Windows

WSL (with Ubuntu + LXDE)

For more information on WSL: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl

Setting up

1. Set up WSL2 using the following instructions (Ubuntu 18.04 recommended): https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

   Proceed until a Ubuntu bash shell is available from the Windows host. Run the remaining commands in the bash shell.

2. Install the LXDE desktop in WSL:

   sudo apt-get install lxde

3. Reboot.

4. Install XRDP in WSL:

   sudo apt-get install xrdp

5. Open /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini. Change port=3389 to port=3390 and save.

6. Run:

   echo startlxde > ~/.xsession

Running

1. Start the xrdp server:

   sudo service xrdp start

2. Open Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection in the Windows host.

3. Connect to localhost:3390.

4. In the next login page, leave Session as Xorg. Enter your WSL username and password and click OK.

5. This should open an LXDE Linux desktop environment. Follow the Linux guide from here on.