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WSL 2 Setup on Windows (10 and 11 only)

  1. Run the Windows PowerShell as Administrator
  2. Enable WSL by running the command: dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
  3. Enable the Virtual Machine Platform by running the following command: dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
  4. Restart the computer to apply the changes
  5. Install the WSL2 Update package (Note: If you are using Windows 11 skip this step)
    1. Download the WSL2 Linux kernel update package.
    2. Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.
  6. Open PowerShell as Administrator again
  7. Run the following command to set WSL2 as the default version: wsl --set-default-version 2
  8. Install Ubuntu from the Microsoft Store.
  9. Click Install and follow the on-screen instructions. (Note: Make sure to keep the set password)
  10. You’re all set, to make sure that you are successfully done you can run the following command: wsl --list --verbose You should see this