Build 2024: Microsoft to Update the Windows 11 Developer Experience

During its Build 2024 keynote, Microsoft revealed several updates to the Windows 11 developer experience spanning Dev Home, Dev Drive, WSL, and more.
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The End of Microsoft’s Android Fever Dream (Premium)

In the heady early days of Windows 10, Terry Myerson’s team did what they could to reverse the decades-long decline in native Windows app development. It would prove to be a futile, losing effort that first focused on righting the wrongs of the mobile … Continue reading The End of Microsoft’s Android Fever Dream (Premium)

How to Install WSL on Windows Server

WSL allows you to run applications natively as Linux processes on Windows. Learn how to install and use WSL on Windows Server here. Which versions of Windows Server support WSL? According to Microsoft documentation, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is available for installation on Windows Server 2019 (1709) and above. This includes the few Windows Server […] Continue reading How to Install WSL on Windows Server

Windows Subsystem for Linux and Hyper-V Get USB Passthrough Support

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature in Windows that lets developers test and run Linux binaries directly from their desktop. The beauty of WSL is that there’s no need to switch between your Windows desktop and a virtual machine (VM) to develop Linux code. For instance, you can open a Linux shell in […] Continue reading Windows Subsystem for Linux and Hyper-V Get USB Passthrough Support

What’s New with Windows – October 2021 Edition

Windows 11 is now generally available, there are already fixes for a long list of bugs and performance issues with AMD processors, and Android apps come to users in the Windows 11 Beta Channel. Plus, there’s much more of what’s new with Windows in October 2021, so let’s get started! Windows 11 is now generally […] Continue reading What’s New with Windows – October 2021 Edition