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---
id: kibDevTutorialSetupDevWindows
slug: /kibana-dev-docs/tutorial/setup-dev-windows
title: Development on Windows
summary: Learn how to setup a development environment on Windows
date: 2021-08-11
tags: ['kibana', 'onboarding', 'dev', 'windows', 'setup']
---
# Overview
Development on Windows is recommended through WSL2. WSL lets users run a Linux environment on Windows, providing a supported development environment for Kibana.
## Install WSL
The latest setup instructions can be found at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10
1) Open Powershell as an administrator
1) Enable WSL
```
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
```
1) Enable Virtual Machine Platform
```
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
```
1) Download and install the [Linux kernel update package](https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi)
1) Set WSL 2 as the default version
```
wsl --set-default-version 2
```
1) Open the Micrsoft Store application and install a Linux distribution
## Setup Kibana
1. <DocLink id="kibDevTutorialSetupDevEnv" text="Set up your development environment" />
## Install VS Code
Remote development is supported with an extension. [Reference](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/wsl).
1) Install VS Code on Windows
1) Check the "Add to PATH" option during setup
1) Install the [Remote Development](https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/download/extension) package