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Windows Subsystem for Linux 3.0.3 download

A feature of Windows that allows you to run a Linux environment on your Windows machine, without the need for a separate virtual machine or dual booting.

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This is an older version. The current version is 3.0.5. Windows Subsystem for Linux 3.0.5 · Released:

Installer files 3.0.3

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64-bit MSIX — — github.com VirusTotal
64-bit MSI — — github.com VirusTotal
ARM64 MSIX — — github.com VirusTotal
ARM64 MSI — — github.com VirusTotal

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Release notes

What's Changed
- Update issue template for WSLC by @dkbennett in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41778
- Run the nightly tests on Windows Server 2025 by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41760
- Localization change from build: 159470205 by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41800
- Fix various issues preventing the ModernOOBE test from running multiple times on the same test_distro by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41781
- Remove unused delay-load options by @benhillis in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41804
- Disable pushing to the store by default by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41782
- Scope down the ephemeral port range in various consommé tests by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41805
- Fix race condition in LifetimeManager by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41807
- Use DistroFileChange instead of going through wsl.localhost by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41810
- Explicitely setup impersonation when instanciating IWslSupport by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41815
- Wait for bound ports to be released by the port relay in the tests by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41817
- Support reading the wslc image build context from stdin by @ggarzia-MSFT in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41765
- Update Microsoft.WSL.Kernel to 6.18.54.1 by @chessturo in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41822
- Add logic to reject commands with extra arguments by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41821
- Improve wslc event filters by @beena352 in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41809
- Make the binfmt mount writable by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41808
- Match container and network filters across event types by @beena352 in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41818
- Fix incorrect wsl.conf warnings being displayed when creating a new distribution by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/41820
- Convert EnsureCaseSensitiveDirectoryRecursive to iterative traversal by @benhillis in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/40347
Full Changelog: https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/compare/3.0.2...3.0.3

https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/releases/tag/3.0.3

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