Like all things Windows, WSL is an executable binary c:\WINDOWS\system32\wsl.exe
==TLDR==
To get to a Linux command prompt fast, just open a PowerShell window (<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">⊞</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">R</kbd> type <code>powershell</code> <kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">↵</kbd>) and type <code>wsl</code><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">↵</kbd> to launch an interactive shell in the default Linux container for your local environment.
==Prerequisites==
To install WSL on Windows, you have one requirement to meet; you must have a Windows 10 64-bit computer Build 18917 '''or later'''.
Press the '[[wp:Windows key|windows' key]] <kbd>⊞ Win</kbd> and type <code>winver</code> to run the Windows Version utility in order to see your current Windows version.
== See Also ==https://docs.docker.com/desktop/troubleshoot/topics/#working-with-git-bash == WSL Cheatsheet ==
Once you have WSL plus a distribution installed, all you need to do to open a Linux shell is open the Windows PowerShell, and type <code>wsl</code> which will start the default distro.
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