Tom installs and uses Edge DX to monitor his WSL Linux instance and explains how to access files from and to Windows systems.

Linux-Windows dual boot systems don't have an easy way to access Linux files while booted into Windows. Some tools exist, but they don't offer perfect solutions.

Microsoft also says it's investigating user reports of the latest Windows 10 2004 security patch breaking WSL 2.

Users have been able to access Linux files in Explorer since the May 2019 update (Windows 10 version 1903), but the feature being tested right now adds a Linux icon (Tux) in the left-hand ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is bridging the divide between Windows and Linux by letting you run Windows 10 programs directly within a Linux shell.

The latest Windows 10 preview build gives users the ability to display Linux distro files using Windows File Explorer, among other new features.

Events like data corruption or damaged Linux environment can occur when you try to create Linux files using Windows tool. So what should you do?

If you want to install Kali Linux on Hyper-V in Windows 11/10, enable Hyper-V Manager and then follow the steps mentioned here.

Windows 10 makes it easier to access Linux file systems from the Explorer. In previous decades, this was impossible, and it's a good thing for users.

A new Linux icon will be available in the left-hand navigation pane in File Explorer, providing access to the root file system for any distros that are installed in Windows 10.