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    Case Study: How many colors are too many colors for Windows Terminal?
    Case Study: How many colors are too many colors for Windows Terminal?
    May 4, 2022 May 4, 2022 05/4/22
    lhecker
    A group of users were trying to implement a simple, terminal-based video game and found the performance under Windows Terminal to be entirely unsuitable for such a task. The performance issue could be replicated by repeatedly drawing a "rainbow" and measuring how many frames per second (FPS) we can achieve. The one below has 20 distinct colors...
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    Windows Terminal Preview 1.13 Release
    Windows Terminal Preview 1.13 Release
    February 3, 2022 Feb 3, 2022 02/3/22
    Kayla Cinnamon
    Welcome to the first Windows Terminal release of 2022! This release will add the new features below to Windows Terminal Preview 1.13 and migrate Windows Terminal to version 1.12, which includes all of the features from this previous blog post. The Windows Terminal 1.12 build will be released through the Windows Insider Program before being ...
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    Windows Terminal as your Default Command Line Experience
    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 ...
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    Windows Terminal Preview 1.12 Release
    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 ...
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    Windows Terminal Preview 1.11 Release
    Windows Terminal Preview 1.11 Release
    August 31, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 08/31/21
    Kayla Cinnamon
    Windows Terminal Preview 1.11 is here! Come check out what's new in our open source command line tool.
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    Windows Terminal Preview 1.10 Release
    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...
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    Windows Terminal Preview 1.9 Release
    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 ...
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    Windows Terminal Preview 1.7 Release
    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 ...
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    Windows Terminal Preview 1.6 Release
    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 ...
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    Getting Started with Windows Terminal
    Getting Started with Windows Terminal
    December 17, 2020 Dec 17, 2020 12/17/20
    Kayla Cinnamon
    Installation Windows Terminal is available in two different builds: Windows Terminal and Windows Terminal Preview. Both builds are available for download from the Microsoft Store and from the GitHub releases page. Requirements In order to run either Windows Terminal build, your machine must be on Windows 10 1903 or later. Windows Terminal ...
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