WSL1 using a minimal rootfs from any debian distribution (so you can apt install things you need), accessed with wsltty as Windows Terminal has many issues (but

WSL1 using a minimal rootfs from any debian distribution (so you can apt install things you need), accessed with wsltty as Windows Terminal has many issues (but supports tabs if you can live with it). This gives the best results overall: compatibility (amd64 instead of mingw), flexibility (apt install) speed (powershell 1) especially if you mount and access a CHD for your own files instead of using the regular tree inside NTFS. Also, if you really like powershell, use the linux version next to bash