Neowin News Feed for: Cli

Proton releases Proton Drive CLI for Windows, Mac, and Linux

David Uzondu — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:24:01 +0000

Proton has released a new CLI for Proton Drive, built on the Drive SDK, that lets users upload files from the terminal and perform other common Drive operations. Read more...

Microsoft is retiring a PowerShell installation method on Windows

Usama Jawad — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:58:01 +0000

A major change is coming to how PowerShell is installed on Windows, and it could affect some enterprise workflows in significant ways. Read more...

Microsoft teases a big Windows Terminal redesign and visual upgrade

Sayan Sen — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:28:01 +0000

Microsoft is preparing a significant visual revamp for Windows Terminal, one of the most useful tools for power users and pros. Read more...

Microsoft formally removes a command line tool from Windows 11 25H2, 24H2, 23H2, Windows 10

Sayan Sen — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:36:02 +0000

Microsoft has formally announced the death of a command-line tool on all versions of Windows 11, Windows 10, as well as Server. Read more...

Windows Terminal gets a bunch of enhancements that power users will love

Usama Jawad — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:48:01 +0000

Windows Terminal just got a fresh update and a new preview, packing tweaks, surprises, and under-the-hood boosts that power users may not want to miss. Read more...

Microsoft introduces a new command-line interface for the Microsoft Store

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:52:02 +0000

Microsoft has introduced a dedicated Command-Line Interface (CLI) for the Microsoft Store, allowing anyone to manage apps directly via the terminal. Read more...

Fish 4.2 released with several bug fixes and improvements

David Uzondu — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 06:44:01 +0000

Fish, the popular alternative to Bash, has been updated to version 4.2 with a range of improvements, including history-based autosuggestions that now support multi-line commands. Read more...

Popular Windows 11 requirements bypass app gets even better as it adds new useful feature

Sayan Sen — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:58:01 +0000

This popular Windows 11 unofficial app that allows bypassing system requirements has gotten another useful feature. Read more...

Charm Crush packs LLMs inside a 'glamorous' UI for your favorite terminal CLI

Usama Jawad — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 08:30:01 +0000

Charm has released its Crush coding agent with support for multiple LLMs inside a glamorous interface powered by a command line tool of your choice. Read more...

Google releases Gemini CLI, bringing Gemini to the terminal

David Uzondu — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:32:01 +0000

Google has finally launched Gemini CLI, its answer to tools like Codex CLI and Claude Code. It brings Gemini to the terminal and offers features like task automation for developers. Read more...

Google adds tabbed interface to the Terminal app in Android 16 Beta 3

Jay Kakade — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 17:28:01 +0000

After releasing the Terminal app for Android with its March 2025 Pixel Drop, Google is making Terminal more convenient to use with a new feature to add multiple tabs at once. Read more...

Microsoft explains how Windows 11/10 Update can now reliably update PowerShell installs

Sayan Sen — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 08:40:01 +0000

Microsoft has explained how its Microsoft Update service will now be able to deliver PowerShell updates in a reliable way. Read more...

Fastfetch 2.36.0 released bringing multiple bug fixes, updated distro names and more

David Uzondu — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:36:01 +0000

Fastfetch, the popular Neofetch alternative, has received a brand-new update that fixes bugs and introduces new features and improvements. Read more...

Besides new Sandbox, Microsoft wants to raise Windows 11 FAT32 limit to 2TB soon

Sayan Sen — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:00:01 +0000

Microsoft released the latest Windows 11 Insider build earlier today on the Canary channel. The new build has several new features and improvements including FAT32 and other File System improvements. Read more...

Microsoft quietly updates official lightweight Windows 11 Validation OS ISOs for 24H2

Sayan Sen — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 10:48:01 +0000

Microsoft has released new Validation OS ISOs. If you are not familiar, these are official lightweight versions of the Windows OS and this time, the new release is based on Windows 11 24H2. Read more...

Windows package manager WingetUI gets a redesign alongside a new name

Sayan Sen — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:46:01 +0000

The popular Windows package manager WingetUI was recently renamed. The dev explained why that happened. Along with the name change, the app has also undergone a redesign for the UI and package engine. Read more...

