Using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), you can launch Linux applications directly in a Windows 10 command prompt or PowerShell prompt.

If you want to use Kali Linux but don't want to boot from it, install Kali Linux in a VirtualBox VM on Windows 11/10 using the steps mentioned earlier.

True heretics, if we are to keep the religious analogy going, have been able to install and run Kali Linux natively from Windows 10 using the Kali for Windows app since February 2018.

Researchers at Check Point say they've found a way to use Microsoft's Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to allow malware to slip by antivirus.

If you work with Linux, or you just want to test drive the OS, you can use Hyper-V to create a virtual machine with the distro you like alongside Windows 10.

Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2022.2, the second version in 2022, with desktop enhancements, a fun April Fools screensaver, WSL GUI improvements, terminal tweaks, and best of all, new ...

You can access Windows Subsystem for Linux files using Explorer on Windows 11/10. Open Explorer from WSL Terminal or launch the root from Explorer.

The latest to join those ranks is Kali Linux, which Microsoft has announced is now up for grabs on the Microsoft Store.