Manually Install WSL on Windows

Indrajeet GourIndrajeet Gour
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If you don't have access to the Microsoft Store due to restrictions from your organization but still want to install WSL on your new Windows laptop, how can you do it?

Step1: Set prerequisite

From the Start menu, search for "Turn Windows features on or off," and check the following boxes:

After that, restart your computer once the dependencies are installed.

Step2: Install the Ubuntu

Open PowerShell in administrator mode and enter the following command to install Ubuntu as the default:

wsl --install

After that, it will ask for your Ubuntu username and password (please choose accordingly).

Now, you are inside the Ubuntu environment with my user - igour. You can use sudo to install anything you need, like this:

Write in the comments if you have any questions while installing Ubuntu on your Windows machine.

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