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  • 1. Overview
  • 2. NVIDIA GPU Computing on WSL
  • 3. Getting Started with CUDA on WSL
  • 4. WSL System Requirements and Limitations
  • 5. Appendix
  • 6. Notices
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Contents

  • 1. Overview
  • 2. NVIDIA GPU Computing on WSL
    • 2.1. NVIDIA Compute Software Support on WSL
  • 3. Getting Started with CUDA on WSL
    • 3.1. Step 1: Install NVIDIA Driver for GPU Support
    • 3.2. Step 2: Install WSL
    • 3.3. Step 3: Set Up a Linux Development Environment
    • 3.4. Step 4: Install the CUDA Toolkit
      • 3.4.1. Installing the CUDA Toolkit Packages
      • 3.4.2. Migrating from the WSL-Ubuntu Repository
  • 4. WSL System Requirements and Limitations
    • 4.1. Known Limitations for Linux CUDA Applications
    • 4.2. Features Not Yet Supported
  • 5. Appendix
    • 5.1. Troubleshooting
      • 5.1.1. Container Runtime Initialization Errors
      • 5.1.2. Checking WSL Kernel Version
    • 5.2. WSL, Virtual Machines, and Containers
  • 6. Notices
    • 6.1. Notice
    • 6.2. OpenCL
    • 6.3. Trademarks

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Last updated on Nov 02, 2026.