Developers can now download the code, contribute bug fixes and new features, and participate in WSL's development.

Developers can now look under the hood at the component that allows a Linux environment to run within Windows.

The announcement closes a nearly nine-year-old request from the developer community, and signals a new era of collaboration ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) became open source, Microsoft said Monday. This marks the conclusion of a multi-year ...

After years of feedback, Microsoft is finally open-sourcing the Windows Subsystem for Linux, allowing developers to easily ...

Microsoft has now open-sourced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), marking the culmination of a long-standing developer ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a set of software tools that basically lets you install and run native Linux ...

Microsoft has open-sourced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), making its source code available on GitHub, except for a ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Microsoft has announced at Build 2025 that the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source, with its code available ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux was first announced in 2016 and shipped with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update that year. It was based on a pico process provider, lxcore.sys, which enabled Windows to ...

Microsoft has officially open-sourced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), marking a significant milestone in the evolution ...