WSL2 does give you the real Linux kernel, if you want to have Windows with the real-deal Linux kernel. You’ll miss some things inherent to using a VM, but that’

WSL2 does give you the real Linux kernel, if you want to have Windows with the real-deal Linux kernel. You’ll miss some things inherent to using a VM, but that’s probably the same for any comparable solution. That said, I’m certainly not trying to convince anyone to use Windows. By all means, run Linux as your desktop if you want to. I do.