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Follow the steps below to enable Windows Subsystems for Linux on Windows 11 via Control Panel.
- Click the Search icon on your Windows 11 taskbar and type “Control panel” in the search field. Then, click the Control Panel app from the search result.
- When Control Panel opens, confirm that View by is set to Category. If not, click the drop-down and select Category.
- After doing that, select Programs from the category.
- Under Programs and Features, click Turn Windows features on or off.
- By doing that, the Windows Features window will open. Hence, on the window, check the Windows Subsystem for Linux box, then click the OK button.
- Consequently, Windows 11 will start searching for the necessary files to enable the feature.
- After that, you will be prompted to reboot your PC to effect the changes. Therefore, click the Restart now button.
When you are done enabling Windows Subsystem for Linux, follow the steps below to download and install the Kali Linux app on Windows 11.
- Click the Search icon on the Windows 11 taskbar. Then, type “Microsoft store” on the search field.
- From the search result, click the Microsoft Store app.
Alternatively, you can click the Microsoft Store icon on the taskbar to launch the Microsoft Store application. That’s if the Microsoft Store icon is pinned to your Windows 11 PC taskbar.
- When the Microsoft Store opens, type “Kali Linux” on the search bar. Then, from the search result, click the Kali Linux App.
- Once the application’s page opens, click the Install button to download the application.
As of the time I wrote this guide, the download size of the Kali Linux app was about 199.1 MB. Depending on your internet speed, it might take a while for the application to download on your computer.
- When the app finally downloads, it will automatically install on your Windows 11 computer. So, click the Open button to launch the application.
If you want to open the Kali Linux app in the future, you can use the Windows 11 search feature to locate and launch the app.
- Once you open the Kali Linux app, it initiates the installation of Kali Linux on your Windows 11 PC
While I was installing Kali Linux on my Windows 11 PC, I received error 0x80370102. See the screenshot below. After fixing this error, I receive an additional error 0x800701bc message during Kali Linux installation. See the second screenshot below for details.
- During the installation, you will be prompted to enter a username. So, in front of Enter new UNIX username, enter a username. By the way, use lowercase while inputting a username. For example, according to the screenshot below, I used oluwaseun as the username. After that, press Enter on your keyboard.
- After that, you will be prompted to input a password. After inputting a password, press Enter on your keyboard. When you type your password, nothing will be displayed.
- After inputting the password and pressing Enter, you will once again be prompted to retype the password. When you are done retyping the password, press Enter.
- There you have it! You have successfully installed Kali Linux on your Windows 11 PC.
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