Run Kali Linux on Windows

 Rather than reinvent my posting back in February, I point to this video, which seems to sum it up much better than I did. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfVH54edAHU 

Steps in video:

winver

19041 or higher

install WSL

From PowerShell run as admin

enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

restart Windows

Install Windows Subsystem Linux (WSL)

https://aka.ms/wsl2kernal

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10#step-4---download-the-linux-kernel-update-package

Powershell run as admin

wsl --set-default=version 2

Microsoft Store install Kali app

set user name and password

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

sudo apt install kali-desktop-xfce -y

From separate Powershell window

wsl --list --verbose

confirm running version 2

sudo apt install xrdp -y

sudo service xrdp start

ip add

copy ip address

Remote Desktop

paste ip address

Kali username and password