Step-by-step Guide: Open the 'Control Panel' Click on 'Programs and Features' Click on 'Turn Windows features on or off' Check the 'Windows Subsystem for Linux' box Restart your computer Search the ...

It was all possible because I’m running the latest preview build of the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, which has added new features to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

Believe it or not, it’s possible to open a Linux terminal on a Windows 10 system and you might be surprised how much Linux functionality you’ll be able to get by doing so.

Microsoft plans to advance the Windows Subsystem for Linux from its current beta-test phase with the 'fall creators update' version of Windows 10.

Linux developers got added support from Microsoft this week with the publication of some Windows Subsystem for Linux open source code on the GitHub repository.

Microsoft has just made the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) available in the Microsoft Store for Windows 11 systems.

The Windows 10 KB4571756 security update released yesterday is reportedly breaking Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) compatibility layer.

You've been able to run many Linux distros on Windows thanks to WSL for years. Now, there's a Linux distro built to work hand-in-glove with WSL.

Sysadmins and developers rejoice! WSL is now a fully fledged part of Windows 10, starting with the latest Fall Creators Update.

After users installed the Windows 10 KB4571756 cumulative update released during the September 2020 Patch Tuesday, they were finding they could no longer use the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.