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This will take time to install the distro once installed it would prompt for a username and password. Extract the zip to Ubuntu folder, by executing the Expand-Archive. Move the downloaded file to D:\WSL, below is an illustration once the file has been moved PS D:\WSL> dir Create a folder named “WSL” or whatever folder name to denote that it will be a placeholder for WSL distros. Open Powershell terminal, change drive to D: PS C:\Users\minemo> D: Installing the downloaded Distroįor illustration purposes it uses D drive (i.e. Note: Depending on your internet speed, downloading it through Powershell might take some time compared doing it over the browser. Open PowerShell terminal, and execute the following command Invoke-WebRequest -Uri -OutFile Ubuntu.appx -UseBasicParsing Open your favorite browser and go to, this will download the Distro around (400MB+) Using Windows Powershell The disk drive can be a HDD (hard disk drive) or SSD (solid sate drive).įor illustration purposes, Ubuntu 20.04 will be used.

The disk drive could be an internal disk drive in PC / laptop or it can be an external USB disk drive. Identify the disk drive on where to install the Linux distro.Powershell installed (by default it is installed with Windows).Run the following command wsl -set-default-version 2.Run the linux kernel udpate, see -download-the-linux-kernel-update-package.Run Windows update to get WSL version 2.WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) feature in Windows should be turn-on.

User has an admin rights to the PC/laptop.

Installing WSL on a secondary or a different drive would be an option if the primary drive is low in disk space or it would be the user’s preference. The default installation drive for installing applications is usually the primary drive, over time the primary drive might run out of space. Install WSL distro on on a different drive in Windowsīy default when a Linux distro is being installed on WSL, it will be installed on the primary drive or OS drive.