Merge pull request #12503 from n1hility/wsl-machine

Introduce Windows WSL implementation of podman machine

35 files changed, 1941 insertions, 179 deletions

diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/init.go b/cmd/podman/machine/init.go
index bee6844df..14e87c201 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/init.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/init.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build amd64,!windows arm64,!windows
+// +build amd64 arm64
 
 package machine
 
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/completion"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/cmd/podman/registry"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine/qemu"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -38,6 +37,8 @@ func init() {
 	})
 	flags := initCmd.Flags()
 	cfg := registry.PodmanConfig()
+	initOpts.Username = cfg.Config.Machine.User
+
 	cpusFlagName := "cpus"
 	flags.Uint64Var(
 		&initOpts.CPUS,
@@ -76,6 +77,13 @@ func init() {
 	flags.StringVar(&initOpts.TimeZone, timezoneFlagName, defaultTz, "Set timezone")
 	_ = initCmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(timezoneFlagName, completion.AutocompleteDefault)
 
+	flags.BoolVar(
+		&initOpts.ReExec,
+		"reexec", false,
+		"process was rexeced",
+	)
+	flags.MarkHidden("reexec")
+
 	ImagePathFlagName := "image-path"
 	flags.StringVar(&initOpts.ImagePath, ImagePathFlagName, cfg.Machine.Image, "Path to qcow image")
 	_ = initCmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(ImagePathFlagName, completion.AutocompleteDefault)
@@ -88,33 +96,47 @@ func init() {
 // TODO should we allow for a users to append to the qemu cmdline?
 func initMachine(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	var (
-		vm     machine.VM
-		vmType string
-		err    error
+		vm  machine.VM
+		err error
 	)
+
+	provider := getSystemDefaultProvider()
 	initOpts.Name = defaultMachineName
 	if len(args) > 0 {
 		initOpts.Name = args[0]
 	}
-	switch vmType {
-	default: // qemu is the default
-		if _, err := qemu.LoadVMByName(initOpts.Name); err == nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(machine.ErrVMAlreadyExists, initOpts.Name)
-		}
-		vm, err = qemu.NewMachine(initOpts)
+	if _, err := provider.LoadVMByName(initOpts.Name); err == nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(machine.ErrVMAlreadyExists, initOpts.Name)
 	}
+
+	vm, err = provider.NewMachine(initOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	err = vm.Init(initOpts)
-	if err != nil {
+
+	if finished, err := vm.Init(initOpts); err != nil || !finished {
+		// Finished = true,  err  = nil  -  Success! Log a message with further instructions
+		// Finished = false, err  = nil  -  The installation is partially complete and podman should
+		//                                  exit gracefully with no error and no success message.
+		//                                  Examples:
+		//                                  - a user has chosen to perform their own reboot
+		//                                  - reexec for limited admin operations, returning to parent
+		// Finished = *,     err != nil  -  Exit with an error message
+
 		return err
 	}
+	fmt.Println("Machine init complete")
 	if now {
 		err = vm.Start(initOpts.Name, machine.StartOptions{})
 		if err == nil {
 			fmt.Printf("Machine %q started successfully\n", initOpts.Name)
 		}
+	} else {
+		extra := ""
+		if initOpts.Name != defaultMachineName {
+			extra = " " + initOpts.Name
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("To start your machine run:\n\n\tpodman machine start%s\n\n", extra)
 	}
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/list.go b/cmd/podman/machine/list.go
index 774ab4fd0..858d87401 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/list.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/list.go
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-// +build amd64,!windows arm64,!windows
+//go:build amd64 || arm64
+// +build amd64 arm64
 
 package machine
 
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/cmd/podman/registry"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/cmd/podman/validate"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine/qemu"
 	"github.com/docker/go-units"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -69,9 +69,14 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func list(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	var opts machine.ListOptions
-	// We only have qemu VM's for now
-	listResponse, err := qemu.List(opts)
+	var (
+		opts         machine.ListOptions
+		listResponse []*machine.ListResponse
+		err          error
+	)
+
+	provider := getSystemDefaultProvider()
+	listResponse, err = provider.List(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error listing vms")
 	}
@@ -182,8 +187,8 @@ func toMachineFormat(vms []*machine.ListResponse) ([]*machineReporter, error) {
 		response.Stream = streamName(vm.Stream)
 		response.VMType = vm.VMType
 		response.CPUs = vm.CPUs
-		response.Memory = strUint(vm.Memory * units.MiB)
-		response.DiskSize = strUint(vm.DiskSize * units.GiB)
+		response.Memory = strUint(vm.Memory)
+		response.DiskSize = strUint(vm.DiskSize)
 
