Probably the most used Linux distro on WSL will now use the tar-based distribution model and eliminate any requirement to use the Microsoft Store.

The newest Windows 10 Fast Ring release, 14316, includes Ubuntu and Bash. It may not have a Linux foundation, but this is close as a Windows PC has ever come to also being a Linux computer.

WSL was quietly placed in the Windows 10 (build 14251) code in late January. A few days later, a developer worked out that two new subsystems lxcore.sys and lxss.sys, could be bridges for Windows ...

Using Linux isn't just about the command line, and that includes the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). If you'd rather have a GUI to install packages and apps from, you're in luck.

Now, at Microsoft Build 2025, the company has made WSL open source, including its command-line tools (wsl.exe and wslg.exe), background services (wslservice.exe), and Linux-side daemons used to ...