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Cascadia Code

Kayla Cinnamon September 18, 2019 Sep 18, 2019 09/18/19

Cascadia Code is finally here! You can install it directly from the GitHub repository's releases page or automatically receive it in the next update of Windows Terminal. Wait, what's Cascadia Code? Cascadia Code was announced this past May at Microsoft's Build event. It is the latest monospaced font shipped from Microsoft and provides a ...

Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 Release

Kayla Cinnamon August 27, 2019 Aug 27, 2019 08/27/19

The time has come for another update to the Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal Preview v0.4 is now available in the Microsoft Store and on GitHub! And for those interested in more detail, please review the Terminal v0.4 release notes. Settings Updates Profiles.json is Now in LocalState The profiles.json file has been moved from the ...

Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 Release

Kayla Cinnamon August 2, 2019 Aug 2, 2019 08/2/19

Windows Terminal Preview v0.3 has been published to the Microsoft Store! If you have previously installed the Terminal from the Store, you will receive this update automatically. If you've not yet installed Terminal from the Microsoft Store, now would be a great time because it contains some MAJOR improvements and updates! ⭐ If you are ...

The Azure Cloud Shell Connector in Windows Terminal

Pankaj Bhojwani August 2, 2019 Aug 2, 2019 08/2/19

The Windows Terminal can now connect you to the Azure Cloud Shell! We have a new default profile - the Azure Cloud Shell, which will allow you to access your Azure directories/tenants through the Windows Terminal app itself. If you already have Windows Terminal installed Your settings will not automatically update with the new default ...

Windows Terminal Microsoft Store Preview Release

Kayla Cinnamon June 21, 2019 Jun 21, 2019 06/21/19

The Windows Terminal preview is now in the Microsoft Store! The Windows Terminal is the new, powerful, open source terminal application that was announced at Build 2019. Its main features include multiple tabs, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and custom themes, styles, and configurations. ...

Windows Terminal Build 2019 FAQ

Kayla Cinnamon May 20, 2019 May 20, 2019 05/20/19

Last week, Microsoft held its Build 2019 conference at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Build is a large event with several thousand people from around the world attending to learn all about the current, newest, and future developer-oriented tech coming from Microsoft. We had the pleasure of meeting so many of you at our ...

Introducing Windows Terminal

Kayla Cinnamon May 6, 2019 May 6, 2019 05/6/19

We are beyond excited to announce Windows Terminal! Windows Terminal is a new, modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application for users of command-line tools and shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL. https://aka.ms/terminal-video Windows Terminal will be delivered via the Microsoft Store in Windows 10 and ...

Windows Command-Line: Unicode and UTF-8 Output Text Buffer

Rich Turner November 15, 2018 Nov 15, 2018 11/15/18

In this post, we'll discuss the improvements we've been making to the Windows Console's internal text buffer, enabling it to better store and handle Unicode and UTF-8 text. Posts in the Windows Command-Line series: This list will be updated as more posts are published: [Source: David Farrell’s “Building a UTF-8 encoder in ...

Windows Command-Line: Introducing the Windows Pseudo Console (ConPTY)

Rich Turner August 2, 2018 Aug 2, 2018 08/2/18

In this, the fourth post in the Windows Command-Line series, we'll discuss the new Windows Pseudo Console (ConPTY) infrastructure and API - why we built it, what it's for, how it works, how to use it, and more. Posts in the "Windows Command-Line" series Note: This chapter list will be updated as more posts are published: In ...

Windows Command-Line: Inside the Windows Console

Rich Turner July 20, 2018 Jul 20, 2018 07/20/18

Welcome to the third post in the Windows Command-Line series. In this post, we'll start to dig into the internals of the Windows Console and Command-Line, what it is, what it does ... and what it doesn't do. Posts in the "Windows Command-Line" series Note: This chapter list will be updated as more posts are published: [...

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