Microsoft is adding its own open-sourced Linux kernel to Windows 10 to improve performance of Windows Subsystem on Linux.

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

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Open Source Windows Terminal Microsoft created a new open source Windows Terminal because the old Windows console still needs to be backward-compatible with earlier systems.

At Build 2020, Microsoft released Windows Terminal 1.0 and announced WSL 2 is getting support for GPUs, Linux GUI apps, and a simplified install experience.

You can access Windows Subsystem for Linux files using Explorer on Windows 11/10. Open Explorer from WSL Terminal or launch the root from Explorer.