The WSL container will bring Linux container development directly into Windows through the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

Most of the Windows apps you use are in the Store or the WinGet repository. UniGetUI is a free, open-source app that's easy to use. It's also a great way to back up and transfer a collection of apps.

Tune into live broadcasts from your Windows desktop with Trdo, a free and open-source application. It's simple to listen to such stations in your browser, but leaving a tab open just for the radio ...

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The latest changes to the Windows 11 Notepad app and snipping tool show Microsoft is retreating from the "Copilot" branding, even if the AI functions remain. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested ...

Windows 11 is full of web apps that make your PC slower and less enjoyable to use, so I'm excited about the prospect of a team dedicated to "100% native" apps. I've been writing about technology for ...

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After one too many of you threatened to switch to Linux, Microsoft has published a long list of changes it plans to make to Windows 11. In a lengthy blog titled "Our commitment to Windows quality," ...

Microsoft PowerToys feels like something that shouldn’t exist in Windows today. What started in 2019 as a couple of utilities for things like window and shortcut management has gradually expanded to ...

Microsoft is testing a new feature on the Xbox app on Windows, and it should be familiar to Steam users. The Xbox app on Windows has been going through major transformations for some time now as ...

OpenAI has released its Codex desktop app for Windows, adding a native sandbox and PowerShell support, enabling developers to run parallel coding agents. OpenAI is officially bringing its Codex app to ...