Microsoft continues to embrace Linux and make Windows a home for developers. Microsoft continues to embrace Linux and make Windows a home for developers. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who ...

Microsoft this week announced Sudo for Windows, which can be set up in the Windows 11 Insider Program preview build 26052. Sudo ("Super User Do) is the command-line interface typically found on Linux ...

Microsoft opened its arms to Linux during the Windows 10 era, inventing an entire virtualized subsystem to allow users and developers to access a real-deal Linux command line without leaving the ...

Linux users should immediately patch a serious vulnerability to the sudo command that, if exploited, can allow unprivileged users gain root privileges on the host machine. Called Baron Samedit, the ...

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Microsoft introduced 'Sudo for Windows' today, a new Windows 11 feature allowing users to execute commands with elevated privileges from unelevated terminals. The company is also working on ...

Sometimes, a GUI app isn't enough.