The software giant is adding a full Linux kernel to Windows 10 with WSL version 2 later this month, and it’s now planning to support Linux GUI apps that will run alongside regular Windows apps.

Microsoft is starting to allow Windows 10 testers to access Linux GUI apps. The first preview of support for GUI applications is available today for Windows Insiders, allowing developers to run ...

A year ago, Microsoft officials announced plans to bring support for Linux GUI apps to Windows 10. A first preview of this feature is part of Dev Channel test build 21364.

After bringing Linux command line tools to Windows 10 in 2016 and a full-fledged kernel last year, Microsoft announced today that Windows 10 will soon be able to run Linux GUI apps.

Microsoft released a preview of Linux GUI apps on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in April 2021. This capability is meant to allow developers to run their preferred Linux tools, utilities ...

In practice, this would mean that Linux developers will be able to use their favorite GUI software development tools or even develop Linux GUI apps inside Windows.

Microsoft’s romance with Linux over the last few years has reached new heights: developers will now be able to run Linux apps with an honest-to-goodness GUI directly in Windows 10. Developers ...

The feature was first released one month ago and it allows Windows 10 users to run Linux (X11 and Wayland) applications with a GUI (graphical user interface) without using a virtual machine.

Microsoft has released this week's build of Windows 10 to Insiders in the Dev channel. Build 21364 includes the ability to run GUI Linux apps through WSL, improvements to Task Manager, and more.