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Turn on linux subsystem feature

Open Windows PowerShell as administrator and run the command:

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

Restart your computer when prompted.

Download the linux distro

  1. Open the Microsoft Store and choose your favorite Linux distribution by searching for them (I prefer Ubuntu):

  2. From the distro's page, select "Get".

  3. To complete the initialization of your newly installed distro, launch a new instance by searching in the Start menu and launching the distro.

  4. The first time a newly installed distro runs, a Console window will open, and you'll be asked to wait for a minute or two for the installation to complete.

  5. Once installation is complete, you will be prompted to create a new user account (and its password).

  6. Most distros ship with an empty/minimal package catalog. I strongly recommend regularly updating your package catalog, and upgrading your installed packages using your distro's preferred package manager.

    sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
    

Depending on the version of linux you installed, the absolute path will be found either:

  1. C:\Users\*[your_username]*\AppData\Local\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_*[unique_code]*\LocalState\rootfs
  2. C:\Users\*[your_username]*\AppData\Local\lxss

When you find the correct location, right click on the parent folder and select 'Pin to Quick Access'