 		machineResponses = append(machineResponses, response)
 	}
@@ -214,8 +219,8 @@ func toHumanFormat(vms []*machine.ListResponse) ([]*machineReporter, error) {
 		response.Created = units.HumanDuration(time.Since(vm.CreatedAt)) + " ago"
 		response.VMType = vm.VMType
 		response.CPUs = vm.CPUs
-		response.Memory = units.HumanSize(float64(vm.Memory) * units.MiB)
-		response.DiskSize = units.HumanSize(float64(vm.DiskSize) * units.GiB)
+		response.Memory = units.HumanSize(float64(vm.Memory))
+		response.DiskSize = units.HumanSize(float64(vm.DiskSize))
 
 		humanResponses = append(humanResponses, response)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go b/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go
index 8ff9055f0..22ffbbee7 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/machine.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build amd64,!windows arm64,!windows
+// +build amd64 arm64
 
 package machine
 
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/cmd/podman/registry"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/cmd/podman/validate"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine/qemu"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -51,7 +50,8 @@ func autocompleteMachine(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) (
 
 func getMachines(toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
 	suggestions := []string{}
-	machines, err := qemu.List(machine.ListOptions{})
+	provider := getSystemDefaultProvider()
+	machines, err := provider.List(machine.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		cobra.CompErrorln(err.Error())
 		return nil, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/machine_unsupported.go b/cmd/podman/machine/machine_unsupported.go
index f8392694a..2f4189446 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/machine_unsupported.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/machine_unsupported.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build !amd64 amd64,windows
+// +build !amd64,!arm64
 
 package machine
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/platform.go b/cmd/podman/machine/platform.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc3186205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/platform.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// +build amd64,!windows arm64,!windows
+
+package machine
+
+import (
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine/qemu"
+)
+
+func getSystemDefaultProvider() machine.Provider {
+	return qemu.GetQemuProvider()
+}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/platform_windows.go b/cmd/podman/machine/platform_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4a35e712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/platform_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package machine
+
+import (
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine/wsl"
+)
+
+func getSystemDefaultProvider() machine.Provider {
+	return wsl.GetWSLProvider()
+}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/rm.go b/cmd/podman/machine/rm.go
index c17399c78..c58e74a42 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/rm.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/rm.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build amd64,!windows arm64,!windows
+// +build amd64 arm64
 
 package machine
 
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/cmd/podman/registry"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine/qemu"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -52,18 +51,16 @@ func init() {
 
 func rm(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	var (
-		err    error
-		vm     machine.VM
-		vmType string
+		err error
+		vm  machine.VM
 	)
 	vmName := defaultMachineName
 	if len(args) > 0 && len(args[0]) > 0 {
 		vmName = args[0]
 	}
-	switch vmType {
-	default:
-		vm, err = qemu.LoadVMByName(vmName)
-	}
+
+	provider := getSystemDefaultProvider()
+	vm, err = provider.LoadVMByName(vmName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/ssh.go b/cmd/podman/machine/ssh.go
index da0a09338..5ef34afc6 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/ssh.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/ssh.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build amd64,!windows arm64,!windows
+// +build amd64 arm64
 
 package machine
 
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/cmd/podman/registry"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine/qemu"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -47,27 +46,24 @@ func ssh(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		err     error
 		validVM bool
 		vm      machine.VM
-		vmType  string
 	)
 
 	// Set the VM to default
 	vmName := defaultMachineName
+	provider := getSystemDefaultProvider()
 
 	// If len is greater than 0, it means we may have been
 	// provided the VM name.  If so, we check.  The VM name,
 	// if provided, must be in args[0].
 	if len(args) > 0 {
-		switch vmType {
-		default:
-			validVM, err = qemu.IsValidVMName(args[0])
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if validVM {
-				vmName = args[0]
-			} else {
-				sshOpts.Args = append(sshOpts.Args, args[0])
-			}
+		validVM, err = provider.IsValidVMName(args[0])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if validVM {
+			vmName = args[0]
+		} else {
+			sshOpts.Args = append(sshOpts.Args, args[0])
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -88,10 +84,7 @@ func ssh(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	switch vmType {
-	default:
-		vm, err = qemu.LoadVMByName(vmName)
-	}
+	vm, err = provider.LoadVMByName(vmName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "vm %s not found", vmName)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/start.go b/cmd/podman/machine/start.go
index 4ae31e6de..9c9c24f64 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/start.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/start.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build amd64,!windows arm64,!windows
+// +build amd64 arm64
 
