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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 v0.9 Release

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

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

October 11, 2017 Oct 11, 2017 10/11/17
Rich Turner
With Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (FCU) releasing on October 17th 2017, we thought it time to post the list of improvements coming to Windows Console in FCU. Note: For fans of our sister project, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), please also read our post on "What's New in WSL in FCU". The Windows Console team have been hard at work ...

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 ...