Project Reunion, Microsoft's revamped desktop development framework for Windows 10, inched ahead to reach 0.8 preview. It provides components like Windows UI Library (WinUI) 3, MRT Core, and DWriteCore to help make writing Windows 10 apps more consistent. "When you build an app that uses Project Reunion, you get access to: coherent and modern interactions and UX with WinUI 3, great system performance and battery life, an experience optimized for the device hardware, and hassle-free app discovery and management," the company explained in a blog post. Windows Terminal 1.9 preview brings with it a new feature called Quake Mode, which alas does not launch an instance of the classic 3D first-person shooter. Instead it opens a new terminal window using the keyboard shortcut that works anywhere in Windows (