 package machine
 
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/cmd/podman/registry"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine/qemu"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -33,30 +32,31 @@ func init() {
 
 func start(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	var (
-		err    error
-		vm     machine.VM
-		vmType string
+		err error
+		vm  machine.VM
 	)
 	vmName := defaultMachineName
 	if len(args) > 0 && len(args[0]) > 0 {
 		vmName = args[0]
 	}
 
-	// We only have qemu VM's for now
-	active, activeName, err := qemu.CheckActiveVM()
+	provider := getSystemDefaultProvider()
+	vm, err = provider.LoadVMByName(vmName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	active, activeName, cerr := provider.CheckExclusiveActiveVM()
+	if cerr != nil {
+		return cerr
+	}
 	if active {
 		if vmName == activeName {
 			return errors.Wrapf(machine.ErrVMAlreadyRunning, "cannot start VM %s", vmName)
 		}
 		return errors.Wrapf(machine.ErrMultipleActiveVM, "cannot start VM %s. VM %s is currently running", vmName, activeName)
 	}
-	switch vmType {
-	default:
-		vm, err = qemu.LoadVMByName(vmName)
-	}
+	vm, err = provider.LoadVMByName(vmName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/stop.go b/cmd/podman/machine/stop.go
index 75666f734..17969298b 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/stop.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/stop.go
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-// +build amd64,!windows arm64,!windows
+//go:build amd64 || arm64
+// +build amd64 arm64
 
 package machine
 
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/cmd/podman/registry"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine/qemu"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -33,18 +33,15 @@ func init() {
 // TODO  Name shouldn't be required, need to create a default vm
 func stop(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	var (
-		err    error
-		vm     machine.VM
-		vmType string
+		err error
+		vm  machine.VM
 	)
 	vmName := defaultMachineName
 	if len(args) > 0 && len(args[0]) > 0 {
 		vmName = args[0]
 	}
-	switch vmType {
-	default:
-		vm, err = qemu.LoadVMByName(vmName)
-	}
+	provider := getSystemDefaultProvider()
+	vm, err = provider.LoadVMByName(vmName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2a8902a1a..a432c2d5e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/containernetworking/cni v1.0.1
 	github.com/containernetworking/plugins v1.0.1
 	github.com/containers/buildah v1.23.1
-	github.com/containers/common v0.46.1-0.20211205182721-515a2805e7b9
+	github.com/containers/common v0.46.1-0.20211209220542-24f363480347
 	github.com/containers/conmon v2.0.20+incompatible
 	github.com/containers/image/v5 v5.17.1-0.20211207161909-6f3c8453e1a7
 	github.com/containers/ocicrypt v1.1.2
@@ -60,12 +60,14 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
 	github.com/syndtr/gocapability v0.0.0-20200815063812-42c35b437635
 	github.com/uber/jaeger-client-go v2.30.0+incompatible
+	github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.10
 	github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v6 v6.0.4
 	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.1.1-0.20210330154013-f5de75959ad5
 	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.6
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210817164053-32db794688a5
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211205182925-97ca703d548d
+	golang.org/x/text v0.3.7
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1
 	gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1 v1.4.7 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20210107192922-496545a6307b
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0597ab5c0..cc0c9e0e0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ github.com/containernetworking/plugins v1.0.1/go.mod h1:QHCfGpaTwYTbbH+nZXKVTxNB
 github.com/containers/buildah v1.23.1 h1:Tpc9DsRuU+0Oofewpxb6OJVNQjCu7yloN/obUqzfDTY=
 github.com/containers/buildah v1.23.1/go.mod h1:4WnrN0yrA7ab0ppgunixu2WM1rlD2rG8QLJAKbEkZlQ=
 github.com/containers/common v0.44.2/go.mod h1:7sdP4vmI5Bm6FPFxb3lvAh1Iktb6tiO1MzjUzhxdoGo=
-github.com/containers/common v0.46.1-0.20211205182721-515a2805e7b9 h1:BoPxjWIPX+cn3CGNxd1FC10jcq9TBMk1uvGQEWTXWto=
-github.com/containers/common v0.46.1-0.20211205182721-515a2805e7b9/go.mod h1:cxAKmvKoYBl/iLZ1YD/SKnJF7wPR9H6xM/Hu75ZN/oA=
+github.com/containers/common v0.46.1-0.20211209220542-24f363480347 h1:6CS7RroQLJu/SgUJXGZ3bOs2vnh9rxEnxczDcGjStBw=
+github.com/containers/common v0.46.1-0.20211209220542-24f363480347/go.mod h1:SoHWZESBD7dbqIOkvKrIg5D8EuVIQgL6vkOvv0Yebws=
 github.com/containers/conmon v2.0.20+incompatible h1:YbCVSFSCqFjjVwHTPINGdMX1F6JXHGTUje2ZYobNrkg=
 github.com/containers/conmon v2.0.20+incompatible/go.mod h1:hgwZ2mtuDrppv78a/cOBNiCm6O0UMWGx1mu7P00nu5I=
 github.com/containers/image/v5 v5.16.0/go.mod h1:XgTpfAPLRGOd1XYyCU5cISFr777bLmOerCSpt/v7+Q4=
diff --git a/pkg/machine/config.go b/pkg/machine/config.go
index e5e701303..4f2947ac0 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/config.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/config.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build amd64,!windows arm64,!windows
+// +build amd64 arm64
 
