# WSL containers now build and run Linux workloads on Windows

> Source: <https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/30/microsoft-linux-wsl-containers/>
> Published: 2026-06-30 04:50:07+00:00

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/)

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