Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has been out for a couple of years now and many people have put in a lot of work to make it even better. It all started with the Bash on Ubuntu on Windows, but has since evolved to accept different distributions (there are a couple available in the Microsoft Store and you can install some yourself). It has been improved to the point that I don't see the point in running a Linux VM in Windows (unless you want other utilities of VMs such as copying the whole system or such).
WSL (or why I won't make Linux VMs in Windows)
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