How to Enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Right-click on This PC and select Properties.

   This will list a bunch of information about your computer. ,,,,,, Windows 10 will display a warning for all of the implications that should be considered before turning Developer Mode on.
   
   Carefully read through all of these warnings and then press the Yes button., It can easily be found by typing in "Turn Windows" in the Start Menu search bar.,, Windows 10 will now start to download a bunch of files., Your computer will display a screen indicating that it's updating.
   
   This is actually Windows 10 setting up the Windows Subsystem for Linux., This is easily done by searching for "bash" in the Start Menu search bar., Enter in a username and password.
   
   Note that the username and password do not have to be the same as the username the password used to log into your Windows 10 machine.
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   Step 2: Ensure that your OS Build is above 14393.0.

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   Step 3: Make sure that you have the 64-bit version of Windows 10 installed.

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   Step 4: Open the Start Menu and click on the gear icon right above the Shutdown button.

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   Step 5: Click on Update & Security.

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   Step 6: Click on For Developers.

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   Step 7: Click on the Developer Mode radio button.

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   Step 8: Navigate to the Turn Windows Features On or Off settings page.

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   Step 9: Click on the checkbox next to Windows Subsystem for Linux (Beta).

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    Step 10: Click on the OK button.

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    Step 11: When prompted

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    Step 12: restart the computer.

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    Step 13: Open bash.

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    Step 14: Upon opening for the first time

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    Step 15: Windows Bash will prompt you to create a username and password.

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