Windows 10 version 1903 "April 2019 Update" comes with a number of interesting changes and improvements made to the WSL feature. These include additional distros in the Store, the ability to browse WSL files from File Exporer via a virtual network share, and the ability to export and import a WSL distro to/from a TAR file.
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Access WSL Linux Files from Windows 10
Windows 10 version 1903 "April 2019 Update" comes with a number of interesting changes and improvements made to the WSL feature. These include additional distros in the Store, the ability to browse WSL files from File Exporer, and more.
Windows 10 Build 18836 Shows WSL/Linux File System in File Explorer
As you may already know, Microsoft today released Build 18836 of Windows 10. This build is a very early pre-release version of Windows 10 "20H1", supposed to be released in 2020. The build exposes plenty of interesting changes. One of them is the ability to browse the file system of WSL (Linux distros installed from the Store) natively with File Explorer.
Flatpak is coming to WSL on Windows 10
If you are using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in Windows 10, you will be happy to know that it will get support for Flatpak in the near future. So, you will be able to get fresh app versions the same way it is possible in mainstream Linux distros.
WLinux is a distro created specially for WSL on Windows 10
Starting in Windows 10 Spring Creators Update, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has got support for a couple of new Linux distros. There is a new product you can use in WSL. It is called WLinux. This distro is specially designed to run under Windows 10.
Create Ubuntu Virtual Machines with Hyper-V Quick Create
If you are frequently using Hyper-V, you might be pleasantly surprised to know that Microsoft has added a new Ubuntu virtual machine image to the Hyper-V Quick Create feature. It takes exactly one click now to get a working Ubuntu instance.
Remove Open Linux shell here Context Menu In Windows 10
Starting in Windows 10 Build 17672, the OS includes a native context menu command "Open Linux Shell Here", which appears in the extended context menu of folders (when you hold the Shift key). If you are not happy to see it there, it is easy to get rid of this new command.
Make Open Linux Shell Here Always Visible in Windows 10
If you are using the Bash On Ubuntu feature in Windows 10, here is good news for you. Starting in Windows 10 Build 17672, the OS includes a native context menu command "Open Linux Shell Here", which appears in the extended context menu of folders (when you hold the Shift key). Here's how to make it always visible.
Disable Unix Line Endings Support in Windows Notepad
Notepad is one of the classic Windows apps that Microsoft updates rarely. Starting in Windows 10 Build 17661, Microsoft has made one improvement to the app. It now recognizes Unix line endings, so you can view and edit Unix/Linux files with Notepad. There’s a chance that this new behavior may not work for your scenarios, or you may prefer to disable this new behavior and return to Notepad’s original behavior. Here is how.
Notepad To Support Unix Line Endings
Notepad is one of the classic Windows apps that Microsoft updates rarely. The last time it was updated was with Windows 2000, almost 20 years ago, with the ability to use hotkeys and Unicode support. Now, in Windows 10 Build 17661, Microsoft has made one silent improvement to the app. It now recognizes Unix line endings.
