A feature of Windows that allows you to run a Linux environment on your Windows machine, without the need for a separate virtual machine or dual booting.
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature of Windows that allows you to run a Linux environment on your Windows machine, without the need for a separate virtual machine or dual booting. WSL is designed to provide a seamless and productive experience for developers who want to use both Windows and Linux at the same time.
What's Changed
- [release/2.7] Make sure that message structures are correctly zero-initialized by @benhillis in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41524
- [release/2.7] Backport additional fixes by @benhillis in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41540
- [release/2.7] Host plugin Plan9 shares as the session user by @benhillis in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41557
- [release/2.7] Validate guest capability strings by @benhillis in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41569
Full Changelog: https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/compare/2.7.13...2.7.14
| Publisher | Microsoft Corp. |
|---|---|
| Author | Microsoft Corporation |
| Version | 2.7.14 |
| Release date | 2026-09-11 |
| License | MIT |
| Installer type | wix, msix |
| Architecture | x64, arm64 |
| Package ID | Microsoft.WSL |
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