How does Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) work

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How can I run Linux commands inside a windows operating system?

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There is a WSL kernel running on top of the Windows kernel.

It acts as a translation layer that translates linux system calls to windows system calls.

WSL2 has a linux kernel running next to the windows kernel. With a tiny utility virtual machine.

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