 package machine
 
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ type InitOptions struct {
 	TimeZone     string
 	URI          url.URL
 	Username     string
+	ReExec       bool
+}
+
+type Provider interface {
+	NewMachine(opts InitOptions) (VM, error)
+	LoadVMByName(name string) (VM, error)
+	List(opts ListOptions) ([]*ListResponse, error)
+	IsValidVMName(name string) (bool, error)
+	CheckExclusiveActiveVM() (bool, string, error)
 }
 
 type RemoteConnectionType string
@@ -49,6 +58,7 @@ type Download struct {
 	Sha256sum             string
 	URL                   *url.URL
 	VMName                string
+	Size                  int64
 }
 
 type ListOptions struct{}
@@ -81,7 +91,7 @@ type RemoveOptions struct {
 }
 
 type VM interface {
-	Init(opts InitOptions) error
+	Init(opts InitOptions) (bool, error)
 	Remove(name string, opts RemoveOptions) (string, func() error, error)
 	SSH(name string, opts SSHOptions) error
 	Start(name string, opts StartOptions) error
@@ -89,7 +99,7 @@ type VM interface {
 }
 
 type DistributionDownload interface {
-	DownloadImage() error
+	HasUsableCache() (bool, error)
 	Get() *Download
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/machine/connection.go b/pkg/machine/connection.go
index ed1093264..d28ffcef1 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/connection.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/connection.go
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-// +build amd64,!windows arm64,!windows
+//go:build amd64 || arm64
+// +build amd64 arm64
 
 package machine
 
diff --git a/pkg/machine/fcos.go b/pkg/machine/fcos.go
index 99197ac0e..60ab471ee 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/fcos.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/fcos.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build amd64,!windows arm64,!windows
+// +build amd64 arm64
 
 package machine
 
@@ -65,25 +65,6 @@ func NewFcosDownloader(vmType, vmName, imageStream string) (DistributionDownload
 	return fcd, nil
 }
 
-func (f FcosDownload) getLocalUncompressedName() string {
-	uncompressedFilename := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(f.LocalPath), f.VMName+"_"+f.ImageName)
-	return strings.TrimSuffix(uncompressedFilename, ".xz")
-}
-
-func (f FcosDownload) DownloadImage() error {
-	// check if the latest image is already present
-	ok, err := UpdateAvailable(&f.Download)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if !ok {
-		if err := DownloadVMImage(f.URL, f.LocalPath); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return Decompress(f.LocalPath, f.getLocalUncompressedName())
-}
-
 func (f FcosDownload) Get() *Download {
 	return &f.Download
 }
@@ -95,14 +76,14 @@ type fcosDownloadInfo struct {
 	Sha256Sum       string
 }
 
