Name: Windows Subsystem for Linux
Author: Microsoft Corp.

Windows Subsystem for Linux

Microsoft Corp.·Microsoft.WSL.PreRelease

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature of Windows that allows you to run a Linux environment on your Windows machine, without the need for a separate virtual machine or dual booting.

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature of Windows that allows you to run a Linux environment on your Windows machine, without the need for a separate virtual machine or dual booting. WSL is designed to provide a seamless and productive experience for developers who want to use both Windows and Linux at the same time.

winget install --id Microsoft.WSL.PreRelease --exact --source winget

Latest 2.9.4·July 13, 2026

Release Notes

What's Changed

Remove '.' from HCS suffix by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40946
fix socket channel set exit events by @chemwolf6922 in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40924
Use strict detection of http line ending for docker response by @yao-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40932
CLI: Fix hang with exec/run -i with self-exiting command and open stdin by @dkbennett in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40921
Don't append the build prefix when a line is being continued from a previous log entry by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40947
Implement --stop-timeout in wslc create|run and support -1 (infinite) timeouts by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40919
fix: use lowercased key when validating windowsterminal.profileTemplate by @Osamaali313 in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40911
Publish the WSLC nuget package on github releases by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40962
Support arbitrary network driver options in wslc network create by @beena352 in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40859
Don't use an overlay for the gpu libraries if the inbox folder isn't present by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40969
Fix Lost sub directory structure when mapping to a VHD volume by @kvega005 in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40857
Add support for callback when loading images and display loaded images in wslc image load by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40960
Fix https proxy not set when pac is used by @chemwolf6922 in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40950
Fix E_ACCESSDENIED during download if temp is hidden by @chemwolf6922 in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40708
Add configurable storage path for the default wslc session by @benhillis in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40956
Cap storage hw queue count to 4 by @chemwolf6922 in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40975
Fix potential use-after-free on the container deletion path by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41018
Log an error when connect() fails in the NAT mode relay by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41033
Mark routes via a link-local gateway as onlink to fix VPN /32 networking failures by @benhillis in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41003
Add wslc network connect and disconnect commands by @beena352 in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41011
Add support for container healthchecks by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41012
Bump DeviceHost to 1.2.48-0 and to fix virtiofs O_APPEND ftruncate by @benhillis in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41044
Read /etc/locale.conf when configuring the distro locale by @i4M1k0SU in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40940
Retry to delete WSL distribution shortcut for up to 10 seconds by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41046
Add wslc container cp command for tar archive upload by @ptrivedi in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40835

New Contributors

@Osamaali313 made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40911
@i4M1k0SU made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40940

Full Changelog: https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/compare/2.9.3...2.9.4

Installer type: `wix`

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Details

Homepage: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/wsl/
License: MIT
Publisher: Microsoft Corp.
Support: https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/blob/master/SUPPORT.md
Privacy Policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement
Copyright: Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Moniker: wsl

Older versions (3)

2.7.12

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2.7.0

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2.6.2

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