Microsoft has transformed its Windows Subsystem for Linux into a downloadable app from the Microsoft Store. Windows 11 users will now be able to get the latest updates without waiting on bigger ...

For a certain kind of person, the new additions to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) are some of the best features in Windows 11.And Microsoft has announced that new WSL features will be even ...

Microsoft is easing the requirement for WSL2. Instead of only working on Windows 10 2004 or higher, WSL also is now available for Windows 10 1903 and 1909 users.

One thing to understand is that this isn’t a new release of Windows Subsystem for Linux, it’s just Microsoft decoupling it from the Windows image. So don’t expect a collection of major updates.

In context: Microsoft's handy "Windows Subsystem for Linux" (WSL) tool has been available in some capacity for years now. WSL allows users to run a full Linux environment of their choosing – and ...

Microsoft will be hosting a community conference on the Windows Subsystem for Linux and related technologies in March 2020. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor Sept. 6 ...

WSL now supports systemd. Yesterday, Microsoft and Canonical announced that the latest preview version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 11 Insider builds now supports systemd ...

While the subsystem for Linux must be enabled for WSL 1, it does not for the Store’s WSL 2 because it remains separate from the Windows image. In addition, Linux GUI apps will already be ...

Microsoft declared this week that Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 (WSL2) is now available for installation on Windows Server 2022.. WSL is a component that supports running Linux dev tools ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux is distro agnostic, permitting any Linux OSes run natively on top of Windows 10. The capability is mostly there to support the use of developer tools.

In Windows 10 version 2004, Microsoft has been testing new features for Windows Subsystem for Linux, which uses in-house built Linux kernel and full system call compatibility to run more Linux ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux allows you to run a Linux terminal within Windows, complete with a full-fledged Linux kernel baked into the Windows operating system. Now Microsoft has announced ...