All the fuss around sudo comes to Windows could have been premature, as the main feature of the latest versions of Windows 11 in the Canary and Dev channels seems to be warnings of unrecoverable data loss, or a major headache for users.
Development unitsFirst introduced in June 2023, they are optimized volumes that fit development and working directories and offer performance increases of “up to 30%” when building projects.
However, build 26052First released in early February 2024, it would be the first trace that development units were broken during a rollback, and this has persisted until the latest version. build 26058.
Same development unit, same development channel
In software development, Canary and Dev versions invariably refer to next-generation versions of a given application or, in this case, an operating system. The difference between the two is even smaller in this case, since there are no code differences between the Canary and Dev builds of 26058.
These channels differ from stable releases in that, while stable channel releases should be less prone to bugs and critical crashes, they tend to be the last to get new features. It will be a long time, for example, before the 'sudo' command appears in a stable version of Windows.
So despite the bug, this shouldn't confuse any self-respecting developer who is already aware of the importance of cloud backup and even external hard drive (or three). Microsoft, however, point out the problem about the floodgate of incessant hate formerly known as Twitter.
Second difficult construction syndrome
The latest version of Windows from February 2024 was never going to live up to the mind-melding, 'oh my god' tsunami of shock that was sudo's reveal, but it still contains some interesting features.
Users with low vision can now take advantage of a pointer indicator to locate the cursor, the widget dashboard sees user interface (UI) improvements such as a navigation bar and notification counts in the taskbar, and if you have bad luck to still use the default value. Windows 11 UI, labels added to file explorer.
Microsoft warns that some of these features will not be available to all users at this time, prioritizing the Canary and Dev channels, and that the installation itself could fail if users do not use Windows Update, or even be forced to roll back. anyway. .
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