let's run through some tips and tricks that could help you set up your terminal in a way that's perfect for you. At the time of this blog post, Windows Terminal is on version 1.3 and Windows Terminal ...

What’s new in the Windows Subsystem for Linux – September 2020

September 22, 2020 Sep 22, 2020 09/22/20
Craig Loewen
This blog post highlights the WSL updates being made over the past few months, in addition to some sneak previews of our upcoming features and future plans. WSL 2 distro support is now available in Windows 10 version 1903 and 1909 An update on running Linux GUI apps in WSL WSL --install with distro support is coming soon to Insiders Access ...

Windows Terminal Preview 1.4 Release

September 22, 2020 Sep 22, 2020 09/22/20
Kayla Cinnamon
Welcome to another release of Windows Terminal Preview and Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview is now on version 1.4 and will have the new features listed below. Windows Terminal has moved to version 1.3 and will have all the features from our previous preview release. You can download both of these builds from the Microsoft Store as ...

Access Linux filesystems in Windows and WSL 2

September 10, 2020 Sep 10, 2020 09/10/20
Pierre Boulay
Starting with Windows Insiders preview build 20211, WSL 2 will be offering a new feature: wsl --mount. This new parameter allows a physical disk to be attached and mounted inside WSL 2, which enables you to access filesystems that aren’t natively supported by Windows (such as ext4). So, if you’re dual booting with Windows & Linux ...

Building Windows Terminal with WinUI

September 8, 2020 Sep 8, 2020 09/8/20
Kayla Cinnamon
WinUI and Windows Terminal have a strong relationship that goes back to the origins of Windows Terminal. This blog post goes into the history and architecture of how these two technologies came together. History The history of WinUI and Windows Terminal goes back to December 2017. This was around the time the first prototyping of the ...

Windows Terminal Preview 1.3 Release

August 26, 2020 Aug 26, 2020 08/26/20
Kayla Cinnamon
We are back with another release for Windows Terminal and Windows Terminal Preview! This release adds all of the 1.2 features into Windows Terminal and introduces new features described below for Windows Terminal Preview 1.3. Both builds of Windows Terminal can be installed from the Microsoft Store or from the GitHub releases page. Let's check...