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		toast0 45 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Windows Subsystem for FreeBSD > What WSL has brought is that now it is one thing less to install. How? You still have to install WSL, it's not on the machine out of the box, although if it's really just about not installing things, you might use Hyper-V, that may already be installed.

pjmlp 45 days ago [–]

Hyper-V is required for the Windows 10 security improvements regarding kernel and drivers sandboxing, and even more so on Windows 11.

Enabling WSL isn't the same as going through VMWare Workstation or Virtual Box installation, and naturally paying for the commercial features.

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