{"slug": "wsl-containers-now-build-and-run-linux-workloads-on-windows", "title": "WSL containers now build and run Linux workloads on Windows", "summary": "Microsoft announced at Build 2026 that WSL containers are now in public preview, allowing developers to build and run Linux workloads on Windows without third-party software. The feature is available in WSL build 2.9.3 via wsl --update --pre-release or direct download from GitHub.", "body_md": "Containers power a large share of cloud-native applications, AI workloads, and testing and deployment pipelines. Developers working on Windows have long pulled in third-party software to build and run them. That step becomes optional with WSL containers, a feature that arrived at Microsoft Build 2026 and reached public preview in the pre-release version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux, build 2.9.3. Installation runs through wsl --update --pre-release or a direct download from GitHub. WSL containers … [More ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/30/microsoft-linux-wsl-containers/)\n\nThe post [WSL containers now build and run Linux workloads on Windows](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/30/microsoft-linux-wsl-containers/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/wsl-containers-now-build-and-run-linux-workloads-on-windows", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/30/microsoft-linux-wsl-containers/", "published_at": "2026-06-30 04:50:07+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-30 05:01:27.568318+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Microsoft", "Windows Subsystem for Linux", "WSL", "GitHub"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/wsl-containers-now-build-and-run-linux-workloads-on-windows", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/wsl-containers-now-build-and-run-linux-workloads-on-windows.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/wsl-containers-now-build-and-run-linux-workloads-on-windows.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/wsl-containers-now-build-and-run-linux-workloads-on-windows.jsonld"}}