-func UpdateAvailable(d *Download) (bool, error) {
+func (f FcosDownload) HasUsableCache() (bool, error) {
 	//	 check the sha of the local image if it exists
 	//  get the sha of the remote image
 	// == dont bother to pull
-	if _, err := os.Stat(d.LocalPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(f.LocalPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		return false, nil
 	}
-	fd, err := os.Open(d.LocalPath)
+	fd, err := os.Open(f.LocalPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -115,7 +96,7 @@ func UpdateAvailable(d *Download) (bool, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
-	return sum.Encoded() == d.Sha256sum, nil
+	return sum.Encoded() == f.Sha256sum, nil
 }
 
 func getFcosArch() string {
diff --git a/pkg/machine/fedora.go b/pkg/machine/fedora.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd713dde7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/machine/fedora.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+// +build amd64 arm64
+
+package machine
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+const (
+	githubURL = "http://github.com/fedora-cloud/docker-brew-fedora/"
+)
+
+type FedoraDownload struct {
+	Download
+}
+
+func NewFedoraDownloader(vmType, vmName, releaseStream string) (DistributionDownload, error) {
+	imageName, downloadURL, size, err := getFedoraDownload(releaseStream)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	dataDir, err := GetDataDir(vmType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	f := FedoraDownload{
+		Download: Download{
+			Arch:      getFcosArch(),
+			Artifact:  artifact,
+			Format:    Format,
+			ImageName: imageName,
+			LocalPath: filepath.Join(dataDir, imageName),
+			URL:       downloadURL,
+			VMName:    vmName,
+			Size:      size,
+		},
+	}
+	f.Download.LocalUncompressedFile = f.getLocalUncompressedName()
+	return f, nil
+}
+
+func (f FedoraDownload) Get() *Download {
+	return &f.Download
+}
+
+func (f FedoraDownload) HasUsableCache() (bool, error) {
+	info, err := os.Stat(f.LocalPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	return info.Size() == f.Size, nil
+}
+
+func truncRead(url string) ([]byte, error) {
+	resp, err := http.Get(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		if err := resp.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			logrus.Error(err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 10*1024*1024))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
+
+	return body, nil
+}
+
+func getFedoraDownload(releaseStream string) (string, *url.URL, int64, error) {
+	dirURL := githubURL + "tree/" + releaseStream + "/" + getFcosArch() + "/"
+	body, err := truncRead(dirURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, -1, err
+	}
+
+	rx, err := regexp.Compile(`fedora[^\"]+xz`)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, -1, err
+	}
+	file := rx.FindString(string(body))
+	if len(file) <= 0 {
+		return "", nil, -1, fmt.Errorf("could not locate Fedora download at %s", dirURL)
+	}
+
+	rawURL := githubURL + "raw/" + releaseStream + "/" + getFcosArch() + "/"
+	newLocation := rawURL + file
+	downloadURL, err := url.Parse(newLocation)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, -1, errors.Wrapf(err, "invalid URL generated from discovered Fedora file: %s", newLocation)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := http.Head(newLocation)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, -1, errors.Wrapf(err, "head request failed: %s", newLocation)
+	}
+	_ = resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return "", nil, -1, fmt.Errorf("head request failed [%d] on download: %s", resp.StatusCode, newLocation)
+	}
+
+	return file, downloadURL, resp.ContentLength, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/ignition.go b/pkg/machine/ignition.go
index 9368cc8ed..139318977 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/ignition.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/ignition.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build amd64,!windows arm64,!windows
+// +build amd64 arm64
 
 package machine
 
diff --git a/pkg/machine/ignition_schema.go b/pkg/machine/ignition_schema.go
index aa4b8e060..8cfb0d04e 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/ignition_schema.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/ignition_schema.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build amd64,!windows arm64,!windows
+// +build amd64 arm64
 
 package machine
 
diff --git a/pkg/machine/ignition_windows.go b/pkg/machine/ignition_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0de48bd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/machine/ignition_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//+build windows
+
+package machine
+
+func getLocalTimeZone() (string, error) {
+	return "", nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/keys.go b/pkg/machine/keys.go
index 319fc2b4e..711b091f0 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/keys.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/keys.go
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
-// +build amd64,!windows arm64,!windows
+// +build amd64 arm64
 
 package machine
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
+var sshCommand = []string{"ssh-keygen", "-N", "", "-t", "ed25519", "-f"}
+
 // CreateSSHKeys makes a priv and pub ssh key for interacting
 // the a VM.
 func CreateSSHKeys(writeLocation string) (string, error) {
@@ -21,7 +29,42 @@ func CreateSSHKeys(writeLocation string) (string, error) {
 	return strings.TrimSuffix(string(b), "\n"), nil
 }
 
