<p>In its ongoing effort to make Windows a more developer-friendly platform, <strong>Microsoft has announced the general availability of Dev Home</strong>, a new open-source app for Windows 11 aimed at simplifying the setup and management of development environments.</p>

<p>Unveiled during Microsoft Build, <strong>Dev Home</strong> is a centralized hub designed to reduce friction in common development tasks like project setup, environment management, and system monitoring &mdash; especially useful for developers working across GitHub, PowerShell, WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), and cloud platforms.<br />
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<h3>What is Dev Home?</h3>

<p><strong>Dev Home</strong> is an integrated control center for developers, offering tools and widgets that help streamline the dev lifecycle. Key features include:</p>

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	<p><strong>Quick GitHub repo cloning</strong></p>
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	<p><strong>Winget-based software configuration</strong></p>
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	<p><strong>System resource monitoring widgets</strong></p>
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	<p><strong>PowerShell and Dev Drive integrations</strong></p>
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	<p><strong>Customizable dashboard for dev environments</strong></p>
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<p>The goal is to eliminate the tedium of repetitive setup and allow developers to get to coding faster on new or existing machines.</p>

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<h3>Key Features</h3>

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