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 ...

After years of feedback, Microsoft is finally open-sourcing the Windows Subsystem for Linux, allowing developers to easily modify the feature. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux has become an important tool for developers and power users since it was introduced in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update back in 2016, giving them access to ...

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 into a different operating system.

Windows Subsystem for Linux becomes an open-source project for the community "As the community behind WSL grew, WSL gained more features such as GPU support, graphical applications support ...

Now, at Microsoft Build 2025, the company has made WSL open source, including its command-line tools (wsl.exe and wslg.exe), background services (wslservice.exe), and Linux-side daemons used to ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux lets anyone get used to Linux without having to dive in head first. Because installing new distros is so simple, you can just try out a new distro for fun.

Microsoft has introduced Fedora 42, another official distribution in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). However, this announcement was delayed.

It took Microsoft long enough, but the company has finally open-sourced its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) code. The announcement was made at the Build 2025 developer conference, closing a ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux becomes an open-source project for the community "As the community behind WSL grew, WSL gained more features such as GPU support, graphical applications support (via ...