Bring a little bit of Windows 8 into Linux with shell styled after infamous tile-based interface

Block by boring block.
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Microsoft PowerToys Proposal Adds Linux-style UI to Windows

Microsoft appears to be taking a cue from Linux with a new Command Palette Dock proposal for PowerToys. This would let ...
Hackaday

The Windows Interface You Didn’t Like, For Linux

If you were asked to pick the most annoying of the various Microsoft Windows interfaces that have appeared over the years, ...
ZDNet

Microsoft finally open-sources (most of) Windows Subsystem for Linux

It took Microsoft long enough, but the company has finally open-sourced its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) code. The announcement was made at the Build 2025 developer conference, closing a nearly ...