wsl 3

Microsoft used Build 2026 in San Francisco on June 2 to position the next Windows Subsystem for Linux wave—reported by ZDNET as WSL 3—as a developer-first upgrade for Windows 11, centered on faster Linux containers and more direct access to local GPU and NPU hardware. The pitch is not subtle...

Microsoft previewed Windows Subsystem for Linux 3 at Build 2026 in San Francisco on June 2, promising a reworked Linux-on-Windows architecture with near-native GPU and NPU access for AI workloads running inside WSL environments. The announcement matters less because it gives Windows another...