Windows Insiders

TECHNINE – WINDOWS INSIDERS

• Erik Moreau – Technical Supervisor @Aurelium – Windows Insider MVP – Twitter: @ErikMoreau

• André van den Berg – Consultant @The Sourcing Company – Windows Insider MVP – Twitter: @aavdberg ERIK MOREAU – FEEDBACK HUB (FBH)

• The Power of Feedback – Does Microsoft Listen? Yes, they do! ERIK MOREAU – FEEDBACK HUB (FBH)

• How? WinKey + F – Categorise your feedback – What, When, Why? • Repro steps: • Expected results: • Actual results: ERIK MOREAU - MORE POWER FROM CTRL AND WIN KEY

• CTRL – key on a Taskbar item – key on Taskbar right-click to exit Explorer – key on new Task in Task manager – CMD • WIN – key + shift + S = Snipping and the Sketch in Notification – key + V = Clipboard History – key holding for seconds with PowerToys installed will give overview of WIN key combinations. ERIK MOREAU – 20H2’S ALMOST HERE

• Not that much changes (H1 is the major update with features) • Old system has moved to settings app • Edge Chromium is now in the box • Edge tabs are visible in ALT+TAB • Your Phone allows Android (Surface DUO,Samsung) users to access their apps on the pc • New startmenu icon layout • Notifications have a source app icon ANDRÉ VAN DEN BERG - NOT ALL THE NEW STUFF IS DELIVERED THROUGH BUILDS

• Windows Store – Notepad – Windows Terminal – Your Phone – App Installer – Winget • https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/tag/v.0.2.2521-preview

ANDRE VAN DEN BERG – WINDOWS TERMINAL

• New Windows Terminal – Can be installed from Store, GIT Releases by manual install. – There is also a Preview version for the latests and greatest. – Installs next to existing command-line tools, CMD and PowerShell to preserve backward-compatibility. – Customize the look and feel – Cascadia Code Font with Ligature and Glyphs included • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/cascadia-code ANDRE VAN DEN BERG – WINDOWS TERMINAL

• Customizing prompt – Git status in your PowerShell Prompt with PowerLine – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/tutorials/powerline-setup • Background Picture ANDRE VAN DEN BERG – WINDOWS TERMINAL

• Split Panes – wt -p "Command Prompt" `; split-pane -p "Windows PowerShell" `; split-pane -H wsl.exe

– Horizontal spilt ALT + SHIFT -

– Veritcal Split ALT + SHIFT = ANDRE VAN DEN BERG – WINDOWS TERMINAL

• Settings – All the settings are stored in a settings.json file in you profile.

C:\Users\AndrevandenBerg\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminalPreview_8wek yb3d8bbwe\LocalState ERIK MOREAU - POWERTOYS

• Who knows PowerToys from the days of Windows 95?

• The Team of Clint Rutkas is now working on the PowerToys for Windows 10. With the following tools: – PowerToys Run – Shortcut Guide – Power Rename – Fancy Zones – Color Picker, Image Rizer, Keyboard Manager, File Explorer Add- ins • All software is now Open Source, and you can give feedback by making a issue at the github repo. – https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys ANDRE VAN DEN BERG – WINGET

• Winget is a installer like Chocolatey. • When running Windows Insider build you will have it – Non Windows Insider build. • Can install from store by search for App Installer • GitHub repo – https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/tag/v.0.2.2521-preview ANDRE VAN DEN BERG – WINGET

• To install you use Winget install • To Search you use Winget search

• The is also a very handy site to search and generate powershell install onelinner. – https://winstall.app/