# Install Pi-Hole on Windows 10 Via WSL

## Installing WSL

1. Log into the Windows 10 device
2. Launch PowerShell as administator by right clicking the Start button > search power > Right click on Windows PowerShell > Run as Administrator
3. Run the following command to install WSL
   # install WSL
   dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
   # reboot the system
   Restart-Computer -Force
4. If running Windows 2004 or newer, run the following additional commands to use WSL 2
   dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
   wsl --set-default-version 2
5. After the device reboots, download the PiHole for WSL installer script Download
6. Right click the downloaded .cmd file > Run as Administrator
7. Press Enter to accept the default install location (C:\Program Files)
8. Press Enter to continue with the installation
9. When prompted, enter and confirm a Pi-Hole admin password
10. After the Pi-Hole installation script completes, right click the Start button > run > type cmd > Press Enter
11. Run the following commands in command prompt
    # enter wsl prompt
    wsl
    # edit resolv.conf
    sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf
12. Add the following line

    nameserver 127.0.0.1

13. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes to resolv.conf
14. Run the following command to update the Pi-Hole blocklist
    # update pihole
    sudo pihole -g
15. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/admin
16. Click Login
17. Authenticate with the admin password set earlier

Special thanks to the developer of this installation script https://github.com/DesktopECHO/Pi-Hole-for-WSL1