If you face any issue during the installation then do check out the video or let us know about the problem you are facing in the comments section below. So this was a simple guide on how to install Kali Linux on a Windows 10 PC. Once the installation is finished type kex to run the Win-KeX interface. VMware workstation player is available for Windows and Linux platforms. This article assumes the installation of Kali Linux has been done and is reachable through a bridged connection from a Windows machine on VirtualBox. We will do this through a malicious executable file, using Shellter. Sudo apt update & sudo apt install kali-win-kexĭepending on your internet speed the specifications of your PC the installation can take anywhere between 15 to 30 minutes. It provides support to almost all available platforms from Windows 3.1 to Windows 10 including Linux distributions and also other systems such as MS-DOS, FreeBSD, Netware, or Solaris. In this article, we’ll look at how this framework within Kali Linux can be used to attack a Windows 10 machine.

To launch the Kali Linux GUI you have to run the command, You can now set a username and password for the newly created Linux distribution on your PC. Once downloaded open it and wait for the program to decompress and store the necessary files on your system. We have to now download Kali Linux from the Microsoft Store. After installing the MSI file once again run the command wsl –set-default-version 2. This MSI file can be downloaded from the URL. This message indicates that you have to manually download and install a small MSI file to install a Linux kernel on your laptop for WSL 2.

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