@benhillis

Manager of the Linux on Windows team @Microsoft, proud father, unrepentant sci-fi / fantasy reader, and @SoundersFC fan. Opinions are my own.

 Seattle, WA
aka.ms/wsl2
Joined March 2009
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WSL is adding some oft-requested support for Enterprise Customers: devblogs.microsoft.com/commaโ€ฆ

New enterprise-grade security controls for the Windows Subsystem for Linux

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has added new enterprise-oriented features that will help you deploy, monitor, and configure WSL safely within your

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Selling my STi, low mileage and excellent condition. Itโ€™s time for proper โ€œdadโ€ car but I will miss it. bringatrailer.com/listing/20โ€ฆ

19k-Mile 2013 Subaru Impreza WRX STi

Bid for the chance to own a 19k-Mile 2013 Subaru Impreza WRX STi at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #125,738.

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Scott Hanselman ๐ŸŒฎ
@shanselman18 Sep 2023
Big improvements in WSL today! Run "wsl --update --pre-release" as admin to get auto shrinking of memory and disks! And all new networking with ipv6 support
Craig Loewen@craigaloewen18 Sep 2023
WSL has a new update with some big changes! We have some fun new features for you to try, including automatic shrinking of both memory and disk size, and an entirely new networking mode! Check out the blog post for more details: devblogs.microsoft.com/commaโ€ฆ

Windows Subsystem for Linux September 2023 update

There is a new release for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) with new features and bug fixes! Check out the summary below, and read on to learn more

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Craig Loewen@craigaloewen18 Sep 2023
WSL has a new update with some big changes! We have some fun new features for you to try, including automatic shrinking of both memory and disk size, and an entirely new networking mode! Check out the blog post for more details: devblogs.microsoft.com/commaโ€ฆ

Windows Subsystem for Linux September 2023 update

There is a new release for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) with new features and bug fixes! Check out the summary below, and read on to learn more

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Scott Hanselman ๐ŸŒฎ
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This is a weird feeling as Iโ€™ve dedicated my career to sharing othersโ€™ achievements but Iโ€™m gonna to take a moment to celebrate myself. Iโ€™ve been promoted to Vice President of Developer Community at Microsoft!
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WSL 1.3.10 is now available to Windows Insiders with lots of changes: github.com/microsoft/WSL/relโ€ฆ
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WSL 1.2.1 is now available - we are hoping to push this version to all users later this week. github.com/microsoft/WSL/relโ€ฆ

Release 1.2.1 ยท microsoft/WSL

Fix intermittent localhost forwarding issues (solves #9921) Use /mnt/wslg for /run/user (solves #9913) Fix invalid handle close on wslservice.exe exit

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WSL 1.1.7 is available to Windows Insiders! Lots of good stuff in this change including a bump to kernel version 6.1 and a bunch of bug fixes. github.com/microsoft/WSL/relโ€ฆ

Release 1.1.7 ยท microsoft/WSL

Fix race condition in wslhost's com server logic to prevent a crash Remove cgroup_no_v1=all from kernel command line (solves #9868) Remove unused WSL_E_PACKAGE_UPGRADE_AVAILABLE error message (...

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Happy Friday everyone! Just pushed WSL 1.1.6 to Windows Insiders which includes a fix for a couple crashes introduced in 1.1.5. github.com/microsoft/WSL/relโ€ฆ

Release 1.1.6 ยท microsoft/WSL

Add a pipeline step to validate localization changes. This will prevent crashes for non-English locales when translation errors occur (solves #9796) Cleanup the winrt factory cache before calling C...

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Windows Subsystem for Linux 1.1.5 has been released to Windows Insiders. This version adds custom kernel support for ARM64, a new user-visible warning feature, and more: github.com/microsoft/WSL/relโ€ฆ

Release 1.1.5 ยท microsoft/WSL

Implement custom kernel support for ARM64 (solves #4802) Implement user warnings Revert wsl2.pageReportingOrder to default (2MB). This change was causing freezes on older Windows builds that are mi...

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We have pushed WSL 1.1.3 to all users - let us know what you think! github.com/microsoft/WSL/relโ€ฆ

Release 1.1.3 ยท microsoft/WSL

Fix localhost relay issues introduced in 1.1.0 (solves #9508) Add a "Update Available" toast to WSL Ensure the /init bind mount is readonly Set thread names in WSL init deamon Mask SIGCHI...

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Panos Panay
@panos_panay28 Feb 2023
Pumped to introduce todayโ€™s major update to #Windows11. This update brings incredible new features the team built just for you. From bringing the new AI powered Bing to the taskbar to improvements across touch, accessibility and more. blogs.windows.com/windowsexpโ€ฆ

Introducing a big update to Windows 11 making the everyday easier including bringing the new...

Itโ€™s an exciting time in technology, not just for our industry but for the world. The Windows PC has never been more relevant in our daily lives, and this is increasingly the case as we approach the...

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Officially cutting cable. With a literal paper clip in the Coax port Iโ€™m getting 40+ OTA channels and all I watch is news and football anyway.
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Some great work by the graphics team @Microsoft - D3D12 GPU Video acceleration for Windows Subsystem for Linux is now available! devblogs.microsoft.com/commaโ€ฆ

D3D12 GPU Video acceleration in the Windows Subsystem for Linux now available!

Introduction In DirectX โค Linux - DirectX Developer Blog we wrote about DXCore & D3D12 support on WSLg and described OpenGL & OpenCL support by

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Craig Loewen@craigaloewen22 Nov 2022
WSL in the Store is now the default for WSL, and is available on both Windows 10 and Windows 11! This also means that Windows 10 can now run Linux GUI apps! Learn more about the details below: devblogs.microsoft.com/commaโ€ฆ

The Windows Subsystem for Linux in the Microsoft Store is now generally available on Windows 10 and...

Today the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in the Microsoft Store is dropping its โ€œPreviewโ€ label and becomes generally available with our latest

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Craig Loewen@craigaloewen16 Nov 2022
We released our build 1.0 of WSL on the Microsoft Store, taking it out of preview and making it generally available! There's also some other exciting news coming very soon, stay tuned for the official announcement!
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Windows Blogs@windowsblog20 Oct 2022
Update to Windows Subsystem for Androidโ„ข on Windows 11 (October 2022) blogs.windows.com/windows-inโ€ฆ

Update to Windows Subsystem for Androidโ„ข on Windows 11 (October 2022)

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are shipping an update for Windows Subsystem for Androidโ„ข on Windows 11 to the Windows Insider Dev and Beta Channels. This update (2209.40000.26.0) will improve...

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WSL 0.70.4 was just released to Windows Insiders which has a couple good fixes: github.com/microsoft/WSL/relโ€ฆ

Release 0.70.4 ยท microsoft/WSL

Work around deadlock in WSL init daemon due to bug in musl libc [GH 8824] Fix regression where /etc/wsl.conf interop.enabled setting was not respected [GH 8932]

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If youโ€™re looking for an audio book, I canโ€™t recommend the @andyserkis reading of The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings highly enough. Yes he does the gollum voice and a fantastic Gandalf tooโ€ฆ
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WSL 0.70.0 has been released to Windows Insiders. A few nice WSLg fixes in this build: github.com/microsoft/WSL/relโ€ฆ

Release 0.70.0 ยท microsoft/WSL

Ensure that stdout / stderr relays are created for wslg.exe Update Windows SDK to 22621 (Windows 11 22H2) Update Microsoft.WSLg to version 1.0.45 WSLGd: allow alternate rdp file via .wslgconfig We...

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FYI - we've rolled 0.70.0 out to all Windows 11 users! This includes support for systemd!
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