Note that it is not an "instance of Linux". Microsoft's nomenclature for these NT subsystems is effectively to name the part that the Windows NT kernel substit

Note that it is not an "instance of Linux". Microsoft's nomenclature for these NT subsystems is effectively to name the part that the Windows NT kernel substitutes for. There is no Linux in the Windows Subsystem for Linux. * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11417059 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11417059