title: How can I run a Windows executable from WSL (Ubuntu) Bash
body: <p>Along with <em>Windows 10 Anniversary update</em> for summer 2016, came the possibility to run <em>ubuntu</em> binaries inside the new <a href="https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/wsl/2016/04/22/windows-subsystem-for-linux-overview/">Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)</a>, a "lightweight" virtualized subsystem.</p>
  
  <p>Unfortunately, launching <code>C:\Windows\System32\bash.exe</code>, another <code>bash</code> ELF binary starts a process inside the WSL, from where you cannot escape!  You may launch only other ELF binaries.</p>
  
  <p>So how can I execute <code>*.exe</code> files from Windows Bash?[1]</p>
  
  <p>[1] Question asked also in <a href="https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/333">Microsoft's "official" GH support repo</a>.</p>