We installed WSL Containers on Windows 11, built a custom container from scratch, tested it, and checked what still needs ...

After being announced at Build 2026, Microsoft has made WSL containers available in public preview.

The WSL container will bring Linux container development directly into Windows through the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

Experience the best of both worlds with WSL, a lightweight and efficient solution for running Linux on Windows.

Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 was released nearly 3 years ago. This brought the ability to run the Bash shell and run Linux binary executables that you’d be able to run on Ubuntu Linux.

Changes to WSL make staying on Windows easier, especially for developers building or running Linux-based AI, container, or dev workloads.

When you install Linux distribution, you will get a default terminal, which is quite obvious as we can not imagine Linux without a command-line utility. However, if you want something fresh and ...

Microsoft is delivering tools to quickly configure Windows PCs as workstations for Windows and Linux development.

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), one of the best reasons to run Windows 11, is now available to Windows 10 users, in the latest version and with all its features. WSL dropped its “preview” label ...

Microsoft's WSL team has confirmed WSL 3 doesn't exist. It was mistaken for WSL Containers, which is arriving in few days as ...