A startling pivot is in store for Microsoft’s gaming hardware: the next-generation Xbox will run a full Windows operating ...

Microsoft could formally announce the new conjunctive union of Windows PC and the Xbox console gaming platforms at the brand's 25th anniversary in 2026.

Xbox full-screen interface on Windows 11 arrives through the Insider Hub, freeing about 2 GB of RAM for smoother play on ...

Windows Terminal is now the default console for Windows 11 22H2, marking a significant shift in how Windows users run their command line programs. Windows users have been running their console ...

Windows Terminal has a hidden feature called "Quake mode" that turns it into a global drop-down console, saving you precious seconds and mouse clicks.

Microsoft indicated plans this week to make its open source Windows Terminal app the default command-line console in Windows 11, along with opening the operating system up to using other consoles by ...

Windows 10 will soon let you configure Windows Terminal as the default terminal application to launch console and PowerShell programs. When you launch a command-line console program in Windows 10, the ...

Inspired by Unix and Linux (*NIX), the next version of Windows 10 will include a Windows Pseudo Console, known as "ConPTY," that should make it easier for developers to connect their command-line and ...

In the Fall Creators Update, Microsoft is going to change the default color scheme used by Windows' console windows. After years of neglect, Microsoft has been working to update and overhaul the ...

Microsoft is bringing a pseudoconsole to Windows 10, which will make it easier for developers to connect their command-line and graphical user interface (GUI)-based applications. In a "back to the ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is giving its Windows Console (Command Prompt) a color overhaul. Windows ...

One of the sore points of the Windows command-line environment is that the command-line windows themselves, the “console” windows, have always been a bit strange. Back in Windows XP, for example, ...