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Windows Subsystem for Linux 3 gives developers a compelling reason to stick with Microsoft - here's why
Want Linux tools and faster AI performance on Windows? WSL 3 is for you.
Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. WSL 3 makes Linux on Windows more powerful. Linux gets more direct access to GPUs and NPUs. A pure Linux desktop is still best for AI devs. Microsoft takes one more step towards a Linux desktop with the beta release of the open-source Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 3. At Microsoft Build 2026 in San Francisco, Microsoft introduced WSL 3 as the next stage in its Linux-on-Windows story. The company presented the system as a preview feature that will roll out to the broader Windows 11 base over time. Like previous versions, you get the system…
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