Maybe WSL did it better all along.

The command line is extremely useful on Windows. It’s fast, efficient, and saves you a lot of time once you figure out how to use it. For example, you can use the CLI to download apps directly instead ...

As well as Coreutils, the Build 2026 developer conference also saw Microsoft announce WSL containers CLI and API to deploy ...

Microsoft announced today at its Build 2026 developer conference the release of Coreutils for Windows, bringing many commonly used Linux command-line utilities to Windows as native applications. The ...

Microsoft unveils a developer-focused Windows experience at Build 2026, integrating advanced Linux utilities and deepening its Linux subsystem support for seamless development.

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

Microsoft has released Coreutils for Windows, allowing a stack of familiar "Linux-like" command-line utilities to run ...

Windows Package Manager is a free and open source utility from Microsoft that allows you to download, install and manage apps from the command line in Windows 10 or Windows 11. First introduced in ...