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Well, obviously yes.
But recently, I heard about official support for [GUI apps in WSL](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/gui-apps), so I thought I'd give it a try.
But recently, I heard about official support for [GUI apps in WSL](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/gui-apps), so I thought I'd give it a try. Plus, my computer is on the [Windows Insider dev channel](/blog/2021/01/06/windows-update.html), so I have to boot up and update Windows every few months anyways.
Anyways, I booted up Windows for the first time in a few months, and it was... slow. That's all that I can describe it as. After you get used to the speed of KDE Plasma, Windows feels like an ill, lethargic sloth or something. It was painfully slow and my computer's fans spun at maximum volume much of the time. It didn't help that there was a ton of stuff that needed updating, and the whole process took at least an hour. At least I can update most of the crap apps through the Windows store... which is slower than Yuzu emulator. At least emulators have to try to run games at a reasonable speed; the Windows store just wastes as much of your time as possible while also bombarding you with stupid app recommendations on the home page. I also had to install some beta drivers for my GPU to support WSL, which required some Device Manager trickery to get it to work. For some reason, Firefox updated to a beta version, which looked gorgeous, but that's a story for another post.
So I booted up Windows for the first time in a few months, and it was... slow. That's all that I can describe it as. After you get used to the speed of KDE Plasma, Windows feels like an ill, lethargic sloth or something. It was painfully slow and my computer's fans spun at maximum volume much of the time. It didn't help that there was a ton of stuff that needed updating, and the whole process took at least an hour. At least I can update most of the crap apps through the Windows store... which is slower than Yuzu emulator. At least emulators have to try to run games at a reasonable speed; the Windows store just wastes as much of your time as possible while also bombarding you with stupid app recommendations on the home page. I also had to install some beta drivers for my GPU to support WSL, which required some Device Manager trickery to get it to work. For some reason, Firefox updated to a beta version, which looked gorgeous, but that's a story for another post.
Then I had to reboot to install the latest Windows update for WSL GUI apps, of course, and that took another hour.