As simple as 5 steps, Windows users can now enjoy Linux command lines (and a whole subsystem) without the hassle of installing and logging to dual systems.

Steps

1. Press Win+X, launchd PowerShell as Administrator

2. Execute this: (read the manual on Microsoft's official site if you need to know why)

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

3. Open Microsoft Store
4. Install a Linux distribution you like (e.g., Ubuntu, Ubuntu 20.04, etc)

5. Voila! You can use it now!

Tips

• You can find all files in your PC under /mnt/c.
• External drives (e.g., SD cards) are not mounted by default.
• WSL interoperates with cmd. For example, you can open the current directory (.) with Windows File Explorer by explorer.exe .