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The Windows Subsystem for Linux (or WSL) team is here to answer your most pressing questions about running Linux workflows right on your Windows machine! We’ll talk about everything from new GUI appl...
Heather_Poulsen
Updated Dec 27, 2024
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Mike_DeBerg
Copper Contributor
Feb 24, 2022
Can you share any plans for WSL to further enterprise controls that allow the WSL instance to be in more compliance, similar to the Windows host the WSL instance is is hosted on? \n
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    Tamir Levy
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    Feb 24, 2022

    Yes! Behind the scenes, WSL has the same security story of a VM. Of course, every rule you apply to your users with VMs will apply to VM as well. Windows host can't see what's running on WSL. for example, Defender on Windows cannot read WSL process. There are some improvements we're working on to give a more granular controls for enterprises.

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    Mike_DeBerg
    Copper Contributor
    Feb 24, 2022
    Basically our devs/admins love WSL, but out InfoSec team doesn\'t because the same windows security controls don\'t reach deep enough inside the WSL instance to enforce their policies.