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Windows Terminal 1.0

Kayla Cinnamon May 19, 2020 May 19, 2020 05/19/20

Last year at Build 2019, we first announced the Windows Terminal. Since then, we have been working with the community to create a wonderful terminal experience while still being a preview product. Here we are at Build 2020 and we are so excited to share with you our latest announcements! Build 2020 Windows Terminal 1.0 We are incredibly ...

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 ...

Cascadia Code 1910.04

Kayla Cinnamon October 4, 2019 Oct 4, 2019 10/4/19

Cascadia Code has received a major update with some new characters! You can download the latest version of the font from the GitHub releases page and it is also shipped in the latest update of the Windows Terminal. 👉 Note: The Terminal will use its shipped version over the separately installed version from GitHub, however it will use font ...

Windows Terminal Preview 1909

Kayla Cinnamon September 24, 2019 Sep 24, 2019 09/24/19

Welcome back to another release of the Windows Terminal! We have switched to the Windows version syntax, so this is the September 2019 release (1909). As always, you can download the latest release of the Terminal from the Microsoft Store or from the GitHub releases page. Cascadia Code Cascadia Code is finally here! Cascadia Code is the new ...

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 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: The Evolution of the Windows Command-Line

Rich Turner June 27, 2018 Jun 27, 2018 06/27/18

Welcome to the second post in this "Windows Command-Line" series. In this post we'll discuss some of the background & history behind the Windows Command-Line. Specifically, we’ll explore its humble origins in MS-DOS, to its modern-day incarnation supporting tools like PowerShell and Windows Subsystem for Linux. Posts in the "Windows ...

Windows Command-Line: Backgrounder

Rich Turner June 20, 2018 Jun 20, 2018 06/20/18

This is the first of a series of posts in which we’ll explore all things command-line – from the origins of the command-line and the evolution of the terminal, to what we’re doing to overhaul and modernize the Windows Console & command-line in future Windows releases. Posts in the "Windows Command-Line" series Note: This ...

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