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| Name | Modified | Size | Downloads / Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent folder | |||
| wsl.2.6.1.0.x64.msi | 2025-08-07 | 246.2 MB | |
| wsl.2.6.1.0.arm64.msi | 2025-08-07 | 245.8 MB | |
| Microsoft.WSL_2.6.1.0_x64_ARM64.msixbundle | 2025-08-07 | 494.5 MB | |
| 2.6.1 source code.tar.gz | 2025-08-05 | 18.2 MB | |
| 2.6.1 source code.zip | 2025-08-05 | 18.6 MB | |
| README.md | 2025-08-05 | 2.1 kB | |
| Totals: 6 Items | 1.0 GB | 166 | |
What's Changed
- Fix json invalid utf-8 from IconPath by @CarlosNihelton in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/13340
- Switch
wslinfo --vm-idto not rely on presence of VM ID environment variable by @benhillis in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/13318 - Fixed CVE-2025-53788 (Details to be published on Aug 12th)
- install: do not attempt to install distros if a reboot is required by @benhillis in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/13298
- wslsettings: appropriately set heading level for PageHeaderTextBlockStyle by @benhillis in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/13257
- Expose the VM ID inside user distros by @chelnak in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/13212
- Don't display a warning when the binfmt process doesn't have a controlling terminal by @OneBlue in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/13176
- Fix C1010070 compilation error in wslsettings by @Mlekow in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/12928
- Look up systemctl from $PATH for user session checks by @K900 in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/13157
- Update Microsoft.RemoteDesktop.Client.MSRDC.SessionHost to version 1.2.6353 by @benhillis in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/13271
New Contributors
- @Mlekow made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/12928
- @K900 made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/13157
- @g0tmi1k made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/13182
- @chelnak made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/13212
- @kirancheparthi made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/13240
- @mohiuddin-khan-shiam made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/13201
- @stratusjerry made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/13314
- @CarlosNihelton made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/pull/13340
Full Changelog: https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/compare/2.6.0...2.6.1