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You must be running Windows 10 version 2004 and higher (Build 19041 and higher) or Windows 11. If you’re running an older version of Windows 10, let’s visit this article to enable WSL. Note To check your Windows version and…
The latest version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux is a significant upgrade, and for most it’s now easier then ever to install. Simplifed setup of WSL2 on Windows 10 and Windows 11 There is now a new, extremely simplified…
1. Search then open Turn Windows Features On or Off in Windows 11. 2. Select the checkboxes to enable Virtual Machine Platform and Windows Subsystem for Linux. It could take a while, once done let’s restart your computer. 3. Once…
There are also a couple of pre-requisites for using WSL2 on Windows 10. You need to be on the following versions: For x64 systems: Version 1903 or higher, with Build 18362 or higher. For ARM64 systems: Version 2004 or higher,…
You can list your installed Linux distributions and check the version of WSL each is set to by entering the command: PS C:\> wsl -l -v NAME STATE VERSION Ubuntu Running 1 When you run this command, if you need…
In some cases, you want to run more than one Linux distro in WSL. Note the asterisk, the WSL distro with the asterisk is the default distro for you. PS C:\> wsl -l -v NAME STATE VERSION * Ubuntu Stopped…
In some cases, you got this error when open a Linux distribution in WSL. It says you have no installed distributions even you’ve installed them in Microsoft Store.
In some cases, you want to move an installed WSL instance to another drive instead of the system drive (C:). For example, you want to backup or preventing any mistake when re-installing Windows.