WSL uses Windows' native hypervisor (Hyper-V) to create lightweight virtual environments. The Linux distro that you install ...

As a result, I've stopped dual-booting in favor of WSL, as my Linux machine is accessible without compromising on the main OS ...

Update 5/13/19: The Arch Linux distribution on the Microsoft Store is not an authorized version. An Arch Linux team member has also pointed out that the distribution on the Microsoft Store added an ...

We have to admit, we have an odd fascination with WSL — the Windows subsystem for Linux. On the one hand, it gives us more options on Windows 10 for running the software we love. On the other hand, we ...

WSL 2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux 2) is a new version of the architecture in WSL that changes how Linux distributions interact with Windows. WSL 2 has the primary goals of increasing file system ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is bridging the divide between Windows and Linux by letting you run Windows 10 programs directly within a Linux shell. One of the strengths of the Windows Subsystem for ...

The life of a Linux user can be a bit difficult. Sometimes you have to — or want to — run Windows. Why Windows? Sometimes you have a work computer or a laptop that Linux doesn’t support well. Or it ...

This article is part three of a five-part series in which I discuss various aspects and functions of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). In my first article, I demonstrated how WSL can be installed ...

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