Next, navigate to the Microsoft Store, search for Kali Linux and press the 'Get' button. ( Click here to watch Offensive Security's video setup walkthrough, which includes enabling WSL.) It's a relatively quick process involving running PowerShell as an admin, pasting in one line of code and restarting the system. Users who haven't tried the Linux subsystem need to enable WSL first. Kali Linux pinned to the Windows 10 Start menu.ĭownloading Kali from the Microsoft Store is relatively quick. The app-ified experience within the Microsoft Store simplifies and speeds up the installation process, but, somewhat paradoxically, Kali within the WSL is a far less intuitive experience for a Windows user than running the pentesting distribution on a dedicated system, on a Live USB stick, or in a virtual machine. She noted 'great interest' in Kali among the WSL community after Offensive Security, the security and training company that maintains Kali Linux, posted a tutorial in January for getting the OS running in WSL. 'We are happy to officially introduce Kali Linux on WSL,' Raj wrote. Tara Raj, a program manager at Microsoft who works with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), announced availability of Kali Linux in the Microsoft Store in a blog post on Monday. What that means is that Windows 10 users can now quickly download and install the distribution for free and be running the powerful security testing platform in a matter of minutes. Kali Linux, the distribution dedicated to penetration testing and a favorite of hackers wearing white, gray and black hats all around the world, just hit the Microsoft App Store.

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