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.
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Microsoft has published a new blog post highlighting the new features that are coming for developer with the new Windows 11 update. These include the new Dev Drive, improvements to Terminal and more.
As expected, Microsoft released a new set of free virtual machines closer to the end of the month. The August 2023 update is here, letting you try the latest Windows 11 updates and its dev tools.
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Microsoft's official free Windows 11 virtual machines have been updated to version 2306. The latest version contains various development tools and the most recent Windows 11 "Moment 3" update.
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Another month—another update for the Windows 11 Development Environment, also known as free Windows 11 virtual machines. Version 2305, with the latest updates, is now available for download.
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If you need a free virtual machine to test Windows 11 or its development tools, grab the latest version from the official website. Version 2304 is now available for free use until July 18, 2023.
The latest edition of Microsoft Weekly packs news items related to "Windows 12" leaks, some hidden capabilities in Windows 11, and a bunch of app updates, with a sprinkle of Windows 7 news.
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.
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Microsoft has released a new version of its Windows 11 machines available for a free evaluation. The latest update lets you use Microsoft's OS without activation until May 23, 2023.
Our latest edition of Microsoft Weekly unpacks news about Microsoft's declining revenues in consumer categories, some Windows 11 updates, bugs, and fixes, and a bunch of app enhancements.
Windows Terminal Preview 1.17 is now available with Mica support, process restart, and dropdown menu customizations, among other things. Version 1.16 is generally available today too.
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Take a sip of your weekly dose of Microsoft news as you kick back, relax, and find out everything that happened in the past few days including a feature update's rollout, some conflicts, and more.
Microsoft has replaced Windows Console Host (conhost.exe) with Windows Terminal as the default command line experience with the latest Windows 11 update, a preview for which came out a few hours ago.
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This week's edition of Microsoft Weekly is jampacked with news related to Patch Tuesday updates and patches in general, Insider builds, and a rather unconventional Teams ringtone, among other items.
The latest release of Windows Terminal Preview appears to be quite significant as it sets a new text rendering engine as the default, and has more colors and theming support for customization too.
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.
Microsoft has rolled out simultaneous releases for both Windows Terminal Stable and Preview branches. The latter now enables you to split a single background image over multiple panes.
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This week, we are recapping a bunch of updates for Microsoft apps and services, Windows updates (and the lack of them), and some incidents in the cybersecurity space. Read about all of this here!
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!
The latest Windows Terminal Preview release v1.13.1098 brings several bug fixes. These fixes include a ContentDialog bug, a Windows 11 animation queue problem, a debug log spam issue, and more.
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.
The latest Windows Terminal version 1.12.1073 come in a separate Windows 11 package to make for a smaller size. It also fixes many issues like a PowerToys bug, and Element not found error, and more.
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.
In this week's recap, we take a look at Microsoft's continued efforts to make Edge your default browser, significant changes to Windows, and a new Dev Channel build, among many other things.
Microsoft is changing the default command line experience to Windows Terminal instead of Windows Console Host in Windows 11 starting from 2022. Third-party terminals will also be allowed as defaults.
Windows Terminal Preview 1.11 is out, and version 1.10 is headed to stable users. The preview brings pane improvements, the ability to drag and drop directories, an acrylic title bar, and much more.
Microsoft has released Windows Terminal Preview 1.10 that adds a few new features. These include the addition of a command palette button to the dropdown menu, support for bold text, and more.
Microsoft has released Windows Terminal Preview 1.9. It includes a new Quake Mode allowing users to quickly launch the command line from anywhere inside Windows using a keyboard shortcut.
Microsoft has released Windows Terminal 1.7 for preview users with windowing improvements, a new Real-only pane, settings UI improvements, and much more. Version 1.6 is now generally available.
This last week brought into view Microsoft's Q2 FY 2021 earnings report, the impressive growth of Game Pass, new Insider builds, and an updated Edge roadmap. Be sure to catch up via our overview.
Today, Microsoft is releasing its latest preview release of Windows Terminal. It contains a revamp of the settings UI, although the new look is only in alpha for now and is not enabled by default.
Microsoft teases on Twitter that a new release of Windows Terminal is coming soon to the preview version featuring GUI for the Settings page. The Settings GUI opens as one of the tabs.
Windows Terminal Preview 1.5 is now out with full hyperlink support, a bunch of command palette improvements, new actions, and a bunch of bug fixes. Version 1.4 is now generally available.
Microsoft has released a new version of its Windows Terminal for both preview users and the stable version. Preview 1.4 adds support for jump lists, hyperlinks, and SGR 5 blink attribute.
Today, Microsoft announced a number of new features for developers at its Ignite 2020 conference. There are new features for WinUI 3, Windows Terminal, React Native, MSIX, and more.
Microsoft has released a new version of its Windows Terminal for both preview users and the stable version. Preview 1.3 adds a Visual Studio-like command palette, a tab switcher, and more.
Today, Microsoft announced the release of version 1.1 of its Windows Terminal application. It contains a bunch of new features, such as renaming tabs, changing their colors, and more.
Microsoft today announced that Windows Terminal is now at version 1.0, a full year after it was announced at Build 2019. That means that it's stable and ready for businesses to use.
Microsoft has released a new preview build of Windows Terminal, bringing the tool to version 0.11. The update focuses on changes to the app's settings, adding new options and removing some old ones.
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