3 homepage: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10
5 WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) is required for running Microsoft Linux.
10 > WSL (v1) is not emulation, but rather a Linux syscall wrapper around the
13 After installing WSL and **Rebooting** you will be able to install Linux
14 variants from the Windows 10 Store:
16 - [Ubuntu Linux 20.04](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9n6svws3rx71)
17 - [Alpine WSL](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9p804crf0395)
19 ### Admin Privileges Required
21 It is not possible to install WSL without Admin privileges.
23 You _will_ need to allow the installer to run as Admin when asked.
27 You will not be able to use WSL without rebooting.
29 ### Raw PowerShell Command
32 powershell -Command "Start-Process cmd -Verb RunAs -ArgumentList '/c cd /d %CD% && dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart'"
37 - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10