@m455 if you do decide to wsl, i may or may not have A Few Things that might make that feel actually pretty good overall if that interests you! https://archenoth.com/notes/#setting-up-wsl-1-to-integrate-nicely-with-windows
i also definitely recommend wsl1 over 2 since 2 is basically just running a vm in the background, and you can't really do server stuff with it easily for...a few frustrating reasons