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Windows Subsystem for Linux comes to the Microsoft Store for everyone

TechSpot

Four years after the initial release, the compatibility layer known as Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has become an integral part of Windows. As announced by Microsoft Program Manager Craig Loewen, the Microsoft Store version of WSL is dropping its "Preview" label and becoming generally available to the public.

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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. Microsoft enabled Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 for developers last year, and features like this will be available immediately in the Microsoft Store in the future.

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Microsoft’s new Android antivirus app is now available in preview

The Verge

The software giant revealed that Windows Defender was making its way to both iOS and Android earlier this year , but didn’t fully detail what to expect. Scans are instantly performed detect malware and potentially unwanted applications (PUA),” explains Kanishka Srivastava , a senior program manager at Microsoft. “If

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Microsoft angers the.NET open source community with a controversial decision

The Verge

Microsoft has spent the past 10 years embracing open-source software and, at several points, even admitting it loves Linux and the open source community. The Linux Foundation even praised Microsoft for working with the open source community after the company joined the foundation nearly five years ago.

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Microsoft Edge now automatically generates image labels for screen readers

The Verge

“When a screen reader finds an image without a label, that image can be automatically processed by machine learning (ML) algorithms to describe the image in words and capture any text it contains,” explains Travis Leithead , a program manager on Microsoft’s Edge platform team.

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Microsoft hid lots of secret nerdy messages to devs in its Build stream

The Verge

As Build moved on from Nadella’s opening remarks to Scott Hanselman, a partner program manager at Microsoft, the Easter eggs ramped up. Hanselman’s Windows theme changed the color of the lights in his room, even switching to red when he set his Microsoft Teams status to busy.

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How to speed up your computer

Galido

SlimCleaner lets you delete the log files, temporary data or search history of Windows. It also deletes files left by the disc burning tool in Windows, and applications such as Paint, WordPad, iTunes, VLC and many others. Comodo Programs Manager. Comodo Programs Manager. SlimCleaner. SlimCleaner. AppCleaner.

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