You're thinking of WSL 1 (which behaves as you describe). WSL 2 actually uses virtualization and a linux kernel. Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windo

You're thinking of WSL 1 (which behaves as you describe). WSL 2 actually uses virtualization and a linux kernel. Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions#whats-new-in-wsl-2 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-version...