Summary: All new Windows 10 features are announced by Microsoft at Build 2020

Build is a major event of the year for Microsoft, the opportunity for software giants to launch new initiatives will have a huge impact on the company's development strategy as well as to Microsoft service users around the world. gender. Build 2020 this year can not take place in the form of events like every year but in the form of online due to the impact of COVID-19. However, not so that this year's event lacks remarkable statements.

Here are the important new Windows 10 features announced by Microsoft at Build 2020.

UWP and Win32

Universal Windows Platform (UWP) and Win32 APIs now exist independently on Windows 10. During the Build 2020 development conference, Microsoft announced the Project Reunion platform that helps to integrate the two APIs to reach the potential of using more efficient.

In addition, Redmond Company is also separating the Win32 and UWP APIs from the operating system and will ensure that these new applications (or upgraded applications) will work stably on supported versions of Windows 10. .

On the user side, Microsoft says users will have access to all Windows 10 features even on older versions as long as they are supported.

Windows Terminal 1.0

Windows Terminal has been greatly improved since its first preview release in June 2019.

At Build 2020, Microsoft officially released Windows Terminal 1.0, which is stable enough to use at the enterprise level. You can download Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store or manually from GitHub.

With version 1.0, this open source application now supports Microsoft's 'proprietary' Cascadia Code font. Fixes tab errors and improves the overall user interface in the event that users open multiple Command Prompt, PowerShell and other command line applications.

In addition, you can now allow the Terminal to automatically create profiles when multiple command-line applications are running on the system. Each configuration will be uniquely customized for a seamless workflow.

Windows Package Manager

Windows Package Manager

Windows Package Manager is a command line tool that allows you to quickly and easily install your favorite tools (tools / applications) on a Windows environment.

After you have installed the Windows Package Manager, you only need to enter the command 'winget install' in Command Prompt or PowerShell to install the tool. For example, if you enter the command 'winget install ShareX.ShareX', Windows will automatically install the ShareX application if it has been added to the repository.

TipsMake.com has a detailed article about this utility, you can learn more about Windows Package Manager at this article.

New search engine

At Build 2020, Microsoft also announced the PowerToys Run Launcher.

The PowerToys Search search engine is somewhat similar to macOS Spotlight, allowing you to quickly find applications and files on Windows 10. Testing shows that the performance of this new search engine is significantly faster than Windows Search. .

PowerToys Search

In addition to apps, files and folders, you can also search for running processes in PowerToys Run Launcher.

Keyboard Remapper

Microsoft has finally released a free version of Keyboard Remapper for Windows 10. If your hardware keys are broken, you can use the Keyboard Remapper and switch individual keys.

PowerToys Keyboard Remapper also allows you to customize keyboard shortcuts on Windows 10. This is a useful feature in case you need to create your own shortcuts and replace existing functions.

Download PowerToys from Github.
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases

Linux GUI application

Microsoft has also updated the Windows Subsystem for Linux, allowing Linux GUI applications to run in parallel with Windows applications.

In addition, the company is also studying GPU support for WSL 2 to improve performance in tasks related to machine learning and developing artificial intelligence, which requires hardware acceleration.