Experience the best of both worlds with WSL, a lightweight and efficient solution for running Linux on Windows.

At its recent Build conference Microsoft introduced the second version of its Windows Subsystem for Linux. It’s a major reworking of the original WSL concept, moving away from translating Linux system ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux gives developers a compelling reason to stick with Microsoft - here's why ...

Microsoft has released Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2.0.0 with a set of new opt-in experimental features, including a new network mode and automated memory and disk size cleanup. To start with, ...

When Microsoft launched its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) back in 2018, it was very clear why: It wanted to provide tools for developers building modern cloud applications. Microsoft needed a way ...

Hell has not frozen over and last I checked, there are no pigs flying overhead. However, the latest test build of Windows 10 (18917) does include a full Linux kernel, which brings about a key change ...

Someone saw a 30-year-old OS and thought it needed a Linux subsystem.

Microsoft's latest Windows 10 preview lets users attach and mount a physical disk inside their Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) distribution of choice. The new feature is available in Windows 10 ...

Microsoft's WSL team has confirmed WSL 3 doesn't exist. It was mistaken for WSL Containers, which is arriving in few days as ...

Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 2004 preview cumulative update that fixes a bug that breaks the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2). When the Windows 10 KB4571756 cumulative update was ...