The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) enables the start of a Linux system and the use of Linux applications under Windows. Performance can also be improved with a new kernel.

For example, by using DAMON, a Linux kernel subsystem for memory access monitoring and optimization, with the framework, they were able to find the best scheme for a MySQL application.

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 ...