Linux and Windows are both fantastic operating systems and work for different purposes. Over the past several years, many users have expressed an interest to use Linux on Windows. This recently became a reality when Microsoft partnered with Canonical. Canonical is Ubuntu’s parent company, and following this partnership, it was announced that Linux’s Bash would be a part of Windows.

How to Enable Bash in Windows 10 Windows Compatibility

Bash in Windows 10

Enabling Bash in Windows 10 offers various benefits, as it creates multiple native Linux capabilities for any Windows system. Bash eliminates all the requirements of running dual-booting by Ubuntu to access many Linux capabilities.

Following the Windows 10 anniversary update, Windows users can now easily access Bash in Windows. This article shows you various methods that you can use to enable Bash in Windows 10 without experiencing any errors. In addition to the latest Windows version, this article will also cover how to enable Bash in older versions of Windows.

How to Enable Bash in Windows 10

This article covers two different methods for enabling Bash in Windows 10 because the method that you use depends on the version of Windows that is installed on your system. Procedure One is specifically for the latest Windows version and should work well for most users. Procedure Two is for the older versions of Windows and requires the user to enable developer access to enable Bash in Windows.

Procedure One

It is required to follow a step-by-step process to enable Bash in Windows 10, so, in the first step, enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Search the term “feature” in the Start Menu search bar and select “Turn Windows feature on and off” from the results list.

How to Enable Bash in Windows 10 Windows Compatibility Ubuntu Font Family from the official Ubuntu website.

The download file will be a .zip file. Open the file and look for the “UbuntuMono-R.ttf” file (it is a Ubuntu monospace font). After selecting this file, click the install button to easily install this font onto your system.

How to Enable Bash in Windows 10 Windows Compatibility Procedure One covered previously in this article to resolve this error.

Conclusion

This article covers all the information essential for enabling Bash in Windows 10. The ability to use Bash in Windows 10 has become a reality because of the collaboration between Microsoft and Canonical (Ubuntu’s parent company). Bash in Windows 10 offers various benefits. With Bash, you can create bash scripts, modify the local Windows file system, use various NIX command-line utilities, and more.

In this article, we also included some ways to tackle certain common errors if you come across any while performing these procedures in your system. Further, the article taught you how to download and install the Ubuntu font for a better experience and more authentic feel while working in Bash in Windows 10.