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The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature of Windows 10 and later. It allows users to run programs compiled for Linux on Windows without dual-booting or using a traditional hypervisor like VMware / VirtualBox.

There are two implementations of WSL available:

  • WSL1 (the original implementation) emulates a Linux kernel. It uses less RAM than WSL2, but is incompatible with certain programs.
  • WSL2 runs a real Linux kernel in a simplified version of Hyper-V. Because it uses a real Linux kernel, it is compatible with more applications, but it also uses more RAM.
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