Importing a previously exported .tar file If you've used the export feature to backup one of your WSL Linux distributions, then there's a good chance you might also want to use it at some point.

DiskInternals Linux Reader Pro provides safe, nondestructive access to Linux files from Windows. The source files remain unchanged, as access is exclusively read-only.

Linux users, being natural hackers, immediately started working on bringing Linux graphical desktops to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Yes, you can now run the Ubuntu Unity desktop on Windows 10.

SabrinaSouza asked the Answer Line forum how to install Linux onto a PC without losing Windows.