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If you find it annoying that your security event log is populated with literally thousands of entries telling you that the system has successfully done something, keep reading. Open 'Local Group Policy Editor' - you will need Administrative rights to make these changes .     - Start > Run > gpedit.msc (or secpol.msc which brings you directly to ' Security Settings ')      Or, navigate to Administrative Tools and open Local Security Policy from there. In Local Group Policy Editor, under Local Computer Policy, navigate to: Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Advanced Audit Policy Configuration > System Audit Policies - Local Group Policy Object       For reference: Now, go to 'Account Management' and open 'Audit User Account Management' Open this setting and tic the box to 'Configure the following...' as well as 'Failure'. Click OK. While here, do the same for '...

No reason to reinvent the wheel. Begin by following the excellent instructions provided by solarianprogrammer.com 1. I nstall WSL  on Windows 10 2. I nstall and configure VcXsrv Now that you have the necessary setup you should save the config file for VcXsrv. Follow the instructions from step 2 above. Then, after the Extra Settings choose the option to save the configuration: Save the config file (config.xlaunch) somewhere easy to find. Now, create a .bat file on your Desktop. Right-click on Desktop, select New > Text Document. Save file as somename.bat Add the following to your new file: REM Point to saved config file for VcXsrv REM Use the path for your config file here C:\config.xlaunch REM Just giving it a moment to open two windows; 1 for CMD + 1 for VcXsrv TIMEOUT /t 3 REM change to directory to run bash.exe cd C:\Windows\system32\ REM taking another moment, mainly so you can watch what's happening in the CMD window TIMEOUT /t 3 REM now opening a...