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Ho to run Linux GUI apps natively on Windows 10/11 with WSL, No VM Required

Installing Linux distributions using WSL is simple enough. The official Microsoft Store has plenty of distros to choose from, ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Ending Windows Subsystem for Android Support in Windows 11

Microsoft is planning to end support for its Windows Subsystem for Android component in Windows 11. The end of support for Windows Subsystem for Android in Windows 11 is slated for March 5, 2025, per ...

Microsoft: Recent Windows updates break VPN access for WSL users

Microsoft says that recent Windows 11 security updates are causing VPN networking failures for enterprise users running ...
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7 reasons Windows Subsystem for Linux works for me

This goes back to my ability to jump on ideas immediately. I don't want to break up my flow by shutting down Windows, going ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft disables telemetry in Windows 11 Subsystem for Android by default

Microsoft has updated the Windows Subsystem for Android in Windows 11 to make telemetry collection optional and announced an upgrade to Android 12.1. As the Windows Insider Program Team revealed in ...
Computerworld

Windows Subsystem for Linux becomes open source

At its Build developer conference this week, Microsoft announced that Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source. Developers can download the code, contribute bug fixes and new features, and ...
PC World

Windows 10’s Linux subsystem gets GPU compute and an easier install in new preview

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, ...