Raft WSL November Update - Windows 11 styles

Raft WSL 21.11.5

  • Redesigned to match the newest Microsoft styles. Looks great on Windows 11 and Windows 10

WSL Shutdown

NEW: Now, you can shut down the entire WSL by pressing a button. Helpful if you changed the .wslconfig file.

Run as root

NEW: Now you can run a distro as root

Default Distro

Now you can choose the default distro directly in the toolbar

Small install Window

When you install a distro, you'll see a small dialog box instead of the whole Microsoft Store window.

Snapshots

The snapshots screen was redesigned to improve usability.

Other changes

  • Fixed an incompatibility with PowerToys 0.45+

  • The distro context menu was reordered for better usability. Now the terminate distro action is more accessible.

  • Added openSUSE Tumbleweed

  • Added Pengwin Enterprise 8

  • Improved Pengwin Enterprise and Fedora Remix logos, especially in with the dark theme.

  • Fixed a crash on startup when there is no Internet connection

  • Fixed a crash when WSL is not installed

  • Fix a regression that causes an application crash if Feedback or Rate Us buttons are clicked

  • Hide the Rancher Desktop support distributions

  • Improve the Alpine logo in dark theme

For suggestions, feedback, bug reporting click here.

-The Pengwin Team