This feature doesn’t work on the 32-bit version of Windows 10, so ensure you’re using the 64-bit version of Windows. RELATED: How Do I Know if I'm Running 32-bit or 64-bit Windows? Note: WSL2 supports GUI applications on Windows 11.
That also means that most any Linux application, package, or command will work without an issue. Just like WSL1, WSL2 allows you use a range of different Linux Distros including, Ubuntu, Debian, Kali, openSUSE, Fedora, and others. WSL2 runs a full Linux Kernel in an extremely efficient virtual machine.
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) is designed to provide the exact same user experience as its predecessor, but the similarities mostly end there. How Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) Works
