Windows Subsystem for Linux Your enterprise ready multitool

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WSL now reclaims resources automatically with AutoMemoryReclaim (config option with gradual or drop modes, enabled by default), shrinks distro VHDs on demand via SparseVhd (set SparseVhd=2 or run wsl --manage --set-sparse), and fixes DNS by tunneling queries over an HV socket to Windows resolver with DNS tunneling so VPN and firewall scenarios work. Mirrored networking (opt-in) exposes host adapters inside WSL, Hyper‑V Firewall enforces inbound/outbound rules, and new plugins (Defender, Entra ID preview, Intune preview) plus WSL settings, Dev Home integration, WinGet support, and an AI Quickstart Playground are shipping or previewed.

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1. 0:00WSL overview and goals
2. 2:44Performance improvements
3. 5:55Networking enhancements
4. 10:13Networking demo and security
5. 19:03Firewall configuration demo
6. 21:45Enterprise security features
7. 24:19Security plugins demo
8. 29:35WSL plugin architecture
9. 31:49Windows integration tools
10. 35:32Management GUI and Dev Home
11. 39:24AI in developer workflows
12. 43:06Resources and Q&A

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