Microsoft Releases Coreutils for Windows, Bringing Native Linux Commands to the OS

Microsoft announced the release of Coreutils for Windows at its Build 2026 developer conference, adding many popular Linux command-line utilities as native applications for Windows. The project builds on the open-source uutils project, which is a cross-platform rewrite of GNU coreutils written in Rust. Its goal is to enable developers to switch between Linux, macOS, Windows, and WSL without needing to change their command-line workflows.