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* Updated install.md * Updated intune.md * Update date, make concise --------- Co-authored-by: Matt Wojciakowski <mattwoj@microsoft.com>
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If you prefer not switching your Windows installation to a preview channel, you can still test the latest preview of WSL by issuing the command: `wsl --update --pre-release`. For more information check the [WSL Releases page on GitHub](https://github.com/Microsoft/WSL/releases).
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## Offline install
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To install WSL offline, you need to do these steps:
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- Download and install latest WSL MSI package from [the GitHub releases page](github.com/microsoft/wsl/releases)
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- Open a PowerShell window with admin privileges and run `dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart` to enable the Virtual Machine Platform optional component. You will likely need to restart your computer for this to take effect.
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- Install a distribution via a .wsl file. You can find URLs to download these files at [DistributionInfo.json](https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/blob/master/distributions/DistributionInfo.json) for your chosen distro.
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## Additional resources
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- [Windows Command Line Blog: Install WSL with a single command now available in Windows 10 version 2004 and higher](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/install-wsl-with-a-single-command-now-available-in-windows-10-version-2004-and-higher/)

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title: Intune settings
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description: Available settings in Intune for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
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ms.date: 01/10/2024
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ms.date: 08/04/2025
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# Intune settings for WSL
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You can now use management tools like Intune to manage WSL as a Windows component.
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To access these settings please navigate to your Microsoft Intune admin center portal, and then select: `Devices -> Configuration Profiles -> Create -> New Policy -> Windows 10 and later -> Settings catalog`, create a name for the new profile and search for "Windows Subsystem for Linux" to see and add the full list of available settings.
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To access these settings navigate to your Microsoft Intune admin center portal, and then select: `Devices -> Configuration Profiles -> Create -> New Policy -> Windows 10 and later -> Settings catalog`, create a name for the new profile and search for "Windows Subsystem for Linux" to see and add the full list of available settings.
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## Recommended settings
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| Allow user setting firewall configuration | When set to disabled, this policy disables firewall configuration via .wslconfig (wsl2.firewall). This policy only applies to Store WSL. |
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| Allow nested virtualization | When set to disabled, this policy disables nested virtualization configuration via .wslconfig (wsl2.nestedVirtualization). This policy only applies to Store WSL. |
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| Allow kernel debugging | When set to disabled, this policy disables kernel debugging configuration via .wslconfig (wsl2.kernelDebugPort). This policy only applies to Store WSL. |
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## Set up with group policy
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WSL policies are defined by a [WSL ADMX file](https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/blob/master/intune/WSL.admx) which can be downloaded from our GitHub.
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ADMX files can be imported manually and used to manage group policy locally on the machine, [see the ADMX doc page](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/client-management/understanding-admx-backed-policies) to learn more about that process.

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