+func CreateSSHKeysPrefix(dir string, file string, passThru bool, skipExisting bool, prefix ...string) (string, error) {
+	location := filepath.Join(dir, file)
+
+	_, e := os.Stat(location)
+	if !skipExisting || errors.Is(e, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		if err := generatekeysPrefix(dir, file, passThru, prefix...); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("Keys already exist, reusing")
+	}
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(dir, file) + ".pub")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSuffix(string(b), "\n"), nil
+}
+
 // generatekeys creates an ed25519 set of keys
 func generatekeys(writeLocation string) error {
-	return exec.Command("ssh-keygen", "-N", "", "-t", "ed25519", "-f", writeLocation).Run()
+	args := append(append([]string{}, sshCommand[1:]...), writeLocation)
+	return exec.Command(sshCommand[0], args...).Run()
+}
+
+// generatekeys creates an ed25519 set of keys
+func generatekeysPrefix(dir string, file string, passThru bool, prefix ...string) error {
+	args := append([]string{}, prefix[1:]...)
+	args = append(args, sshCommand...)
+	args = append(args, file)
+	cmd := exec.Command(prefix[0], args...)
+	cmd.Dir = dir
+	if passThru {
+		cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	}
+	logrus.Debugf("Running wsl cmd %v in dir: %s", args, dir)
+	return cmd.Run()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/machine/machine_unsupported.go b/pkg/machine/machine_unsupported.go
index 9309d16bc..da1437984 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/machine_unsupported.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/machine_unsupported.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-// +build !amd64 amd64,windows
+// +build !amd64,!arm64
 
 package machine
diff --git a/pkg/machine/pull.go b/pkg/machine/pull.go
index 3c8422a30..280b47f96 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/pull.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/pull.go
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-// +build amd64,!windows arm64,!windows
+// +build amd64 arm64
 
 package machine
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/image/v5/pkg/compression"
 	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/archive"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/ulikunitz/xz"
 	"github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v6"
 	"github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v6/decor"
 )
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ func NewGenericDownloader(vmType, vmName, pullPath string) (DistributionDownload
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if len(getURL.Scheme) > 0 {
-		urlSplit := strings.Split(pullPath, "/")
+		urlSplit := strings.Split(getURL.Path, "/")
 		imageName = urlSplit[len(urlSplit)-1]
 		dl.LocalUncompressedFile = filepath.Join(dataDir, imageName)
 		dl.URL = getURL
@@ -63,39 +65,48 @@ func NewGenericDownloader(vmType, vmName, pullPath string) (DistributionDownload
 	return gd, nil
 }
 
-func (g GenericDownload) getLocalUncompressedName() string {
+func (d Download) getLocalUncompressedName() string {
 	var (
 		extension string
 	)
 	switch {
-	case strings.HasSuffix(g.LocalPath, ".bz2"):
+	case strings.HasSuffix(d.LocalPath, ".bz2"):
 		extension = ".bz2"
-	case strings.HasSuffix(g.LocalPath, ".gz"):
+	case strings.HasSuffix(d.LocalPath, ".gz"):
 		extension = ".gz"
-	case strings.HasSuffix(g.LocalPath, ".xz"):
+	case strings.HasSuffix(d.LocalPath, ".xz"):
 		extension = ".xz"
 	}
-	uncompressedFilename := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(g.LocalUncompressedFile), g.VMName+"_"+g.ImageName)
+	uncompressedFilename := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(d.LocalPath), d.VMName+"_"+d.ImageName)
 	return strings.TrimSuffix(uncompressedFilename, extension)
 }
 
-func (g GenericDownload) DownloadImage() error {
+func (g GenericDownload) Get() *Download {
+	return &g.Download
+}
+
+func (g GenericDownload) HasUsableCache() (bool, error) {
 	// If we have a URL for this "downloader", we now pull it
-	if g.URL != nil {
-		if err := DownloadVMImage(g.URL, g.LocalPath); err != nil {
+	return g.URL == nil, nil
+}
+
+func DownloadImage(d DistributionDownload) error {
+	// check if the latest image is already present
+	ok, err := d.HasUsableCache()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		if err := DownloadVMImage(d.Get().URL, d.Get().LocalPath); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	return Decompress(g.LocalPath, g.getLocalUncompressedName())
-}
-
-func (g GenericDownload) Get() *Download {
-	return &g.Download
+	return Decompress(d.Get().LocalPath, d.Get().getLocalUncompressedName())
 }
 