Microsoft: We didn't block Windows Terminal on old CPUs without SSE4.2 (PopCnt) on purpose

Sayan Sen — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:44:01 +0000

Microsoft confirms that the recent Windows Terminal block experienced by users on older CPUs (without SSE4.2) was not on purpose, and it has urged folks not to indulge in conspiracy theories. Read more...

Windows 11 system requirements (TPM/ CPU) can be bypassed via this single command

Sayan Sen — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 23:16:01 +0000

There are quite a few ways to bypass the stringent system requirements of Windows 11 like those involving registry tweaks or using third-party tools. Recently, a new way to bypass has been discovered. Read more...

WingetUI gets custom sources, filtering, performance boost, Defender block prevention

Sayan Sen — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 08:04:01 +0000

WingetUI has received a multitude of upgrades with its latest update. The new release brings performance boosts related to packages and CLI, new special icons, digital signing, and more. Read more...

Looks like Microsoft is finally working on "Portable Mode" for Windows Terminal

Sayan Sen — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:10:02 +0000

Suggested nearly three years ago by a Microsoft employee, it looks like Portable Mode on Windows Terminal could finally be a reality soon, according to a recent pull request on GitHub. Read more...

Latest WinGet 1.5 preview from Microsoft brings PowerShell module improvements, and more

Sayan Sen — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:10:01 +0000

Microsoft has released a new WinGet-CLI preview update today. The new Windows Package Manager release brings improved PowerShell modules performance, new experimental features, and more. Read more...

WingetUI latest update gets improvements for Windows 11 as well as Windows 10, and more

Sayan Sen — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 08:40:01 +0000

The latest WingetUI update has multiple improvements for both Windows 11 and Windows 10. The WingetUI is a third-party tool that helps to manage CLI package managers like Scoop and Winget. Read more...

.NET 7-powered PowerShell 7.3 now available to all, no support for Windows 7

Sayan Sen — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 16:46:01 +0000

PowerShell's latest version 7.3.0 has hit general availability. The new version brings a bunch of new improvements and is built on the latest .NET 7. Sadly, Windows 7 is no longer supported. Read more...

Beware: LockBit actors using Microsoft Defender to infect PCs with Cobalt Strike beacon

Sayan Sen — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 21:50:01 +0000

Security researchers have found that a utility inside Microsoft's own Defender anti-virus is being abused by LockBit ransomware threat actors to deliver malicious payload to victim systems. Read more...

Windows Terminal 1.14 and Terminal Preview 1.15 brings several crash fixes

Sayan Sen — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 19:52:01 +0000

Microsoft has released Windows Terminal 1.14 Stable and Windows Terminal 1.15 Preview today. The updates bring new features like Mark mode, scroll marks as well as multiple crash fixes. Read more...

Guide: Add Terminal to Windows 10 Quick Links (WinX) right-click on Start menu

Steven Parker — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 17:16:01 +0000

Windows Terminal is a powerful utility for command-line tools and shells that bring together inbox apps like PowerShell, Command Prompt and WSL in one instance, today we'll put it in WinX! Read more...

Windows Terminal v1.12.1098 brings refreshed Windows 11 UI, fixes Windows 10 crash issue

Sayan Sen — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:40:02 +0000

Windows Terminal v1.12.1098 brings the refreshed Windows 11 UI to the general public. Alongside that, it also fixes a Windows 10 crash issue, rendering issue, a retro Terminal effect bug, and more. Read more...

Windows Terminal Preview 1.13 is now live with a new text rendering engine

Usama Jawad — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:10:01 +0000

Microsoft has rolled out version 1.13 of Windows Terminal Preview. It includes a new text rendering engine for better performance, the ability to launch admin profiles, and a revamped settings UI. Read more...

Linus Torvalds is not much of a fan of GitHub's "absolutely useless garbage merges"

Sayan Sen — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 14:22:01 +0000

Linus Torvalds is not at all a fan of GitHub merges as he revealed recently in a response to a pull request. Torvalds thinks GitHub is mostly "fine", "but merges is not one of those things". Read more...

Broader file-system access and UWP console apps are coming to Windows 10

Usama Jawad — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 06:18:01 +0000

Apart from multi-instancing support in UWP apps, Microsoft has announced the ability to build UWP console apps. Both classes of apps will also be able to take advantage of broader file-system access. Read more...