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Microsoft to make Windows Terminal the default Windows 11 command line experience

The Verge

Microsoft is planning to make its Windows Terminal the default command line experience in Windows 11 next year. While Windows 11 currently supports setting Windows Terminal as default, the default terminal emulator has always been the Windows Console Host.

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Windows 11's DirectStorage tech will also come to Windows 10

TechSpot

Microsoft program manager Hassan Uraizee said the company is committed to ensuring that when developers adopt a new API, they can reach as many gamers as possible with it. As such, games built to utilize the DirectStorage SDK will also be compatible with Windows 10, version 1901 and newer, just.

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Microsoft copied its new Windows Package Manager from rival AppGet, claims developer

The Verge

Microsoft surprised everyone with its new Windows Package Manager (winget) last week, but it looks like the company copied the core mechanics from a developer it interviewed and ghosted. AppGet is a free and open source package manager for Windows, which automates installing software on Windows PCs.

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Microsoft transforms the Windows Subsystem for Linux into a Windows 11 app

The Verge

Microsoft has transformed the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) into an app that you can simply download and install from the Microsoft Store on Windows 11. While there are no new changes with this Store app version just yet, it does mean that future updates can appear without needing to wait for a bigger Windows release or update.

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Microsoft’s new Windows Package Manager is already better than the Windows Store

The Verge

Microsoft surprised Windows users with a new package manager yesterday. It’s a command line tool that allows developers, power users, and really any Windows user to install their favorite apps from a simple command. That’s changed in the years since Windows 10’s debut, but the Store still feels like abandonware.

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Windows 11 is getting updated snipping tool, calculator, and mail apps

The Verge

The updated Mail app for Windows 11. Microsoft is improving some of the built-in apps available in Windows 11. Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel can now test new updates to the Snipping Tool, Calculator, Mail, and Calendar apps. Some of the updates are minor, but all are designed to match the new visual style in Windows 11.

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Microsoft finally gives AppGet developer the credit he deserves

The Verge

Microsoft is crediting a developer after he accused the company of copying the core mechanics of its new Windows Package Manager. Microsoft only briefly mentioned AppGet once in its announcement, in a throwaway line that lists other Windows package managers. Support all types of Windows applications installers.