# Windows privilege escalation requirement ### Why does Homerun Desktop require admin privileges? **Homerun Desktop** leverages an optional Windows feature named [Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about) to manage running your servers. **Homerun Desktop** was built to use the special features of Linux that allow us to make running and backing up your servers as simple as possible, minimizing the amount of software you have to have downloaded on your PC. No more having to install Java! In order to enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux feature, **Windows requires Administrator privileges** for WSL's installation process. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.gethomerun.app/info/windows-privilege-escalation-requirement.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.