# Install WSL2
## Metadata
**Status**:: #x
**Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting
**Created**:: [[2026-03-02]]
## Synopsis
- 403 usually means proxy issue.
- Install Ubuntu via Store
- Run `wsl --install`
Instructions for manual activating Windows features:
```
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
```
## Essential Configuration
Edit `/etc/wsl.conf` and add
```
[interop]
enabled = true
```
This allows running `.exe/.ps1/.cmd` files in the WSL2 instance.