Run Kali Linux on Windows 10

Attention security professionals and penetration testers, believe it or not, but Kali Linux is now available in the Microsoft App store for Windows 10. The suite of security assessment and penetration tools can natively run on Windows 10 thanks to the work of the Windows system for Linux, also known as WSL. While there are some limitations, Kali Linux brings a lot of new command line utilities that will be very helpful to the right professional. In addition, it is possible to leverage the XFCE desktop manager for a more “native” Kali Linux experience.

In this guide, I will walk you through installing the Windows System for Linux (WSL), Kali Linux, and configuring the XFCE desktop manager. Let’s get started:

1. We need to install the WSL so right click on the Start Button and select Windows PowerShell (Admin). If you already have WSL installed, skip steps 1–3.
2. Copy and paste the following command and hit Enter to run it:
3. Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

1. Reboot your PC.
2. Next, let’s install Kali Linux. Search for Kali Linux in the Microsoft App store app or click this link to open it directly.
3. Click the Get button to begin the download and install.

1. Once installed, click the Launch button. Alternatively, you can use the new Start menu shortcut or simply go to PowerShell or command prompt and type kali and hit Enter. On the first run, the install must complete. This will take a little while.

1. Once installed, it is time to setup your WSL username and password. This can be anything and does not need to match your Windows username and password. Keep note of this information, you will need it to elevate your rights with sudo later and log into the desktop manager.

1. Now we need to setup the XFCE desktop manager but need to install some utilities first. Run the following command to install wget which is a utility that can download files over HTTP. Enter your password you created in the previous step when prompted and hit Y to proceed with the download and install.
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