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If you’ve tried setting up WSL2Host.exe to use with a WSL GUI Full Desktop, or for some other reason, but you sign in to your computer using a Microsoft account (rather than a local account) then you’ve probably struggled.

There may be times when you want to run a VPN on WSL – is it even possible? Should you do it? Answers are here

Want to run a Linux Desktop on your Surface Pro 3 but don’t want to lose Windows? KDE Plasma on WSL works really, really well and here’s how

Have a Surface Pro 4 broken screen? Here’s some novel ideas to re-purpose it into something useful

Install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Server on Surface Pro – it’s not that hard, but if you need wireless drivers you probably want to read this

Can a broken Surface Pro 4 work as an affordable home security network video recorder? Yes it can, and here’s how

The Surface Pro 3 is not an easy beast to upgrade – this article offers an easy, affordable and efficient way to upgrade the storage space on Surface Pro 3

Learn how to install and run Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop GUI on WSL 2 on Windows 10 – and whether it’s any good or not.

Learn how to install Fedora 32 on Surface Pro 4 and find out what works and what doesn’t and whether it’s worth doing.

Learn how to install and run Ubuntu 20.04 Linux on Surface Pro 4 and find out what works and what doesn’t.