How to Activate Bash Linux on Windows 10 (Full+Pictures)

What’s that bash? Bash is a Unix shell and also command line interface (CLI) language created by Brian Fox for the GNU project. Linux is a modified version of the GNU system that is most widely used today. Bash shell is default shell for the GNU and Linux operating systems.

Well, currently the bash shell can not only run on GNU operating systems such as Linux but can also run on Windows 10. This is because the version of Windows 10 Anniversary Update released on August 2, 2021 by Microsoft has some of the latest features/services, one of which is one is Bash on Windows (BoW). And this also applies to the next version of Windows 10.

With Bash on Windows (BoW), you can run commonly used commands on a Linux terminal. This feature can only be run on computers with the 64-bit version of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update operating system. So, PC with 32-bit version, will not be able to use this feature.

However, by defaults, Bash on Windows (BoW) still not activated. Therefore, you must activate it first. How to do it? For more information, let’s see the explanation below.

How to Enable Bash Linux on Windows 10

To enable bash in Windows 10, you must first be connected to the internet. Here are the steps how to activate bash linux (Bash on Windows (BoW)) on Windows 10.

1. On features Search Windows 10, type and search Turn Windows Features on or off. After that, click Turn Windows features on or off as indicated by the arrow in the image below.

2. On the window Windows Features, tick Windows Subsystem for Linux as indicated by the arrows in the image below. Then, click OK.

3. After that, open Command Prompt by searching Command Prompt in features Search Windows then right click on Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.

4. Install bash Ubuntu on Command Prompt by typing lxrun /install like in the picture below.

5. When the command appears Type “y” to continue then type the letters y like in the picture below. And wait until the process is complete.

6. Then, enter your username on Enter new UNIX username and password on Enter new UNIX password like in the picture below.

7. Finally, re-enter your password on Retype new UNIX password. Well, installation Bash on Windows (BoW) finally finished.

8. After that, type bash on the box Search Windows 10, then click Bash on Ubuntu on Windows as indicated by the arrows in the image below.

10. The interface of bash on your Windows 10 will look like in the image below. Same as the one on Linux OS, right?

11. If you want to log in as root, just like in Linux type the command sudo su then enter your password and you are successfully logged in as root.

Easy isn’t it how to activate Bash Linux on Windows 10? Make sure your internet connection is not slow so that the installation process runs smoothly. That’s all the discussion about how to activate bash linux on Windows 10. Alright, hopefully the discussion that has been described above is useful and good luck. Thank you!