Microsoft's Coreutils project brings Linux commands to Windows

Microsoft announced at Build 2026 the release of Coreutils for Windows, a Microsoft-maintained package based on the uutils Rust reimplementation of GNU coreutils that provides many common Linux command-line utilities as a single native Windows binary (coreutils.exe) using NTFS hardlinks for individual command names, available via WinGet. The article describes compatibility differences with Windows shells, omitted POSIX-dependent utilities, and the project's goal to improve cross-platform developer workflows rather than any security incident.