#Requires -RunAsAdministrator <# .SYNOPSIS install-wsl.ps1 .DESCRIPTION Installs Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) - needs admin rights. .EXAMPLE PS> .\install-wsl.ps1 .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell #> try { $StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() if ($false) { & wsl --install } else { & dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart & dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart & wsl --set-default-version 2 } [int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ installed Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in $Elapsed sec" " NOTE: reboot now, then visit the Microsoft Store and install a Linux distribution (e.g. Ubuntu, openSUSE, SUSE Linux, Kali Linux, Debian, Fedora, Pengwin, or Alpine)" exit 0 } catch { write-error "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }