Security News > 2021 > January > Windows 10 WSL now can run Linux commands on startup
Microsoft now allows users of the Windows Subsystem for Linux to run commands automatically on WSL distribution startup.
WSL is a compatibility layer designed by Microsoft to makes it possible for Windows 10 to run Linux binaries in ELF format natively on Windows computers.
Insiders in the Dev channel who want to upgrade to Windows 10 Build 21286 to gain access to this new feature can do so by going into Windows Update and checking for new updates.
"We have added an option that allows you to run any specified Linux command on startup of a WSL distribution," Windows Insider Program senior program manager Brandon LeBlanc said.
"You can view if your WSL distro is running using wsl -list -verbose and you can manually shut down all WSL distributions using wsl -shutdown."
We fixed an issue that could result in sometimes unexpectedly being signed out of apps and websites after rebooting your PC. We fixed an issue where the Windows Security icon would sometimes be unexpectedly large in the context menu when shift-right-clicking taskbar icons.
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