diff --git a/doc/md/Installation_Instructions/Windows-Installation-Instructions.md b/doc/md/Installation_Instructions/Windows-Installation-Instructions.md index 2741850d5..bddb267bd 100644 --- a/doc/md/Installation_Instructions/Windows-Installation-Instructions.md +++ b/doc/md/Installation_Instructions/Windows-Installation-Instructions.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ There are two ways to install, build and use Proxmark3 on Windows: * Using Gator96100 **ProxSpace**, a package to assist in your Windows installation of MinGW -* Using native **WSL**, if you're running a Windows 10 version recent enough (FCU 1709 or later) +* Using native **WSL 1**, if you're running a Windows 10 version recent enough (FCU 1709 or later) --- @@ -56,11 +56,13 @@ To use the compiled client, the only differences are that executables end with ` Now you're ready to follow the [compilation instructions](/doc/md/Use_of_Proxmark/0_Compilation-Instructions.md). -# Installing on Windows with WSL +# Installing on Windows with WSL 1 -It requires to run a Windows 10 version 1709 or above. Previous versions didn't have support for COM ports. +WSL 1 requires to run on Windows 10 version 1709 or above. Previous versions didn't have support for COM ports. -Install WSL with e.g. the standard Ubuntu. +*Microsoft introduced WSL 2 starting on Windows 10 version 2004 with Hyper-V powering its virtualization; As of 2020-08-13, WSL 2 does not support USB and Serial.* + +Install WSL 1 with e.g. the standard Ubuntu. You can follow the guide on [Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10) but be careful to follow WSL 1 specific instructions! For WSL configuration, see [Manage and configure Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl-config).