# WSL 2 is not installed

**URL:** <https://community.kinsta.com/t/wsl-2-is-not-installed/307>\
**Category:** Installation\
**Created:** [February 2, 2021, 8:11am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/wsl-2-is-not-installed/307 "2021-02-02T08:11:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Fredde](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/fredde/32/232_2.png) [@Fredde](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Fredde)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 8:11am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/wsl-2-is-not-installed/307/1 "2021-02-02T08:11:41Z")

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Hello,  
I would like to know what to type in my powershell to activate WSL 2, as it is required by Docker.

Thanks !

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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:** [February 2, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/wsl-2-is-not-installed/307/2 "2021-02-02T17:59:07Z")

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Hi @Fredde . Thanks for reaching out and welcome to DevKinsta. 🙂

[It can be downloaded here](https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi). Here’s also more information on [WSL2](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10#step-4---download-the-linux-kernel-update-package). We hope to make this process easier in our next update. Stay tuned!

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**Author:** ![Fredde](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/fredde/32/232_2.png) [@Fredde](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Fredde)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/wsl-2-is-not-installed/307/3 "2021-02-03T13:30:38Z")

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Thank you, Michael !  
I had found two urls by myself (googling). They are :  
[https://aka.ms/wsl2kernel](https://aka.ms/wsl2kernel) and [https://aka.ms/wsl2](https://aka.ms/wsl2) (same as yours it seems).

I managed to set it right, even if I am not sure of what I have done, and it works !  
All this is not enough to clench my curiosity about which kernel to use and so on …  
I hope it will be clearer in the future.

As well as I hope we will be able to choose the table prefix before the database is set.  
Whatever.  
Good thing this devKinsta ! Congrats !

Fredde

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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 3, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/wsl-2-is-not-installed/307/4 "2021-03-03T16:52:15Z")

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