The tools Linux developers love are coming to Windows.

Microsoft is bringing Linux-style Coreutils and native WSL containers to Windows to simplify developer workflows.

Maybe WSL did it better all along.

WSL 3 makes staying on Windows easier, especially for developers building or running Linux-based AI, container, or dev ...

Coreutils removes the need for this back and forth, allowing developers to run most Linux commands straight from the Windows ...

For decades, Coreutils have been part of the standard repertoire for Linux administrators and developers. Those who wanted to use these tools on Windows with largely identical behavior previously ...

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

Microsoft unveils a developer-focused Windows experience at Build 2026, integrating advanced Linux utilities and deepening ...

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

With Microsoft's new Dev Configs, a Windows installation becomes a ready-to-use developer workstation with a single command – ...

Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 was released nearly 3 years ago. This brought the ability to run the Bash shell and run Linux binary executables that you’d be able to run on Ubuntu Linux.