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Install WSL | Microsoft Learn
Install Windows Subsystem for Linux with the command, wsl --install. Use a Bash terminal on your Windows machine run by your preferred Linux distribution ...
What is Windows Subsystem for Linux | Microsoft Learn
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature of Windows that allows you to run a Linux environment on your Windows machine, without the need for a...
Windows Subsystem for Linux Documentation | Microsoft Learn
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) lets developers run a GNU/Linux environment -- including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications -- directly...
Basic commands for WSL | Microsoft Learn
Reference for the basic commands included with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
Set up a WSL development environment | Microsoft Learn
A step-by-step guide to the best practices for setting up a WSL development environment. Learn how to run the command to install the default Bash shell that...
FAQ's about Windows Subsystem for Linux | Microsoft Learn
The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature of the Windows operating system that enables you to run a Linux file system, along with Linux...
Get started with Linux using WSL | Microsoft Learn
Learn some basics for working with Linux and a Bash command line using WSL.
Install Linux Subsystem on Windows Server | Microsoft Learn
Learn how to install the Linux Subsystem on Windows Server. WSL is available for installation on Windows Server 2019 (version 1709) and later.
Set up Windows Subsystem for Linux for your company
Resources and instructions on how to best use the Windows Subsystem for Linux in an Enterprise environment.
Advanced settings configuration in WSL | Microsoft Learn
A guide to the wsl.conf and .wslconfig files used for configuring settings when running multiple Linux distributions on Windows Subsystem for Linux.
Manual installation steps for older versions of WSL
Step by step instructions to manually install WSL on older versions of Windows, rather than using the wsl install command.
Linux Software Repository for Microsoft Products
Learn how to install Microsoft products on Linux using the packages.microsoft.com (PMC) service and how this service supports various package managers.
Windows Subsystem for Linux - Microsoft Apps
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) lets developers run a GNU/Linux environment -- including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications -- directly...
Linux News and Insights | Microsoft Security Blog
Read the latest news and insights about Linux from Microsoft's team of experts at Microsoft Security Blog.
The Windows Subsystem for Linux in the Microsoft Store is now generally ...
Today the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in the Microsoft Store is dropping its “Preview” label and becomes generally available with our latest release...
Linux on Azure | Microsoft Azure
Run Linux on Azure with your preferred distributions. Deploy Linux virtual machines (VMs), containers, and cloud-native workloads with Azure infrastructure.
Ubuntu - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store
Install a complete Ubuntu terminal environment in minutes with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Develop cross-platform applications, improve your data...
Active attack: Dirty Frag Linux vulnerability expands post-compromise ...
Dirty Frag is a newly disclosed Linux local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting kernel networking and memory-fragment handling components including...
CVE-2026-31431: Copy Fail vulnerability enables Linux root privilege ...
A high-severity Linux vulnerability, “Copy Fail” (CVE-2026-31431), enables root privilege escalation across cloud environments and Kubernetes workloads...
Download Linux Integration Services v4.3 for Hyper-V and Azure from ...
A set of drivers that enable synthetic device support in supported Linux virtual machines under Hyper-V. See the Details section of this page for a link to...