# DevKinsta tries to install WSL2 on Windows LTSC

**URL:** <https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-tries-to-install-wsl2-on-windows-ltsc/531>\
**Category:** Installation\
**Created:** [March 24, 2021, 10:07am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-tries-to-install-wsl2-on-windows-ltsc/531 "2021-03-24T10:07:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@black](https://community.kinsta.com/u/black)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 10:07am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-tries-to-install-wsl2-on-windows-ltsc/531/1 "2021-03-24T10:07:47Z")

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I am trying to install on my Windows 10 version info [here](https://d.pr/i/lPlXqi).  
The installer tries to install WS2 on my system but it is compatible because I am using LTSC. LTSC only supports WS1 as of now.  
The installer gets stuck at restart to install, but nothing happens after the restart.

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**Author:** ![michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/michael/32/31_2.png) [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-tries-to-install-wsl2-on-windows-ltsc/531/2 "2021-03-24T16:13:26Z")

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Welcome to @black to DevKinsta!

I believe for LTSC you’ll need to manually install the update the package. [I found this guide here that might help](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual) and below there’s an additional guide there on [going from WSL1 to WSL2](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10#set-your-distribution-version-to-wsl-1-or-wsl-2). Let me know if that helps.

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**Author:** ![black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@black](https://community.kinsta.com/u/black)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-tries-to-install-wsl2-on-windows-ltsc/531/3 "2021-03-24T20:32:33Z")

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I am not sure I understand correctly.  
I already have WSL1 installed. WSL2 is [incompatible for LTSC](https://serverfault.com/questions/1033041/when-will-wsl2-to-be-generally-available-on-windows-server).  
I can not upgrade to WS2 without upgrading my OS(leaving LTSC, which I do not want to).

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**Author:** ![michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/michael/32/31_2.png) [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-tries-to-install-wsl2-on-windows-ltsc/531/4 "2021-03-26T19:24:09Z")

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Oh! I’m sorry about that. I’m afraid WSL2 is required for DevKinsta. Apologies for that and will be sure our documentation better reflects that.

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**Author:** ![michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/michael/32/31_2.png) [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-tries-to-install-wsl2-on-windows-ltsc/531/5 "2021-04-30T16:24:51Z")

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We haven’t heard back from you on this topic in a while. However, if you do need further assistance you can simply start a new conversation. Thank you again for using DevKinsta. Let us know if you need further assistance! 👋

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**Author:** ![michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/michael/32/31_2.png) [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-tries-to-install-wsl2-on-windows-ltsc/531/6 "2021-04-30T16:24:53Z")

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