Microsoft is dropping the “Preview” label for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and has made its Store version generally available for Windows 10 and 11 users. The WSL was previously only available as ...

Why it matters: The tiny Linux kernel hidden within Windows has grown, and is now a proper, stable part of the operating system thanks to the Microsoft Store integration. Updates will be easier and ...

Microsoft Corp. said today that Windows Subsystem for Linux is now generally available, with the latest version to be found in the Microsoft Store. WSL, as it’s often called, was previously available ...

Microsoft has open-sourced the Windows Subsystem for Linux, years after the platform's debut.… The Windows Subsystem for Linux was first announced in 2016 and shipped with the Windows 10 Anniversary ...

When the announcement first came out, I immediately tried to install it on my Windows 10 system. The same system that had been running the "feature" version. The same system were I installed WSL using ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a set of software tools that basically lets you install and run native Linux applications on a Windows PC without rebooting ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is tool that lets you install a Linux distribution on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer, allowing you to run some Linux tools without rebooting or firing up a ...

Microsoft, at its recent BUILD event, has announced that Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source after almost a decade of development. The Microsoft team has closed issue #1 in its GitHub ...

Developers will be able to download the WSL code and build it from source to help with fixes or features. Developers will be able to download the WSL code and build it from source to help with fixes ...

Microsoft has announced the general availability of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which is now available in its full form in the Microsoft Store. Previously available in Preview form, WSL ...