To see the Windows Subsystem for Linux status with general information of the configuration, distribution type, default distribution, kernel version, you can use the following command.

Starting with Windows 10 2004, which is expected to be released shortly, and in the latest Windows 10 Insider build 19041.153, when using WSL2 the Linux kernel will first need to be upgraded.

In Linux circles, eBPF has evolved into a powerful tool for running sandboxed userspace programs inside the kernel. Now, Microsoft is working on porting eBPF to Windows as well.

In the latest Windows 10 Insider build, Microsoft has started to test the distribution of Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 kernels via Windows Update.

Microsoft brings an important Linux kernel tool to Windows.

Flash back to 1991. Right around the time Microsoft was preparing to release Windows 3.1, Linus Torvalds began writing a unix-like operating system to run on his PC. Today, what we call “Linux” is ...

A Linux kernel will be included in Windows 10 starting with summer 2019’s Insider builds. The kernel is expected to be included in the latest version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux and will ...

No, it's not April Fools' Day. Windows Subsystem for Linux is getting a notable upgrade, new architecture and a real Linux kernel to compliment it.

Linux Kernels in Windows Microsoft released its WSL version 1 in Windows 10 about a year-and-a-half ago as an emulation environment for running various Linux distros.