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I thought WSL2 is functionally a virtual machine with deep host integration. That’s why you need HyperV.
by firesteelrain 6mo ago
I thought WSL2 is functionally a virtual machine with deep host integration. That’s why you need HyperV.
- NeutralWanted 6mo agoSort of. Technically speaking, just enabling hyper-v turns your base windows install into a VM. Wsl2 then just runs along side
- firesteelrain 6mo agoHuh that’s interesting I didn’t realize that
- IcyWindows 6mo agoEnabling hyper-v turns your base windows install into a VM host, not a virtual machine itself.
- noisem4ker 6mo agoIt's kind of both. Hyper-V is a bare-metal (type 1) hypervisor. Windows runs virtualized, one level above it, in a privileged (host) VM, next to other (guest) VMs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-V#Architecture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-V#Architecture