The Windows Subsystem for Linux is bridging the divide between Windows and Linux by letting you run Windows 10 programs directly within a Linux shell.

Using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), you can launch Linux applications directly in a Windows 10 command prompt or PowerShell prompt.

This is not a drill. Thanks to WSL, you can now run a virtual instance of Arch Linux.

How to run Linux with WSL on Windows 11 To install a Linux distro (such as Ubuntu) on Windows 11, use these steps: Open Start.

If you administer multiple Linux servers, Jack Wallen has an easy script you can use to run commands on all of those servers at once.