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            <h1>Installing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)</h1>
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	<li>Launch Powershell as administrator</li>
	<li>Run the following command
	<div class="codeBlock">dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart</div>
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	<li>Reboot</li>
	<li>If running Windows 2004 or newer, run the following additional commands to use WSL 2
	<div class="codeBlock">dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart<br />
	wsl --set-default-version 2</div>
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	<li>Click the Start Button &gt; Search Microsoft Store &gt; Select Microsoft Store</li>
	<li>Search for the Linux distribution to install (Debian, Ubuntu, etc)</li>
	<li>Select the Linux distribution and click the Get button in the upper right corner</li>
	<li>After the Linux distribution downloads and installs, select the distribution from the Start menu to launch it</li>
	<li>Input a username and password to be used in the Linux environment</li>
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