Important
Starting May 2025, Dev Home will no longer be supported as a feature in Windows 11. See
Advanced Windows settings
for information on File Explorer version control integration, Sudo for Windows, and additional developer features coming soon.
Dev Home is a new control center for Windows providing the ability to monitor projects in your dashboard using customizable widgets, set up your dev environment by downloading apps, packages, or repositories, connect to your developer accounts and tools (such as GitHub), and create a
Dev Drive
for storage all in one place.
Use the
centralized dashboard with customizable widgets
to monitor workflows, track your dev projects, coding tasks,
Azure DevOps queries
, GitHub issues, pull requests, available SSH connections, and system CPU, GPU, Memory, and Network performance.
Use the
Machine configuration
tool to set up your development environment on a new device or onboard a new dev project.
Use
Dev Home extensions
to set up widgets that display developer-specific information. Create and share your own custom-built extensions.
Create a
Dev Drive
to store your project files and Git repositories.
Install Dev Home (Preview)
To update Dev Home to the latest version, run the following command in Windows Terminal:
winget upgrade Microsoft.DevHome
Dev Home Machine configuration
To set up a new machine or onboard a new project with Dev Home, select
Machine configuration
. Dev Home can manage everything you need to get to your machine's development environment to a ready-to-code state, whether you want an end-to-end setup process, want to use a
WinGet Configuration file
, or just want to perform a quick step, like cloning a Git repository, installing a specific application, or adding a
Dev Drive
to improve the performance of your project's storage volume.
Learn more about how to get started with the
Dev Home Machine configuration
tool.
Monitor your workflows using customizable widgets on the Dev Home dashboard. By default, Dev Home provides widgets for:
GPU
: Monitor the performance of your machine's GPU.
SSH keychain
: Lists the SSH connections available in your
ssh/.config
file. Select one of these SSH items to open that connection in
Windows Terminal
.
Memory
: Monitor the performance of your machine's memory.
Network
: Monitor the performance of your machine's network.
CPU
: Monitor the performance of your machine's CPU.
GitHub
: The Dev Home GitHub extension can be connected to your GitHub credentials to provide both customizable widgets and notifications.
Azure DevOps
: The Dev Home Azure extension can be connected to your Azure account to provide customizable widgets for queries and pull requests.
The Dev Home system widgets can provide real-time information on:
Memory
: Amount in use, total available, total committed, total cached, paged pool, non-paged pool.
Network
: Bandwidth measurements, including total kilobits per second for both sending and receiving data, along with the network name.
CPU
: Total utilization, speed, and active processes.
GPU
: Total utilization, temperature, and graphics chip name.
The
Dev Home GitHub extension
enables you to connect your GitHub account to Dev Home and create customized widgets that integrate with your GitHub repositories. To connect your GitHub account to Dev Home and begin creating GitHub widgets:
Once you've installed Dev Home, the GitHub extension will be available by default, but you will need to log-in to your GitHub account to gain access to the integrated features. Currently Dev Home supports only a single GitHub account. (See the
DevHome Extension repo on GitHub
for updates on adding support for multiple accounts.)
Select
Add a widget
from the top-right of your Dev Home dashboard. A list of widget options will appear that you can pin and then customize to your preference.
Learn more about the
Dev Home GitHub extension
and how to create customized widgets and set up Windows notifications.
Dev Home Extensions
Dev Home Extensions power the functionality of Dev Home's customizable widgets. By default, Dev Home includes the GitHub extension, but you can also create and share your own custom-built extensions.
Learn more about
Dev Home extensions
, including how to create customized GitHub widgets, set up GitHub notifications, create custom ADO widgets, or build and share your own Dev Home extensions.
Dev Home Azure extension
The
Dev Home Azure extension
provides integration with Azure DevOps directly into Dev Home and provides customizable widgets to allow you to display your queries and pull requests. To connect your Azure account to Dev Home and begin creating Azure Developer Operations (ADO) widgets:
Install the Dev Home Azure extension from the Microsoft Store. Once installed, if your machine is connected to a work account already, Dev Home will connect automatically. Otherwise, you can sign into your Azure account in Dev Home's account settings.
Select
Add a widget
from the top-right of your Dev Home dashboard. A list of widget options will appear that you can pin and then customize to your liking.
Environments in Dev Home
Environments in Dev Home can help you to centralize your interactions with virtual or cloud environments in a single place. Quickly launch, start, stop, or sync virtual environments, seamlessly integrating with the Windows OS. Learn more about
Environments in Dev Home
.
Dev Home open source repos
Both Dev Home and Dev Home GitHub extension are open source and welcome your contributions.
Dev Home repository on GitHub
Dev Home Release Notes
Dev Home GitHub extension repository on GitHub
Dev Home Azure extension repository on GitHub
