Ars Technica

Windows Subsystem for Linux with GUI apps launches for Windows 10

For those that want *nix tools on Windows without WSL, I highly recommend MSYS2. The mintty terminal that comes with MSYS2 should even help WSL users that want a good terminal without having to run ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 10 now lets you seamlessly run Linux GUI apps

Windows 10 now lets you run Linux GUI apps (X11 and Wayland) without using a virtual machine after Microsoft added GUI support to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). "The Windows Subsystem for ...
The Verge

Microsoft enables Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 for developers

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is starting to allow Windows 10 testers to access Linux GUI apps.
Liliputing

Microsoft brings desktop Linux apps to Windows 10 Insiders, GUI and all

Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has allowed users to install a Linux distribution and run command line applications since Windows 10 first launched in 2015. Initially aimed at developers ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft: Windows 10 Insiders can now can run Linux GUI apps

Microsoft announced today at the Build 2021 developer conference that support for running Linux GUI apps is now available via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). The feature was first released one ...
PC World

Windows 10 moves closer to ‘true’ Linux with graphical support for WSL2

Microsoft is adding GPU and graphical user interface (GUI) support to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, pushing the intriguing Windows feature ever closer to becoming a full-fledged Linux instantiation ...
ZDNet

Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux just hit a major milestone

Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) for running GNU/Linux environments on Windows 10 and Windows 11 has reached version 1.0.0 and is now generally available. Microsoft has been building WSL, ...
MUO on MSN

I stopped dual-booting and found a better way to run Windows and Linux together

WSL2 lets you run Linux inside Windows without rebooting, a second machine, or any of the setup you're dreading ...
Liliputing

Run Linux apps on Windows 95 with Windows 9x subsystem for Linux

Microsoft introduced a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) with Windows 10. Initially it allowed you to run command line Linux ...
Ars Technica

Windows Subsystem for Linux with GUI apps launches for Windows 10

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 Verge

Microsoft is bringing Linux GUI apps to Windows 10

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for ...