PowerShell lets you script Windows itself. You can configure network interfaces, set group policy settings, change registry keys, install programs, gather diagn

PowerShell lets you script Windows itself. You can configure network interfaces, set group policy settings, change registry keys, install programs, gather diagnostics, etc. etc. Linux has systemctl, Windows has Start-Service. Linux has kill, Windows has Stop-Process. Linux has ip, Windows has Set-NetworkInterface. WSL2 is just a VM - one with a ton of slick host integrations, but a VM nonetheless. Its power to do anything to Windows itself is very limited. It's also not installed by default. Disclaimer: work for MS, not on PowerShell or WSL.