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Discover how Windows is the best platform for developers, no matter the platform you are targeting.
Windows prioritizes developers with tools to help you get your work done faster and more efficiently. Power-up your command-line workflow by customizing your Windows Terminal, run Linux workloads with WSL, and use Microsoft PowerToys to fine-tune your productivity.
Overview of all developer tools
Sudo
Sudo for Windows is a new way for users to run elevated commands directly from an unelevated console session.
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Dev Drive
Dev Drive, built on ReFS technology, is a separate volume on your PC that will improve performance for key developer workloads and disk-bound operations such as cloning, building, copying files and package restore.
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WinGet Configurations
Consolidate manual machine setup and project onboarding to a single command that is reliable, repeatable and integrated with Dev Home.
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Use your favorite command line tools—including PowerShell, Azure CLI, Ubuntu, and a secure SSH connection—from the fully customizable Windows Terminal.
Run Windows and Linux workloads simultaneously. Share files between environments, run Linux GUI apps, set up GPU acceleration or Docker containers and more.
Tune and streamline your Windows experience for greater productivity with this powerful set of utilities.
Find, install, configure, upgrade, and remove Windows applications directly from the command line or submit your own packages with the Windows Package Manager.
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