The best tools of Windows 10

Over the past year, Microsoft has released new built-in Windows 10 command line apps and free apps in the which improve the operating system.

Microsoft did not officially announce these new tools in some cases, but they were discovered by users

In this article, we will demonstrate this news and apps so power users can have more control over Windows 10.

The Pktmon network packet sniffer

Windows 10 now has a built-in network packet sniffer called “Pktmon”, with two new features recently added to of Windows 10 May .

First reported in the Windows 10 October 2018 update, Microsoft has added a real-time network traffic monitoring tool called Pktmon.

In Windows 10 2004, Microsoft added two additional features to Pktmon. The ability to view packages in real time and convert Pktmon log files to PCAPNG.

As PCAPNG is supported on many network monitoring software, such as Wireshark, it gives users additional options for analyzing log files.

Package manager

This year, Microsoft released a package manager called Windows 10 called Winget allowing users to install and manage applications directly from the command line.

Για να εγκαταστήσετε εφαρμογές με το winget, πληκτρολογείτε εντολές όπως “αναζήτηση στο winget” για αναζήτηση μιας εφαρμογής ή “ στο winget” για να το εγκαταστήσετε, όπως φαίνεται παρακάτω.

Microsoft has created a repository that contains hundreds of applications that can be installed and managed using the Winget.

Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2 or Subsystem for Linux 2)

Windows 10 2004 was released with the new Windows subsystem for Linux 2, which offers very good performance and greater compatibility with a wider range of Linux applications.

Unlike first-generation WSL 1, WSL 2 includes a genuine open source Linux kernel based on version 4.19 from Kernel.org. WSL 2 also allows full access to normal system, improves compatibility for Linux applications, increases file system performance, and more

WSL 2 includes the following features:

  • Full Linux kernel
  • Increased IO file performance
  • Full compatibility in system calls
  • WSL 2 uses less memory at boot time

If you are already using WSL, you can upgrade the installed ones σε WSL 2 χρησιμοποιώντας την εντολή wsl --set-version.

Windows File Recovery Tool

Microsoft has also released a new Windows 10 file recovery command-line tool that lets you recover deleted files from a hard drive, a USB and an SD card.

"Has an important file been deleted by mistake? Did you clean your hard drive? Not sure what to do with corrupted data? "Recovering Windows files can help you recover your personal data," says the description of the free tool.

Το εργαλείο είναι μια εκτελέσιμη γραμμή εντολών μέσω μιας εφαρμογής που ονομάζεται .exe.

By default, Windows File Recovery Tool has three modes of operation - "Default", "Section" and "Signature", each with its own capabilities.

PowerToys for Windows 10

The Windows 10 PowerToys is a set of open source tools that allow you to extend the capabilities of File Explorer, optimize application windows for large screens, resize images, and more.

Some of the PowerToys include:

  • Resize image
  • Windows File Explorer Preview Window
  • Replace Windows Slow Search with a Run tool.
  • Modify keyboard shortcuts
  • Rename script files
  • Color selector

Windows terminal

The Windows Terminal is an open source multi-tab console program that allows Windows 10 users to launch multiple shell tabs in Windows.

For example, the Windows terminal may have a with a PowerShell console, another with the Windows 10 command line, and another with an Ubuntu WSL shell.

Windows Terminal is highly customizable, with hyperlink support, mouse support, desktop backgrounds, and the ability to map keyboard commands.

If you are constantly using the command line or other shells, Windows Terminal is a tool that you want to install.

PowerShell 7

Microsoft has also released PowerShell 7 with a number of new features such as automatic notifications for new releases, data support such as JSON, CSV, XML and more.

New features include:

  • Parallel pipeline with ForEach-Object -Parallel
  • New operators:
    • Terminal operator: a ? b : c
    • Pipeline chain operators:  || and &&
    • Zero merge operators:  ?? and ??=
  • A simplified and dynamic error view and  Get-Error cmdlet for easier error investigation
  • A compatibility level that allows users to import modules into an indirect session of Windows PowerShell
  • Automatic new version notifications
  • Ability to invoke DSC resources directly from PowerShell 7 (experimental)

You can download PowerShell 7 from Microsoft Store.

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Written by Anastasis Vasileiadis

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