With the release of the Windows 10 Insider Build 18917, Microsoft has made the Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 (WSL 2) available for testing. Now insiders can convert their existing WSL 1 ...

Though Windows is popular with consumers due to its ease of use and flexibility, Linux has an enormous share of the professional market. Whether you're just looking to dabble or you're looking for an ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has been enriched by a renowned distribution: Arch Linux is now officially available in it. In order to be able to run Linux software on Windows, Microsoft ...

Canonical offers Ubuntu Pro for the Windows Subsystem for Linux. The enterprise version includes 15 years of updates and ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) is being released soon with the May 2020 Update (Windows 10 2004) and comes with new features and performance improvements. The Windows Subsystem for Linux feature ...

Microsoft announced at the Microsoft Build 2025 event held on May 20, 2025 that it has open sourced Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), a system for running the Linux kernel inside a virtual machine, ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is an optional feature that allows you to install and run a Linux distribution and run Linux applications in Windows without dual-booting or installing a ...

Earlier, the process to install Windows Subsystem for Linux is too complicated, involving many packages. You need to work around multiple settings and install WSL on ...

At the Microsoft Build 2020 virtual developers' conference, CEO Satya Nadella announced that Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2.0 would soon support Linux GUIs and applications. That day is closer ...

Supporting systemd required changes to the WSL architecture. As systemd requires PID 1, the WSL init process started within the Linux distribution becomes a child process of the systemd. Because the ...

Researchers at Check Point say they've found a way to use Microsoft's Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to allow malware to slip by antivirus. WSL allows Linux ELF binaries to run on Windows.