The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) enables the start of a Linux system and the use of Linux applications under Windows. Performance can also be improved with a new kernel.

So long as you have the latest version of WSL 2 installed on your PC, running the command wsl --install Ubuntu will now download and install the distro in this new format.

Probably the most used Linux distro on WSL will now use the tar-based distribution model and eliminate any requirement to use the Microsoft Store.