Microsoft plans major WSL improvements in Windows 11 2026, with faster file performance, better networking, and easier setup ...

Windows 10 users are in for a treat as Microsoft recently made the Windows Subsystem for Linux available for the past operating system of the computers, to access and use on their devices. Users may ...

A quiet advantage most people overlook but shouldn't.

Last week, Microsoft and Canonical (the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution) were scheduled to host a developer conference focused on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) at Microsoft’s ...

Microsoft built a Linux subsystem for Windows for Project Astoria, its system for running Android apps on Windows 10 Mobile. But in February the company confirmed that Astoria was dead, as it rather ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) is being released soon with the May 2020 Update (Windows 10 2004) and comes with new features and performance improvements. The Windows Subsystem for Linux feature ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 will bypass the Windows 10 firewall and any configured rules, raising security concerns for those who use the feature. In a blog post today, Mullvad VPN explained ...

Microsoft plans to advance the Windows Subsystem for Linux from its current beta-test phase with the "fall creators update" version of Windows 10. The work is already apace. The beta tag was already ...

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 ...

Microsoft released improvements to its Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL) in a Windows 10 preview build on Wednesday, with features benefiting newcomers and developers alike. As part of the update, ...

Interested in running Linux on Windows 10 with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), but nervous about it being both a beta and only available in Windows 10 developer mode? Your worries are over. In the ...

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 ...