Microsoft is removing its Linux kernel from the Windows OS image with Windows 10 20H1/2004 and instead will deliver it via Windows Update.

In the latest Windows 10 Insider build, Microsoft has started to test the distribution of Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 kernels via Windows Update.

The Linux kernel and any updates to it within Windows 10's Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 will now be handled via Windows Update, Microsoft said Friday.

A Linux kernel will be included in Windows 10 starting with summer 2019’s Insider builds. The kernel is expected to be included in the latest version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux and will ...

Microsoft will begin to ship an in-house custom built Linux kernel starting with the Windows 10 Insider builds this summer. This kernel is to become the backbone for the new Windows Subsystem for ...

Modern Linux distributions are designed to be user-friendly, and that includes how they handle core updates. In many cases, you may have already updated your kernel without realizing it.

“This marks the first time that the Linux kernel will be included as a component in Windows,” said Jack Hammons, program manager for the Linux Systems Group at Microsoft, in a blog post.

Like it or lump it, the easiest ways to get Linux installing or running on Windows 8 PCs with Secure Boot all involve using Microsoft signed UEFI keys.

No, it's not April Fools' Day. Windows Subsystem for Linux is getting a notable upgrade, new architecture and a real Linux kernel to compliment it.