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Add information to encourage users to use Windows 11.
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jessiemongeon1 authored Nov 5, 2024
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#### Using WSL 2
Follow Microsoft&#39;s instructions for installing the <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install">Windows Subsystem for Linux</a>. Make sure you are running Windows 10 (version 2004 or higher) or Windows 11.

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WSL 2 is supported on both Windows 10 and Windows 11, although Windows 11 is preferred as it has better support for WSL 2.
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#### Supported WSL Versions
Theoretically, WSL 1 and WSL 2 should both allow you to run <code>dfx</code>. However, it is recommended to use WSL 2. <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions">WSL Comparison</a> explains the differences between WSL1 and WSL 2.

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#### Running Linux
After you have WSL installed, you can launch the Linux distributions by name.

For example, run the command:
<code>Ubuntu.exe</code> to start the <code>Ubuntu</code> distribution from the command line.
For example, run the command:
`Ubuntu.exe` to start the `Ubuntu` distribution from the command line.

#### Installing `dfx` via `dfxvm`

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