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WSL https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10 WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) is required for running Microsoft Linux.

Cheat Sheet

WSL (v1) is not emulation, but rather a Linux syscall wrapper around the Windows Kernel.

After installing WSL and Rebooting you will be able to install Linux variants from the Windows 10 Store:

Admin Privileges Required

It is not possible to install WSL without Admin privileges.

You will need to allow the installer to run as Admin when asked.

Reboot Required

You will not be able to use WSL without rebooting.

Raw PowerShell Command

powershell -Command "Start-Process cmd -Verb RunAs -ArgumentList '/c cd /d %CD% && dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart'"

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