The latest Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20246 has further improved the Windows Subsystem for Linux, popularly referred to as WSL. Users of this latest Insider Preview build, available in the Dev ...

Installing Linux distributions using WSL is simple enough. The official Microsoft Store has plenty of distros to choose from, ...

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 machine, ...

Microsoft has introduced Fedora 42, another official distribution in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). However, this announcement was delayed. Fedora has already been listed in the officially ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a set of software tools that basically lets you install and run native Linux applications on a Windows PC without rebooting ...

Microsoft has long intended to make Windows the place for developers. Its intention is shown in both software and hardware as the company aims to deliver tools that make it possible to build code ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) compatibility layer on Windows 11 now supports several developer-oriented USB scenarios, enabling developers to use WSL to interact with devices connected via USB ...

“Experimental” is a great adjective for Microsoft’s WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). Not only is it Microsoft’s attempt to lure Linux devs into making themselves comfortable in Windows, it also ...

The purpose of this page is to provide Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) users guidance on how to use X Window System (X11; X) forwarding with Teton. X11 is a great tool for interactively viewing R ...

At its Build developer conference this week, Microsoft announced that Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source. Developers can download the code, contribute bug fixes and new features, and ...