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WSL2 _is_ a dedicated virtual machine for Linux on Windows. It runs under Hyper-V.
by shakna 6y ago
WSL2 _is_ a dedicated virtual machine for Linux on Windows. It runs under Hyper-V.
- Already__Taken 6y agoThat was wsl1, wsl2 is much tighter integrated than just thinking of it as a VM running in hyper V.
- ygra 6y agoWSL 1 was not a virtual machine. It was a re-implementation of the Linux kernel API within the Windows kernel. As such, it's probably more comparable to CoLinux (if that's still a thing).