Kali Linux on WSL with GUI

Install Kali linux

You can install Kali-linux from the Microsoft Store with a few clicks, or alternatively, you can install it from the Powershell.

Install kali-win-kex

Now launch Kali and execute these commands:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install kali-win-kex -y

The last two steps can easily be done as shown in this image:

Run kex

All done! Now you can run (from Kali) the following command:

kex -s

First you will get something like this:

Then this:

And when you enter your password the desktop will appear!

Use Kali linux

Now you can open graphical tools like Burpsuite, Bettercap or Cherrytree, without needing to start up a VMware or VirtualBox.