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Jun 13, 2026

WSL 3 Request MCT AI-Engineer Associate

Hello,

I have an Asus Snapdragon X2E94100, 48gb unified memory 80 TOPS NPU.  I have Join the release Preview Insider Program.  I am a MCT certified AI-Engineer looking to get on the list for the 'WSL 3' to enable the NPU for local model development using 'MS AI Foundry'.  At a very low level I am quickly jumping into frontier modeling with the intent of developing usable agents as part of my demonstrations.  I can't thank Microsoft enough for quickly implementing the WSL 3 features of moving away from the Cuda Dependencies and utilizing the ever-increasing NPU technology.

Status
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Windows Update gave me the initial preview features.

Within a few minutes maybe 30 minutes I received some really cool previews Now the NPU is showing up in a device manager, as well as multiple AI components, which shows up when you press in system and scroll down.

I fully realize the WSL 3 was just announced like two weeks ago, please add me to any list that has the required hardware to assist in evaluating the stability. I was wondering how long it will be before the stable WSL 3 will be available, for Windows on Arm.

Regards,

Tom Kelly

1 Reply

  • Hi CleverFoxDev, if you are trying to get access to a preview capability, the right path is usually the Windows Insider channel or a specific private preview signup, not a manual forum approval. I would watch the official Windows Insider and WSL announcements for Snapdragon and NPU development support. Also include your device model, Insider channel, build number, and local AI workload goal when asking, because preview teams need that context.