Today, Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 21364 to the Dev channel with the first-ever support for Linux GUI apps.
“The Windows Subsystem for Linux now includes a first preview of support for GUI applications,” the Microsoft announcement post notes. “This means [that] you can now run your favorite GUI editors, tools, and applications, [sic] to develop, test, build and run your Linux apps.”
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A demonstration video is available if you’re curious about what this looks like.
Additionally, build 21364 features a revamped Task Manager that can now identify individual Microsoft Edge processes and view their resource consumption, plus a new experimental feature called “Eco mode” that gives users the option to throttle process resources. “This feature is helpful when you notice an app consuming high resources and would like to limit its consumption so that the system gives priority to other apps which will lead to faster foreground responsiveness and better energy efficiency,” Microsoft explains.
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<blockquote><em><a href="#624202">In reply to CompUser:</a></em></blockquote><p>I'm not sure I see the point of the Edge addition: can't you get those stats from within the browser anyway by right-clicking an empty space on the titlebar and choosing "Browser task manager"? (Not to mention most IT Pros probably use Process Monitor).</p><p><br></p><p>And I can't find any details on what the Eco Mode actually does. I'm guessing fully-suspend Win32 apps, similar to what UWP apps support. As otherwise you can already reduce the impact of a Win32 app using the "Priority" and "Affinity" options</p>
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<blockquote><em><a href="#624226">In reply to bluvg:</a></em></blockquote><p>You can do this already: go to the Details tab in Task Manager, right-click a process and then use the "Set Priority" and "Set Affinity…" options</p>
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<p>Someone should tell the user in their example screenshot that Audacity has a native Windows port! (The latest version of which still runs on, albeit with no support, on Vista!)</p>