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).

Microsoft previews Linux containers that run in Windows

Now not only can you run Linux from within Windows without third-party tools, but can do so within containers. Microsoft has ...
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Rust for Windows Achieves Full Consumption (Call any Windows API)

Microsoft's Rust for Windows dev team announced the new v0.9 update provides full consumption support, meaning the language is now capable of calling any Windows API. That's done with a language ...

You can now finally run Linux containers in Windows – without third-party tools

After being announced at Build 2026, Microsoft has made WSL containers available in public preview.
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Local speech recognition for Windows – without cloud

At its Build 2026 developer conference, Microsoft unveiled several innovations for the Windows AI APIs. The focus is on a new API for local speech recognition and broader hardware support. The aim is ...