Interoperability is one: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/interop https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/interop I also appreciate th

Interoperability is one: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/interop https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/interop I also appreciate the fact that it "boots" instantly (i.e. you don't have to turn it on or off like VM) and that it works out of the box with every up-to-date W10 computer (great if you need to get something done on a computer that is not your own).