Windows Subsystem for Linux

As more apps are developed in Linux than ever before, Microsoft recognized that it needed to provide developers with an easy way to build, test, and run Linux apps without leaving the Windows desktop. The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) was originally designed to provide an integrated Linux terminal environment in Windows without needing to… Read More

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is an optional feature in Windows 10 that allows developers and system administrators to run Linux shells and command-line applications without installing Linux in a virtual machine (VM). WSL provides developers with an integrated experience so they can develop and test Linux apps without ever leaving their Windows desktop. For… Read More

May was a busy month for Windows, with the release of the Windows 10 May 2020 Update and Build.

Microsoft announces GPU hardware acceleration and GUI app support for WSL 2 at Build 2020.

Microsoft changes Windows 10 servicing again, Windows Server will get support for FIDO2 security keys in hybrid configurations, Microsoft fixes blocking issues for the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, and much more.

This month Microsoft releases Edge preview builds for older versions of Windows, an early preview version of Windows Terminal makes its way to the Microsoft Store, the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 previews in Windows 10 Insider build 18917, and Microsoft patches NTLM relay attack vulnerabilities.

In today’s Ask the Admin, I explain how Microsoft’s new terminal software for Windows 10 improves on the existing console.

This month’s news roundup includes important announcements made at Microsoft’s Build conference in Seattle, and the general availability of Windows Server 2019 version 1903 and the Windows 10 May 2019 Update.

What is the Windows Subsystem for Linux and what are the changes coming in version 2 of the technology?

Here is how to uninstall and reset Linux distributions installed in Windows 10 using the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

How to run remote commands on Windows Server using Puppet Bolt installed in Ubuntu with the help of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

This is how you can edit files on a remote Linux server using Microsoft’s VS Code.

This month sees Microsoft release Windows Server IoT 2019, an official Timeline extension for Google Chrome, Windows Defender ATP comes to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, and support for Linux files in File Explorer in Windows 10 19H1.

Looking to install the subsystem for Linux in Windows 10? Here's how to do it.

Now that the Windows 10 October 2018 Update has been rereleased after the initial rollout was paused in early October, here is a list of improvements Microsoft has made to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in Windows 10 version 1809.