Microsoft has published a document that covers the changes that were made to the Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 in September 2020. The post mentions kernel updates via Windows Update, WSL 2 availability on Windows 10 version 1909 and 1903, and some other interesting improvements made to the feature.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Windows 10 20H2 Build 19042.541 (KB4577063) is out to the Beta and Release Preview channels
Microsoft is currently releasing Build 19042.541 (KB4577063) to Windows Insiders in the Beta ands Release Preview channels. The release change log includes a huge list of fixes and general improvements.
Microsoft Edge is finally coming to Linux users next month
Microsoft is going to start testing a Linux version of Microsoft Edge in October 2020. The browser is expected to become available via the Edge Insider website, and in a repo for popular Linux distros.
Windows Terminal v1.3 and Preview v1.4 Released
Microsoft has released a new stable version of Windows Terminal, which is 1.3.2651.0. Also, Microsoft has issued a new Preview release of the app with the version number 1.4.2652.0. Here are the changes.
Firefox 81 is now available with the new Alpenglow theme
Mozilla is releasing a new Firefox version to the stable branch. Firefox 81 is a minor release that features general improvements and a small number of new features. However, starting with this release, the browser has a new default theme.
Microsoft is acquiring ZeniMax Media with Bethesda, id, Arkane, and other studios
ZeniMax Media is a company that owns well known game studios Bethesda, id Software, Arkane, and other studios that created plenty of popular games. The full list includes Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios.
These are new features OneDrive has received in August, 2020
Microsoft has revealed which features the company has added to OneDrive, its cloud storage and sync service. The announcement mentions the roadmap entries implemented in August, as well as a few changes made to online Office apps.
Announcing the official Winaero Tweaker mirror website
Some time ago I've implemented a new home for Winaero Tweaker, my current active project. I decided to use the new ad-free website to deliver app updates.
Microsoft is rolling out Windows 10 October 2020 Update (20H2) to the Release Preview Channel
Microsoft is currently releasing Build 19042.508 (KB4571756) to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Channel. The company considers build 19042.508 the final build and still plan on continuing to improve the overall experience of the October 2020 Update on customers’ PCs as part of its normal servicing cadence.
Chrome will automatically create Tab Groups
Starting in Google Chrome 80, the browser introduces a new GUI feature - Tab Groups. It allows combining individual tabs into visually organized groups. Chrome 85 comes with the Tab Groups feature generally available, and allows enabling the collapsing option for them.
