Windows Subsystem For Linux Is Beta No More, Gets “Full Support” In Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

As we told you earlier, WSL on Windows 10 moved out of beta in August. It still carries the beta tag in Windows 10 Creators Update. Also, it won’t require people to enable developer

mode to use WSL on their system. WSL is also available for Windows Server and Azure VM’s.

Windows 10 is now capable of running multiple Linux distros; you can find many on the Microsoft Store. Ubuntu, openSUSE, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) are among the options currently available, with Fedora and other distros to follow soon.

Along with improvements and bug fixes, WSL now offers support for USB and serial comms ports, allowing users to mount USB storage devices and leverage IoT, embedded devices, etc.

What’s more is that the name “Bash on Windows” is being dropped as the development team thinks the name fails to describe what is WSL and what it can do. From now on, only the name “Windows Subsytem for Linux” would be used and it would include Microsoft’s side of the technology (kernel and Windows tools) that enables Linux binaries to run on Windows.

To enable WSL, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows Features on or off. Check the box that says ‘Windows Subsystem for Linux’.

What are your views on WSL? Drop them in the comments.

Fedora Project Finally Releases Fedora 27 Beta And “Rock Solid” FreeBSD 10.4

After a few hiccups and delays, the Fedora Project has finally shipped the beta release for Fedora 27 Linux distro. This is a major milestone before the final version ships later this year in

How To Connect Android or iOS Phone To Windows 10

The Continue on PC feature is currently available to Windows Insiders, but it’ll arrive for regular users once the update starts landing on their PCs. If you’re running an Insider build, you can use the steps mentioned in this post to connect your phone to Windows 10 PC.

Extratorrent Brought Back From The Dead By Fans, Now Running On A New Domain

I t was merely a couple of days back when the shutdown of the torrent website Extratorrent.cc was announced . Now, a group of uploaders and Extratorrent admins claim to have revived the torrent site on a new domain Extratorrent.cd .

How To Disable The Irritating OneDrive Ads In Windows 10 File Explorer?

Some users have started to see intrusive OneDrive advertisements in Windows 10’s File Explorer offering 1TB OneDrive storage along with the Office 365 products. It’s not surprising given Microsoft’s history of shamelessly promoting products in the past. The annoying advertisement can be disabled using the File Explorer options in the Windows

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