File sharing: Uses Plan9 protocol to share Linux files with Windows. Previously open-sourced components include: microsoft/wslg: Provides support for graphical Linux apps using Wayland and X server.

Microsoft officially announced on Monday its decision to open source Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), nearly a decade after it was first launched. The code is now available on GitHub under the ...

Microsoft announced at the Microsoft Build 2025 event held on May 20, 2025 that it has open sourced Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), a system for running the Linux kernel inside a virtual ...

Before installing Fedora or RHEL, the first step is to enable Windows Subsystem for Linux, which will allow Windows to run Linux distributions. To do the same, follow the steps mentioned below: ...

wsl.exe –install will now automatically install the Store version of WSL, and will no longer enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux optional component, or install the WSL kernel or WSLg MSI packages ...

Called Windows Throwback theme, this Windows 1.0 theme reminds us of the ‘good old times’. 1985 was the year when Microsoft released its first graphical user interface, ...

Microsoft says that Windows Subsystem for Linux is receiving its hardware-accelerated video processing through any application. All the app needs is to be using VAAPI and Mesa 3D D3D12.

The first two parts are clear enough. GNOME is GNOME, but Vanilla OS uses the latest GNOME 43, removing the various Ubuntu customizations and add-ons.This is one of the few places that Vanilla OS is ...