WSL container is now available for public preview on Windows

The WSL container will bring Linux container development directly into Windows through the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
XDA Developers on MSN

WSL containers are here, bringing Linux development straight into Windows without extra tools

They can talk to your apps, too.
InfoWorld

Making Windows a developer platform, again

Microsoft is delivering tools to quickly configure Windows PCs as workstations for Windows and Linux development.
Hosted on MSN

Ollama on WSL works just as well with Linux as it does natively on Windows 11 — but many of us won't ever use it this way

If you're looking at using Ollama on your PC to run local LLMs (Large Language Models), with Windows PCs at least, you have two options. The first is to just use the Windows app and run it natively.
Windows Latest

Windows 11 can now run Linux containers with WSL Containers, no Docker Desktop needed (hands on)

We installed WSL Containers on Windows 11, built a custom container from scratch, tested it, and checked what still needs ...
ZDNet

Windows Subsystem for Linux gives developers a compelling reason to stick with Microsoft - here's why

Upgrades to WSL make Linux on Windows more powerful. Linux gets more direct access to GPUs and NPUs. A pure Linux desktop is still best for AI devs. Microsoft takes one more step towards a Linux ...
techtimes

WSL 3 at Build 2026: Near-Native GPU and NPU Passthrough Brings Local AI to Windows

Microsoft previewed Windows Subsystem for Linux 3 at its Build 2026 keynote in San Francisco on Tuesday, delivering the architectural overhaul that AI-focused developers on Windows have been waiting ...