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Microsoft has released WinGet 1.4 with zip extraction support, command aliases, and more. Be sure to read on for a full breakdown of what other new features Microsoft has included in this update.

Windows Package Manager now supports aliases (so you can use Linux commands)

Another update another super useful feature.

Microsoft is finally adding tabs to Windows 11s Notepad and it only took until 2023, but you should scrap it anyway and use this far superior free app.

The winget command, which taps into the Windows Package Manager service, makes it a breeze to keep applications up to date in Windows 10 or 11. Here’s how to use it.

Using a package manager to install software is something that will be familiar to Linux users, but its not something that has been an option for anyone running Windows. But now this has changed since Microsoft released a preview of its Windows Package Manager utility.

Quickly and easily discover and install those tools that make your PC environment special

The latest release of Windows Terminal Preview appears to be quite significant as it sets a new text rendering engine as the default, and has more colors and theming support for customization too.

Windows Package Manager 1.3, also known as Winget, is now available. It brings support for portable applications, associated documentation, and install notes alongside other improvements.

Microsoft just rolled out Windows Package Manager version 1.3. The update adds support for the installation of portable apps and brings a long list of other improvements.