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mreinders
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Apr 21, 2021

Will WSL 2 be available in Windows Server 2022?

Ever since build 20251 or so, we are unable to essentially utilize WSL 2 on WS 2022. I just installed 20339, installed WSL using 'wsl --install' (which works beautifully!). I rebooted. When I run thi...
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MichaelSaucier
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Aug 16, 2021
This is frustrating, we had a lot operational in this arena prior to the move from Insider to Preview 20348.169. Now it seems we either just "wait" or somehow recover an image from 1Q21 when WSL 2 worked. I hope this is rectified soon.
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Elden_Christensen
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May 25, 2022

Some exciting news to share, in direct response to your feedback we have just added WSL2 to Windows Server 2022!! WSL2 will be broadly available in the June cumulative update, for those looking to get it sooner it is available today by installing the 5C update here: https://support.microsoft.com/help/5014021

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