Microsoft’s new developer-optimized Windows embraces Linux even more

Microsoft is embracing Linux-like command line utilities and integrating its Linux subsystem even further into Windows.
XDA Developers on MSN

Microsoft desperately needs to steal this one Linux feature to fix Windows 11, and it's not the package manager

It's the one thing that would make Windows an automatic winner in the OS wars ...

Dev Configs for Windows: From fresh install to IDE in one command

With Microsoft's new Dev Configs, a Windows installation becomes a ready-to-use developer workstation with a single command – ...
heise online

Unix commands natively on Windows: Microsoft releases its own Coreutils

For decades, Coreutils have been part of the standard repertoire for Linux administrators and developers. Those who wanted to use these tools on Windows with largely identical behavior previously ...
Linux Journal

Integrating Linux and Windows in a Dual-Boot Setup

In the realm of computing, the choice between operating systems often feels like a crossroads. Each path—Windows with its widespread application support and user-friendly interface, and Linux with its ...
MUO on MSN

There's a version of PowerShell that's even more powerful — and it's already on your Windows PC

I switched to WSL 2 and finally stopped feeling locked into Windows — here's why that changes everything.
Neowin

Microsoft open-sources Windows Subsystem for Linux ahead of 10-year anniversary0 0

Microsoft has made its Windows Subsystem for Linux open source. The announcement was made as its BUILD 2025 developer conference. At its BUILD 2025 event today Microsoft has announced the ...