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.

End the session by shutting down the Windows Subsystem for Linux and start the session again. To end the session in WSL, use the following command: wsl --shutdown ...

Microsoft is making its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) open-source today, opening up the code for community members to contribute to. After launching WSL for Windows 10 nearly nine years ago ...

Arch Linux is now available in the Windows subsystem for Linux 2. (Image: Screenshot / dmk) Apr 22, 2025 at 9:14 pm CEST 2 min. read By Dirk Knop ...

It didn’t, however, make Lxcore.sys, P9rdr.sys, or p9np.dll open source, as they are part of Windows. If you want to download the source code for version 2.5.7, GitHub is the place to go.

Microsoft is dropping the “Preview” label for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and has made its Store version generally available for Windows 10 and 11 users.