17666
Pre-release
Pre-release
Build 17666
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WSL
WARNING: There is an issue preventing WSL from running on some AMD chipsets [GH 3134]. A fix is ready and making its way to the Insider Build branch.
- Add explorer context menu to launch WSL [GH 437, 603, 1836]. To use hold shift and right-click when in an explorer window.
- Fix unix socket non-blocking behavior [GH 2822, 3100]
- Fix hanging NETLINK command as reported in GH 2026.
- Add support for mount propagation flags [GH 2911].
- Fix issue with truncate not causing inotify events [GH 2978].
- Add --exec option for wsl.exe to invoke a single binary without a shell.
- Add --distribution option for wsl.exe to select a specific distro.