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Update mac-to-windows guide with current Windows and WSL info (#6649)
* Update mac-to-windows guide with current info - Fix duplicate screenshot shortcuts (Win+Shift+S): differentiate full-screen (Win+PrtScn) from region/window (Win+Shift+S) - Replace 'Open Cortana / Action center' with 'Open Action center' (Cortana discontinued as standalone app in Windows 11) - Update WSL distro list: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, openSUSE Leap 15.6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 - Fix stale WSL docs link (install-win10 → install) - Clarify Windows Terminal is pre-installed on Windows 11 - Remove 'new' from Windows Terminal description - Add package manager row: Homebrew → winget - Add window management row: Mission Control → Snap Layouts - Add productivity utilities row: PowerToys Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> * Address Copilot feedback: WinGet casing and PowerToys link fix - 'winget' → 'WinGet' in table link text (branding consistency) - powertoys/overview.md → powertoys/index.md (broken link fix) Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>
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keywords: Mac to Windows, shortcut key mapping, move from Unix to Windows, transition from Mac to Windows, help moving from MacBook to Surface, how to use Windows for a Macintosh user, switching from Macintosh to Windows, help changing dev environments, Mac OS X to Windows, help moving from Mac to PC
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ms.date: 04/17/2026
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# Guide for changing your dev environment from Mac to Windows
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| Close active window | Command+W | Control+W |
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| Switch current task | Command+Tab | Alt+Tab |
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| Maximize a window to full screen | Control+Command+F | WindowsKey+Up |
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| Save screen (Screenshot) | Command+Shift+3 | WindowsKey+Shift+S |
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| Save window | Command+Shift+4 | WindowsKey+Shift+S |
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| Save screen (Screenshot) | Command+Shift+3 | WindowsKey+PrtScn (saves to file) or PrtScn (to clipboard) |
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| Save region/window (Screenshot) | Command+Shift+4 | WindowsKey+Shift+S (opens Snipping Tool) |
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| View item information or properties | Command+I | Alt+Enter |
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| Select all items | Command+A | Ctrl+A |
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| Select more than one item in a list (noncontiguous) | Command, then click each item | Control, then click each item |
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| Display currently open apps | Four fingers upward swipe | Three fingers upward swipe |
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| Switch between apps | N/A | Slow three finger sideways swipe |
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| Go to desktop | Spread out four fingers | Three finger swipe downwards |
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| Open Cortana / Action center | Two finger slide from right | Three finger tap |
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| Open Action center | Two finger slide from right | Three finger tap |
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| Open extra information | Three finger tap | N/A |
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|Show launchpad / start an app | Pinch with four fingers | Tap with four fingers |
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You can now install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to support running a Linux shell within Windows. This means that you can run **bash**, with whichever specific Linux distribution you choose, integrated right inside Windows. Using WSL provides the kind of environment most familiar to Mac users. For example, you use **ls** to list the files in a current directory, not **dir** as you would with the traditional Windows Cmd Shell. To learn about installing and using WSL, see the [Windows Subsystem for Linux Installation Guide](/windows/wsl/install). Linux distributions that you can install on Windows with WSL include:
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1. [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9n6svws3rx71)
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1. [Ubuntu 24.04 LTS](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9NZ3KLHXDJP5)
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1. [Ubuntu 22.04 LTS](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9PN20MSQ3V9KL)
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1. [Kali Linux](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9PKR34TNCV07)
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1. [Debian GNU/Linux](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9MSVKQC78PK6)
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1. [openSUSE Leap 15.1](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9NJFZK00FGKV)
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1. [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9PN498VPMF3Z)
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1. [openSUSE Leap 15.6](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9NZJ0Z189KMR)
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1. [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9PNLGLNJNRPN)
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Just to name a few. Find more in the [WSL install docs](/windows/wsl/install-win10#install-your-linux-distribution-of-choice) and install them directly from the [Microsoft Store](https://aka.ms/wslstore).
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Just to name a few. Find more in the [WSL install docs](/windows/wsl/install#change-the-default-linux-distribution-installed) and install them directly from the [Microsoft Store](https://aka.ms/wslstore).
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## Windows terminals
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In addition to many third-party offerings, Microsoft provides two terminals. These terminals are GUI applications that provide access to command-line shells and applications.
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1. **[Windows Terminal](/windows/terminal/)**: Windows Terminal is a new, modern, highly configurable command-line terminal application that provides very high performance, low-latency command-line user experience, multiple tabs, split window panes, custom themes and styles, multiple "profiles" for different shells or command-line apps, and considerable opportunities for you to configure and personalize many aspects of your command-line user experience.
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1. **[Windows Terminal](/windows/terminal/)**: Windows Terminal is a modern, highly configurable command-line terminal application that provides very high performance, low-latency command-line user experience, multiple tabs, split window panes, custom themes and styles, multiple "profiles" for different shells or command-line apps, and considerable opportunities for you to configure and personalize many aspects of your command-line user experience. Windows Terminal comes pre-installed on Windows 11. On Windows 10, you can install it from the [Microsoft Store](https://aka.ms/terminal).
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You can use Windows Terminal to open tabs connected to PowerShell, WSL shells (like Ubuntu or Debian), the traditional Windows Command Prompt, or any other command-line app (for example, SSH, Azure CLI, Git Bash).
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| Text editing | TextEdit | Notepad |
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| Event viewing | Console | Event Viewer |
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| Find files/apps | Command+Space | Windows key |
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| Package manager | Homebrew | [WinGet](/windows/package-manager/winget/) |
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| Window management | Mission Control | Snap Layouts (WindowsKey+Z) |
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| Productivity utilities | N/A | [PowerToys](../powertoys/index.md) |

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