Microsoft’s relationship with Linux has changed a lot in recent years. The company includes a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) that lets developers and power users run a Linux terminal within Windows ...

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 ...

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 ...

There isn't a whole lot of Windows-focused development news at Build this week, but that may be by design. Microsoft is rumored to be planning a dedicated Windows event later this summer (and possibly ...

Linux GUI app support is now shipping. It's available as part of the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2. Enables the ability to run graphical Linux apps on Windows. Update: Microsoft has since clarified ...

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 ...

Microsoft was once apprehensive about Linux, with Steve Ballmer likening the operating system in 2001 to a “cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches.” ...

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 ...

Microsoft on Wednesday announced the release of Windows 10 preview build 21364 for Windows Insider Program Dev Channel testers, which notably adds support for running graphical user interface ...

A new Windows 10 preview build notably adds support for running graphical user interface (GUI)-based Linux applications. Build 21364 for Windows Insider Program Dev Channel testers includes a "first ...

Microsoft is stepping up its Linux game once again. After bringing Linux command line tools to Windows 10 in 2016 and a full-fledged kernel last year, Microsoft announced today that Windows 10 will ...