Windows 11 users will soon be able to download and install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) as a separate app, available from the Microsoft Store.
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Windows has long had the ability to run Linux distros as a virtual environment, but it's about to get a whole lot easier now that Microsoft is releasing WSL as a separate app, available for download from the Microsoft Store. The WSL app that's currently available is listed as a "preview to ensure quality," but a general release is planned for the future.
What sets this particular form of distribution apart is that you don't have to dig through menus to enable WSL on Windows 11. And because it's a separate app, you don't have to change your version of Windows to run the app, as it's more self-contained.
Microsoft also says that WSL will receive its updates through the Microsoft Store, independent of Windows 11.
