WSL 2.0

Run all commands in Windows PowerShell with admin rights

• Enabling the Virtual Machine Platform

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart

• Enabling the Windows Subsystem for Linux

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

• Restart the machine even if it was mentioned /norestart
• After restart reopen powershell with admin rights
• Set default WSL version to 2.0

wsl --set-default-version 2

• It will give you upgrade message like this

WSL 2 requires an update to its kernel component. For information please visit https://aka.ms/wsl2kernel
For information on key differences with WSL 2 please visit https://aka.ms/wsl2

• Download the standalone update from this site
• Install the update by double click
• Search for Ubuntu 20 LTS from app store
• After installation you should be able to see ubuntu in the start menu
• Clicking it will open a bash shell
• All your windows drives will be under /mnt/
• Search for Windows Terminal from app store for better terminal experience and install the same