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Robin Kretzschmar

The WSL feature is available on all Windows 10 versions that meet the requirements specified in the MSDN Docs here and here.

Those are:

  • Ensure that WSL feature is enabled (it's an optional feature). Open a PowerShell as admin and run the following:
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
  • Windows 10 build 18917 or higher
  • Download a distro from the Windows Store (see docs)