The tools Linux developers love are coming to Windows.

While Microsoft used to denounce Linux in the 2000s, it can't seem to stop itself from finding ways to run Linux programs on Windows today. While WSL, or Windows Susbsystem for Linux, has been the ...

It took Microsoft long enough, but the company has finally open-sourced its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) code. The announcement was made at the Build 2025 developer conference, closing a nearly ...

Microsoft is delivering tools to quickly configure Windows PCs as workstations for Windows and Linux development.

Microsoft has made its Windows Subsystem for Linux open source. The announcement was made as its BUILD 2025 developer conference. At its BUILD 2025 event today Microsoft has announced the ...

If you use Windows today and type ls, cat, grep, or awk in a terminal, there is a good chance something useful will happen. That was not always true. For most of the history of personal computing, ...

Microsoft’s Build 2026 Windows updates add developer setup tools, local AI models, Linux workflows, and agent security controls.

Microsoft is embracing Linux-like command line utilities and integrating its Linux subsystem even further into Windows.

A new version of VMware Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro is out, bringing a new command-line tool, USB 3.2, support for more guest and host operating systems, and more. VMware has released a big update ...

Microsoft continues its big Linux push at Build 2026 ...

Microsoft introduced a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) with Windows 10. Initially it allowed you to run command line Linux utilities in Windows, but over time Microsoft added support for ...