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Runs with VM Ware and VirtualBox| ✅ |❌
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Already using WSL 1 and want to upgrade to WSL 2? Follow the instructions to [update to WSL 2](./install-win10.md#update-to-wsl-2)! WSL 2 is only available in Windows 10 builds 18917 or higher, so you may need to [update to the latest Windows version](ms-settings:windowsupdate).
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Already using WSL 1 and want to upgrade to WSL 2? Follow the instructions to [update to WSL 2](./install-win10.md#update-to-wsl-2)!
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WSL 2 is only available in Windows 10, Version 2004, Build 19041 or higher. You will need to [update your Windows version](ms-settings:windowsupdate) and [join the Windows Insider program](https://insider.windows.com/insidersigninboth/) on the "Release Preview" ring until the public release in late May.
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## Use the Linux file system for faster performance
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**If you're looking for 100% system call compatibility and faster IO performance, read below to install WSL 2!**
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> WSL 2 is only available in Windows 10 builds 18917 or higher
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WSL 2 is only available in Windows 10, Version 2004, Build 19041 or higher. You will need to [update your Windows version](ms-settings:windowsupdate) and [join the Windows Insider program](https://insider.windows.com/insidersigninboth/) on the "Release Preview" ring until the public release in late May.
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**If continuing with WSL 1, restart your machine when prompted and continue with installation [here](./install-on-server.md#download-a-linux-distribution)**
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- Running Windows 10, [updated to version 2004](ms-settings:windowsupdate), **Build 19041** or higher.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> Currently to update to Windows 10, version 2004 (Build 19041), you will need to [join the Windows Insider program](https://insider.windows.com/insidersigninboth/) and select the "Release Preview" ring. The public release should arrive by late May.
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- Check your Windows version by selecting the **Windows logo key + R**, type **winver**, select **OK**. (Or enter the `ver` command in Windows Command Prompt). Please [update to the latest Windows version](ms-settings:windowsupdate) if your build is lower than 19041. [Get Windows Update Assistant](https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10).
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### Enable the 'Virtual Machine Platform' optional component
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The following links will open the Microsoft store page for each distribution:
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## Set your distribution version to WSL 1 or WSL 2
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You can check the WSL version assigned to each of the Linux distributions you have installed by opening the PowerShell command line and entering the command (only available in Windows Build 18917 or higher): `wsl -l -v`
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You can check the WSL version assigned to each of the Linux distributions you have installed by opening the PowerShell command line and entering the command (only available in [Windows Build 19041 or higher](ms-settings:windowsupdate)): `wsl -l -v`
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-**Error when trying to upgrade: `Invalid command line option: wsl --set-version Ubuntu 2`**
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-**The requested operation could not be completed due to a virtual disk system limitation. Virtual hard disk files must be uncompressed and unencrypted and must not be sparse.**
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- Please check [WSL Github thread #4103](https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/4103) where this issue is being tracked for updated information.
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## Set your distribution version to WSL 1 or WSL 2
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WSL 2 is a new version of the architecture in WSL that changes how Linux distributions interact with Windows. WSL 2 has the primary goals of increasing file system performance and adding full system call compatibility. Each Linux distribution can run as WSL 1 or a WSL 2 and can be switched between at any time. WSL 2 is a major overhaul of the underlying architecture and uses virtualization technology and a Linux kernel to enable its new features.
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[Update from WSL 1 to WSL 2](./install-win10.md#update-to-wsl-2)
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