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Developer-optimized Windows 11 experience to build and ship faster. Coreutils for Windows – a set of Linux-like command line utilities that run natively on Windows, now generally available. WSL containers – a built-in way to create, run and interact with Linux containers using familiar CLI & API, coming soon to public preview. Windows Development Skills – gives agents structured knowledge to build great native Windows apps end-to-end using WinUI3 skills and WinApp CLI, now generally available. Intelligent Terminal – intentionally brings context-aware intelligence to your favorite agents dire
Build 2026: Furthering Windows as the trusted platform for development… To address this, we’ve built Coreutils for Windows from the uutils open-source project, a cross-platform reimplementation of GNU Coreutils in Rust. These are Linux-like command-line utilities that run natively on Windows. …
… This unlocks breakthrough AI performance on Windows, the platform enterprises trust for manageability, security and compatibility, with seamless access to the Linux AI ecosystem through Windows Subsystem for Linux WSL . …