The Windows Subsystem for Linux lets developers run a GNU/Linux environment -- including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications -- directly on Windows, unmodified, without the overhead of a traditional virtual machine or dualboot setup.
The simple way to enable Windows Subsystem for Linux V2 and install Ubuntu 20.04 with XFCE4 or without
- Integration between Windows and Linux
- Fast boot times
- Small resource foot print
- Runs with current versions of VMWare and VirtualBox
- Managed VM
- Full Linux Kernel
- Full system call compatibility
- Windows 10, version 2004