If you want to run Linux and Windows 10 or 11, you're probably deciding whether to set up a dual-boot system or install a distribution using Windows Subsystem for Linux, or WSL. Here are some ...

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, ...

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 ...

It took Microsoft long enough, but the company has finally open-sourced its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) code. The announcement was made at the Build 2025 developer conference, closing a ...

Microsoft closes 9-year-old feature request, open-sources Windows Subsystem for Linux WSL has also recently added official support for both Fedora and Arch distros.

To install your first Linux distro and WSL, open Windows Terminal as administrator, type wsl --install in the window, then hit Enter. Your PC will restart as the Windows Subsystem for Linux ...

Step 5: In Windows Explorer, call up the Linux environment via the entry below Linux in the navigation area. Copy the vmlinux file from your home directory to the Windows user profile in the WSL ...

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 ...

For those who want to kick the tires of Arch Linux on Windows, you have to open PowerShell and then run the command: wsl --install Once you have WSL 2 installed, you can add Arch Linux with: ...

The LXcore.sys kernel side driver that powers older versions of WSL is still baked into the Windows image and will not be open source… but it’s not really required if you’re running WSL 2 or ...