I am a big fan of WSL. It is fast, and you can run many different Linux distros side-by-side. There were some quirks in the past, but it almost always just work

I am a big fan of WSL. It is fast, and you can run many different Linux distros side-by-side. There were some quirks in the past, but it almost always just works. I see it as a serious alternative to using a Mac or Linux machine. In all fairness to the points above: - The Linux shell starts immediately without NVM. As mentioned, this isn't only a Windows issue. (Alternatively, you can only load NVM when needed.) - The home directory can be permanently changed with just a few Linux commands. (I agree that the default should have been your Windows home directory.) - Many excellent third-party Windows terminals exist. (Window's default terminal is not user-friendly.)