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Microsoft offers WSL for a variety of reasons. Microsoft envisions WSL as "a tool for developers – especially web developers and those who work on or with open source projects". [8] Microsoft also claims that "WSL requires fewer resources (CPU, memory, and storage) than a full virtual machine" (a common alternative for using Linux in Windows ...
PowerShell 7.2 is the next long-term support version of PowerShell, after version 7.0. It uses .NET 6.0 and features universal installer packages for Linux. On Windows, updates to PowerShell 7.2 and later come via the Microsoft Update service; this feature has been missing from PowerShell 6.0 through 7.1. [113]
The winget tool supports installers based on EXE, MSIX, and MSI. [15] The public Windows Package Manager Community repository hosts manifest files for supported applications in YAML format. [16] In September 2020, Microsoft added the ability to install applications from the Microsoft Store and a command auto-completion feature. [17]
Windows SDKs are available for free; they were once available on Microsoft Download Center but were moved to MSDN in 2012. A developer might want to use an older SDK for a particular reason. For example, the Windows Server 2003 Platform SDK released in February 2003 was the last SDK to provide full support of Visual Studio 6.0.
It runs as a Windows Service, and the task definitions and schedules are stored in binary.job files. Tasks are manipulated directly by manipulating the .job files. Each task corresponds to single action. On Windows 95 (with Internet Explorer 4.0 or later), Windows 98 and Windows Me, the Task Scheduler runs as an ordinary program, mstask.exe.
Cygwin is provided in two versions: the full 64-bit version and a stripped-down 32-bit version, whose final version was released in 2022. [18] Cygwin consists of a library that implements the POSIX system call API in terms of Windows system calls to enable the running of a large number of application programs equivalent to those on Unix systems ...
Windows Desktop is a full-screen window rendered behind all other windows. It hosts the user's wallpaper and an array of computer icons representing: Files and folders: Users and software may store computer files and folders on Windows desktop. Naturally, on a newly installed version of Windows, such items do not exist.
File Explorer (Preview Panes) adds SVG, Markdown and PDF previews to File Explorer. [27] File Locksmith adds the ability to check which files are in use and by which processes. [28] Host File Editor adds the ability to edit the 'Hosts' file in a convenient way. [28] Image Resizer adds a context menu to File Explorer for resizing images. [29]