On April 21, Microsoft released a new Windows 10 test build, 21364, to the Dev Channel. This build includes a few new noteworthy features including the ability to run Linux graphical user interface ...

At Build 2020 today, Microsoft gave developers a slew of new tools to coax them into using Windows over macOS or Linux. Windows Terminal is now out of preview for enterprises, and Windows Subsystem ...

Windows 10's Windows System for Linux (WSL) will soon let developers run Linux GUI apps, while Linux guests on Windows will soon gain access to GPU power for hardware acceleration. WSL is currently ...

Microsoft announced today at the Build 2021 developer conference that support for running Linux GUI apps is now available via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). The feature was first released one ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is starting to allow Windows 10 testers to access Linux GUI apps. The ...

This is definitely not your grandfather's Microsoft. Not too long ago, then-CEO Steve Ballmer called Linux a cancer. Today, Microsoft proclaims it loves Linux and open source, two things the company ...

Microsoft has released this week's build of Windows 10 to Insiders in the Dev channel. Build 21364 includes the ability to run GUI Linux apps through WSL, improvements to Task Manager, and more. With ...

A few decades ago, the powers that be at Microsoft characterized Linux and open source in general as a cancer. Today, the company has pretty much embraced and even extended them, acquiring GitHub and ...

If you're reading this you're probably very happy with Windows. After all, Windows 11 has just arrived with all its newness, and even if you can't actually update to it, Windows 10 isn't going away.

When Microsoft slipped the first public preview of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) into the Windows 10 Anniversary Update in August 2016, it mostly appeared to be a niche convenience aimed at ...

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Microsoft’s romance with Linux over the last few years has reached new heights: developers will now be able to run Linux apps with an honest-to-goodness GUI directly in Windows 10. Developers ...