For the build of Windows 17134.950 and with the Windows Store disabled, I have found out how to install Linux for the WSL feature.
To enable the WSL feature, I suggest following the PowerShell steps listed in the article: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-install-linux-distros-windows-10
- Open PowerShell Console as Administrator
- Type the following command to enable WSL
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
- Answer Yes for having your system rebooted.
Once this is done, you can use the next article for how you can download and install the Linux distro you want to use. I used the option to download via PowerShell. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual
Summary of Steps performed in PowerShell:
1 Download via Invoke-WebRequest
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1604 -OutFile Ubuntu.appx -UseBasicParsing
2 Install the downloaded distro
Add-AppxPackage .\app_name.appx
After that has been completed, initialize your Linux distro and update it by following the steps outlined in this article: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/initialize-distro
The final step left is to learn more about the WSL feature and how it works with Windows here: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/learn-about-windows-console-and-windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl/
This article was written for anyone who wants to try out WSL on their Windows machine but has the Windows Store disabled, and for reference the next time I run into this issue.
