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# [Build 2026: Furthering Windows as the trusted platform for development](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2026/06/02/build-2026-furthering-windows-as-the-trusted-platform-for-development/)

Build is one of our favorite moments each year – a chance to connect with the global developer community and share what we’ve been building.

Over the past year, we have connected with many developers pushing the boundaries of what’s possible on Windows. What we consistently hear is that you want a platform that meets you where you are, removes friction and gives you the flexibility to choose how and where you build across local and cloud, across platforms, languages and frameworks. That feedback has shaped everything we are announcing today.

The foundation of great development starts with strong fundamentals, coupled with a great developer experience. We are continuing to raise the bar on Windows 11 quality and deeply focused on making Windows more secure, more reliable across the shell – from Explorer to Start to Search – with a simple goal to reduce cognitive load. Whether you are building modern applications or experimenting with agent-driven workflows, we are committed to making Windows more adaptable, capable and aligned with how development actually happens today. And as AI continues to reshape how software is built, we are investing deeply in enabling you to run your AI workloads securely where it makes the most sense on-device, in the cloud or across both without trade-offs. Our goal is simply to give you a platform that accelerates your ideas.

## What’s new for Windows platform at Build?

  • - Developer-optimized Windows 11 experience to build and ship faster. Coreutils for Windows – a set of Linux-like command line utilities that run natively on Windows, now generally available. WSL containers – a built-in way to create, run and interact with Linux containers using familiar CLI & API, coming soon to public preview. Windows Development Skills – gives agents structured knowledge to build great native Windows apps end-to-end using WinUI3 skills and WinApp CLI, now generally available. Intelligent Terminal – intentionally brings context-aware intelligence to your favorite agents directly into a terminal based experience to help debug errors, run multi-step tasks so you can stay in your flow, available in experimental preview. Windows Developer Configurations – powered by WinGet, sets up a distraction-free dev environment with VS Code, GitHub Copilot, WSL, PowerShell 7 and developer-optimized settings with one command on any Windows 11 device, now generally available. Windows 365 with Developer configuration – Windows 365 comes pre-configured with the same Windows developer configuration, available in public preview.
  • - Coreutils for Windows – a set of Linux-like command line utilities that run natively on Windows, now generally available.
  • - WSL containers – a built-in way to create, run and interact with Linux containers using familiar CLI & API, coming soon to public preview.
  • - Windows Development Skills – gives agents structured knowledge to build great native Windows apps end-to-end using WinUI3 skills and WinApp CLI, now generally available.
  • - Intelligent Terminal – intentionally brings context-aware intelligence to your favorite agents directly into a terminal based experience to help debug errors, run multi-step tasks so you can stay in your flow, available in experimental preview.

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