W hen Windows announced it was adding built-in support for Linux via the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), it looked ...

How do I enable WSL2 in Windows 11? In order to enable WSL2 in Windows 11, you need to use this command: wsl –install. However, you cannot use it having a standard account.

Microsoft is making available today, October 11, a preview version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) for Windows 11 in the Microsoft Store. This isn't a new version of WSL; Microsoft is ...

That has finally happened and the next version of WSL2 will automatically include and set up everything that's needed to launch and run GUI Linux apps without any intermediate steps.

Microsoft has announced that the upcoming Windows 10 2004 release will also include Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) whose Linux kernel will be kept updated via Windows Update.

With the release of the Windows 10 Insider build 18945, the Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 now supports the ability for Windows 10 applications to connect to WSL2 apps via localhost.

Following the comparison between Linux and Windows 11 using AMD's recently released Ryzen 7 7800X3D, WSL2 was also tested against native Ubuntu. The performance was decent most of the time.

Windows 10 moves closer to ‘true’ Linux with graphical support for WSL2 Project Reunion, WinUI 3 also look like they'll shape the future of Windows further down the line.

Microsoft is removing its Linux kernel from the Windows OS image with Windows 10 20H1/2004 and instead will deliver it via Windows Update.