WINDOWS SUBSYSTEM

Install the Windows Subsystem for Linux

Before installing any Linux distros for WSL, you must ensure that the "Windows Subsystem for Linux" optional feature is enabled:

1. Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:
   PowerShell

   Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
   

      2.Restart your computer when prompted.   

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1. Open the Microsoft Store and choose KALI LINUX.
   The following links will open the Windows store page for each distribution:
   • Ubuntu
   • OpenSUSE
   • SLES
   • Kali Linux
   • Debian GNU/Linux
2. From the distro's page, select "Get"
   

Complete initialization of your distro

Now that your Linux distro is installed, you must initialize your new distro instance once, before it can be used.