 // DownloadVMImage downloads a VM image from url to given path
 // with download status
-func DownloadVMImage(downloadURL fmt.Stringer, localImagePath string) error {
+func DownloadVMImage(downloadURL *url2.URL, localImagePath string) error {
 	out, err := os.Create(localImagePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -120,7 +131,7 @@ func DownloadVMImage(downloadURL fmt.Stringer, localImagePath string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error downloading VM image %s: %s", downloadURL, resp.Status)
 	}
 	size := resp.ContentLength
-	urlSplit := strings.Split(downloadURL.String(), "/")
+	urlSplit := strings.Split(downloadURL.Path, "/")
 	prefix := "Downloading VM image: " + urlSplit[len(urlSplit)-1]
 	onComplete := prefix + ": done"
 
@@ -177,24 +188,50 @@ func Decompress(localPath, uncompressedPath string) error {
 // Will error out if file without .xz already exists
 // Maybe extracting then renameing is a good idea here..
 // depends on xz: not pre-installed on mac, so it becomes a brew dependency
-func decompressXZ(src string, output io.Writer) error {
-	cmd := exec.Command("xzcat", "-k", src)
-	//cmd := exec.Command("xz", "-d", "-k", "-v", src)
-	stdOut, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+func decompressXZ(src string, output io.WriteCloser) error {
+	var read io.Reader
+	var cmd *exec.Cmd
+	// Prefer xz utils for fastest performance, fallback to go xi2 impl
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("xzcat"); err == nil {
+		cmd = exec.Command("xzcat", "-k", src)
+		read, err = cmd.StdoutPipe()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	} else {
+		file, err := os.Open(src)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer file.Close()
+		// This XZ implementation is reliant on buffering. It is also 3x+ slower than XZ utils.
+		// Consider replacing with a faster implementation (e.g. xi2) if podman machine is
+		// updated with a larger image for the distribution base.
+		buf := bufio.NewReader(file)
+		read, err = xz.NewReader(buf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
-	//cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+	done := make(chan bool)
 	go func() {
-		if _, err := io.Copy(output, stdOut); err != nil {
+		if _, err := io.Copy(output, read); err != nil {
 			logrus.Error(err)
 		}
+		output.Close()
+		done <- true
 	}()
-	return cmd.Run()
+
+	if cmd != nil {
+		return cmd.Run()
+	}
+	<-done
+	return nil
 }
 
-func decompressEverythingElse(src string, output io.Writer) error {
+func decompressEverythingElse(src string, output io.WriteCloser) error {
 	f, err := os.Open(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -207,6 +244,9 @@ func decompressEverythingElse(src string, output io.Writer) error {
 		if err := uncompressStream.Close(); err != nil {
 			logrus.Error(err)
 		}
+		if err := output.Close(); err != nil {
+			logrus.Error(err)
+		}
 	}()
 
 	_, err = io.Copy(output, uncompressStream)
diff --git a/pkg/machine/qemu/config.go b/pkg/machine/qemu/config.go
index c04773450..8404079a2 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/qemu/config.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/qemu/config.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ package qemu
 
 import "time"
 
+type Provider struct{}
+
 type MachineVM struct {
 	// CPUs to be assigned to the VM
 	CPUs uint64
@@ -44,6 +46,4 @@ var (
 	// defaultQMPTimeout is the timeout duration for the
 	// qmp monitor interactions
 	defaultQMPTimeout time.Duration = 2 * time.Second
-	// defaultRemoteUser describes the ssh username default
-	defaultRemoteUser = "core"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
index 19cd131e1..a80a11573 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
@@ -21,18 +21,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/utils"
 	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/homedir"
 	"github.com/digitalocean/go-qemu/qmp"
+	"github.com/docker/go-units"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 var (
+	qemuProvider = &Provider{}
 	// vmtype refers to qemu (vs libvirt, krun, etc)
 	vmtype = "qemu"
 )
 
+func GetQemuProvider() machine.Provider {
+	return qemuProvider
+}
+
 // NewMachine initializes an instance of a virtual machine based on the qemu
 // virtualization.
-func NewMachine(opts machine.InitOptions) (machine.VM, error) {
+func (p *Provider) NewMachine(opts machine.InitOptions) (machine.VM, error) {
 	vmConfigDir, err := machine.GetConfDir(vmtype)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -44,16 +50,8 @@ func NewMachine(opts machine.InitOptions) (machine.VM, error) {
 	ignitionFile := filepath.Join(vmConfigDir, vm.Name+".ign")
 	vm.IgnitionFilePath = ignitionFile
 
