//Step 1 - Enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux

//Open PowerShell as Administrator (Start menu > PowerShell > right-click 
//> Run as Administrator) and enter this command:

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

//Step 2 - Check requirements for running WSL 2

//To update to WSL 2, you must be running Windows 10...

//For x64 systems: Version 1903 or later, with Build 18362 or later.
//For ARM64 systems: Version 2004 or later, with Build 19041 or later.
//or Windows 11.

//Step 3 - Enable Virtual Machine feature
//Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart


///Step 4 - Download the Linux kernel update package
//Download the latest package:
https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi



//optional Step 5 - Set WSL 2 as your default version
//Open PowerShell and run this command to set WSL 2 as the 
//default version when installing a new Linux distribution:

wsl --set-default-version 2

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Update the WSL kernel by running "wsl --update" or follow instructions at https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/wsl/wsl2-kernel.

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