Microsoft has backported support for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) version 2 into Windows 10 versions 1903 and 1909.

Windows 10 includes an optional feature called Windows Subsystem for Linux that lets you use a terminal window to run Linux utilities and access a Linux file system.

Windows 10 users running insider builds got some treats from Microsoft this week with GPU support and new command-line options for the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

In the next feature update, Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux will be getting command line love, GPU support, and deeper integration with File Explorer.

Windows 10 users are in for a treat as Microsoft recently made the Windows Subsystem for Linux available for the past operating system of the computers, to access and use on their devices.

Microsoft is easing the requirement for WSL2. Instead of only working on Windows 10 2004 or higher, WSL also is now available for Windows 10 1903 and 1909 users.

Microsoft's latest Insider Build 20150 allows you to install the Windows Subsystem for Linx 2 via a typed command, and adds GPU compute support via Nvidia's CUDA.

Could we one day see that instead of Linux being the subsystem it could be Windows Linux with Windows subsystem? I've had a feeling for 10 plus years that's where it would end up.

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