Windows Subsystem for Linux

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a powerful way for you to run your Linux command-line tools, utilities and applications, all unmodified and directly on Windows without the overhead of a traditional virtual machine or dual boot setup. You can learn more about best practices for setup, overviews of WSL and more at our WSL documentation page. WSL also has related open source repositories: microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel - The Linux kernel shipped with WSL microsoft/WSLg - Support for Linux GUI apps in WSL microsoftdocs/wsl - WSL documentation at aka.ms/wsldocs This project welcomes contributions of all types, including coding features / bug fixes, documentation fixes, design proposals and more. We ask that before you start working on a contribution, please read our Contributor's Guide. For guidance on developing for WSL, please read the developer docs for instructions on how to build WSL from source and details on its architecture. This project may contain trademarks or logos for projects, products, or services. Authorized use of Microsoft trademarks or logos is subject to and must follow Microsoft’s Trademark & Brand Guidelines. Use of Microsoft trademarks or logos in modified versions of this project must not cause confusion or imply Microsoft sponsorship. Any use of third-party trademarks or logos are subject to those third-party’s policies. The application logs basic diagnostic data (telemetry). For more information on privacy and what we collect, see our data and privacy documentation.