The new updates to Windows Terminal, Edge, and WSL 2, along with Microsoft’s new embrace of the open source community that came about when it acquired GitHub, are one way the company is showing its commitment to developers. With more than 800 million devices now running Windows 10, these updates are the latest push by Microsoft to get developers engaged on the platform. Windows 12: the top features we want to see in the rumored OS

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“WSL 2 also improves filesystem I/O performance, Linux compatibility, and can run Docker containers natively so that a is no longer needed for containers on Windows,” Microsoft said in a blog post detailing the update. The update is based on the Linux 4.19 kernel, which Microsoft claims is the same technology used in Azure and should help reduce boot times and streamline memory use. Dubbed Windows Subsystem for Linux 2, or WSL 2, the preview will be available to developers at an unspecified date later this year. Microsoft also showed off the next version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux. The update, which also brings support for themes, is available now.

Like Microsoft’s revamped Edge browser, the new Windows Terminal app will support tabs, along with some new additions to make it more modern, like tear-away windows, East Asian fonts, and even emojis. Microsoft just launched a new Windows Terminal app at its annual Build developer conference in Seattle, bringing the command-line app into the modern era.

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