{
  "id": 11511798,
  "title": "Microsoft adds support for Linux containers in WSL",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/microsoft-adds-support-for-linux-containers-in-wsl",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-02T07:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Computerworld",
    "slug": "computerworld",
    "url": "https://www.computerworld.com/article/4230208/microsoft-adds-support-for-linux-containers-in-wsl.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Thanks to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which allows users to run Linux distributions in Windows, it is possible to switch seamlessly between Linux and Windows apps. Microsoft has announced that it is adding support for Linux containers in WSL, a move that’s likely to be appreciated by many enterprise users. To use this feature, run the command wsl –update ; once the installation is…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}