Windows Subsystem for Linux

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9/25/2024

The underlying technology enabling the Windows Subsystem for Linux

This blog has moved to the Windows Command Line blog

This blog has been archived, and is no longer active. If you would like to keep up with the latest...

Date: 10/03/2019

File System Improvements to the Windows Subsystem for Linux

This is part of a series of blog posts on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). For background...

Date: 04/18/2017

Serial Support on the Windows Subsystem for Linux

This is part of a series of blog posts on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). For background...

Date: 04/14/2017

Testing the Windows Subsystem for Linux

Following the release of Windows Subsystem for Linux, the development team has created and released...

Date: 04/11/2017

WSL Antivirus and Firewall Compatibility

Introduction The purpose of this post is to enlighten antivirus (AV) companies to new security...

Date: 11/01/2016

Windows and Ubuntu Interoperability

This is the fifth in a series of blog posts on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). For background...

Date: 10/19/2016

Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Posted on behalf of Russ Alexander. It was just three months ago that we announced Bash on Ubuntu on...

Date: 07/08/2016

WSL File System Support

This is the fourth in a series of blog posts on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). For...

Date: 06/15/2016

WSL System Calls

This is the third in a series of blog posts on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). For background...

Date: 06/08/2016

Pico Process Overview

Posted on behalf of Nick Judge. Overview This post discusses pico processes, the foundation of WSL....

Date: 05/23/2016