Outdated Windows 10 instructions in the "Connect USB devices" How-to #1675
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* Resolve issues Nov 23 (#1848) * Reorganize, reword config doc * fix hostname command * Clarify to resolve #1722 * Add systemd and ipv6 to comparison table * Update prereqs for docker * Fix based on issue 1793 * Add more context to address issue 1795 * Resolve issue 1798 * Add note about hostname flag IP differences * Add note about terminate command * Fix hardcoded links * Fix links * Editorial fixes * Remove repeated anchor links * Fix firewall config link * Added wsl 2 note to import vhd flag * Add warning about switching between architectures * Remove issue link replace with FAQ link * Add stacko tip re virtualbox * Add Alma Linux to list * Update USB support for Win10 Resolves #1675 * Add note about VM architecture for WSL 2 Resolves #1573 * Update WSL 2 explainer * Add PS command Resolves #1656 * Update descriptions and add link to Linux resources * Fixes typo in set default command (#1856) * Fix broken link to GH learning lab * typo fix * Fix the command parameter of configuring Hyper-V firewall (#1858) --------- Co-authored-by: Jacob Wortmann <jacob@wortmann.dk> Co-authored-by: Zhaoqiu Sheng <51221150+zhaoqiu-china@users.noreply.github.com>
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* Resolve issues Nov 23 (#1848) * Reorganize, reword config doc * fix hostname command * Clarify to resolve #1722 * Add systemd and ipv6 to comparison table * Update prereqs for docker * Fix based on issue 1793 * Add more context to address issue 1795 * Resolve issue 1798 * Add note about hostname flag IP differences * Add note about terminate command * Fix hardcoded links * Fix links * Editorial fixes * Remove repeated anchor links * Fix firewall config link * Added wsl 2 note to import vhd flag * Add warning about switching between architectures * Remove issue link replace with FAQ link * Add stacko tip re virtualbox * Add Alma Linux to list * Update USB support for Win10 Resolves #1675 * Add note about VM architecture for WSL 2 Resolves #1573 * Update WSL 2 explainer * Add PS command Resolves #1656 * Update descriptions and add link to Linux resources * Fixes typo in set default command (#1856) * Fix broken link to GH learning lab * typo fix * Fix the command parameter of configuring Hyper-V firewall (#1858) --------- Co-authored-by: Jacob Wortmann <jacob@wortmann.dk> Co-authored-by: Zhaoqiu Sheng <51221150+zhaoqiu-china@users.noreply.github.com>
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Documentation Issue
The Connect USB devices How-to page currently states that Windows 10 users will need to compile the WSL kernel from source in order to have access to a recent kernel version (>= 5.10.60.1) that includes USB/IP support:
This was true up until very recently, but the transition to the Windows Store version of WSL as the default under both Windows 10 and Windows 11 announced two weeks ago means that Windows 10 users now have access to up-to-date kernel versions without the need to compile from source! 🎉
In the interests of due diligence, I confirmed this by performing a manual update of WSL on a machine running Windows 10 version 22H2:
After restarting WSL, the new kernel version is reported as expected:
Link to documentation page
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/connect-usb
Suggested Improvements
The text of the existing alert should be updated to instead direct Windows 10 users to update their WSL kernel to the latest version, with instructions for performing a manual update. A link to @craigloewen-msft's blog post The Windows Subsystem for Linux in the Microsoft Store is now generally available on Windows 10 and 11 might also be helpful, since it includes instructions for verifying that the user's version of Windows 10 has the required updates to access the Windows Store version of WSL.
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