---
title: "Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) - Enable"
description: "Windows Subsystem for Linux is an optional feature of Windows that allows Linux programs to run natively on Windows without the need for a separate virtual machine or dual booting."
editUrl: false
---

:::note
This page is generated from [`config/feature.json`](https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/blob/main/config/feature.json). Do not edit this page directly.
:::

```json title="config/feature.json"
  "WPFFeaturewsl": {
    "Content": "Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) - Enable",
    "Description": "Windows Subsystem for Linux is an optional feature of Windows that allows Linux programs to run natively on Windows without the need for a separate virtual machine or dual booting.",
    "category": "Features",
    "panel": "1",
    "feature": [
      "VirtualMachinePlatform",
      "Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux"
    ],
    "InvokeScript": [],
  }
```