-	// An image was specified
-	if len(opts.ImagePath) > 0 {
-		vm.ImagePath = opts.ImagePath
-	}
-
-	// Assign remote user name. if not provided, use default
+	vm.ImagePath = opts.ImagePath
 	vm.RemoteUsername = opts.Username
-	if len(vm.RemoteUsername) < 1 {
-		vm.RemoteUsername = defaultRemoteUser
-	}
 
 	// Add a random port for ssh
 	port, err := utils.GetRandomPort()
@@ -106,7 +104,7 @@ func NewMachine(opts machine.InitOptions) (machine.VM, error) {
 
 // LoadByName reads a json file that describes a known qemu vm
 // and returns a vm instance
-func LoadVMByName(name string) (machine.VM, error) {
+func (p *Provider) LoadVMByName(name string) (machine.VM, error) {
 	vm := new(MachineVM)
 	vmConfigDir, err := machine.GetConfDir(vmtype)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -126,7 +124,7 @@ func LoadVMByName(name string) (machine.VM, error) {
 
 // Init writes the json configuration file to the filesystem for
 // other verbs (start, stop)
-func (v *MachineVM) Init(opts machine.InitOptions) error {
+func (v *MachineVM) Init(opts machine.InitOptions) (bool, error) {
 	var (
 		key string
 	)
@@ -135,7 +133,7 @@ func (v *MachineVM) Init(opts machine.InitOptions) error {
 	// its existence
 	vmConfigDir, err := machine.GetConfDir(vmtype)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 	jsonFile := filepath.Join(vmConfigDir, v.Name) + ".json"
 	v.IdentityPath = filepath.Join(sshDir, v.Name)
@@ -147,11 +145,11 @@ func (v *MachineVM) Init(opts machine.InitOptions) error {
 		dd, err := machine.NewFcosDownloader(vmtype, v.Name, opts.ImagePath)
 
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return false, err
 		}
 		v.ImagePath = dd.Get().LocalUncompressedFile
-		if err := dd.DownloadImage(); err != nil {
-			return err
+		if err := machine.DownloadImage(dd); err != nil {
+			return false, err
 		}
 	default:
 		// The user has provided an alternate image which can be a file path
@@ -159,11 +157,11 @@ func (v *MachineVM) Init(opts machine.InitOptions) error {
 		v.ImageStream = "custom"
 		g, err := machine.NewGenericDownloader(vmtype, v.Name, opts.ImagePath)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return false, err
 		}
 		v.ImagePath = g.Get().LocalUncompressedFile
-		if err := g.DownloadImage(); err != nil {
-			return err
+		if err := machine.DownloadImage(g); err != nil {
+			return false, err
 		}
 	}
 	// Add arch specific options including image location
@@ -175,12 +173,12 @@ func (v *MachineVM) Init(opts machine.InitOptions) error {
 	if len(opts.IgnitionPath) < 1 {
 		uri := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL("localhost", "/run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock", strconv.Itoa(v.Port), v.RemoteUsername)
 		if err := machine.AddConnection(&uri, v.Name, filepath.Join(sshDir, v.Name), opts.IsDefault); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return false, err
 		}
 
 		uriRoot := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL("localhost", "/run/podman/podman.sock", strconv.Itoa(v.Port), "root")
 		if err := machine.AddConnection(&uriRoot, v.Name+"-root", filepath.Join(sshDir, v.Name), opts.IsDefault); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return false, err
 		}
 	} else {
 		fmt.Println("An ignition path was provided.  No SSH connection was added to Podman")
@@ -188,10 +186,10 @@ func (v *MachineVM) Init(opts machine.InitOptions) error {
 	// Write the JSON file
 	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(v, "", " ")
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(jsonFile, b, 0644); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 
 	// User has provided ignition file so keygen
@@ -199,17 +197,17 @@ func (v *MachineVM) Init(opts machine.InitOptions) error {
 	if len(opts.IgnitionPath) < 1 {
 		key, err = machine.CreateSSHKeys(v.IdentityPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return false, err
 		}
 	}
 	// Run arch specific things that need to be done
 	if err := v.prepare(); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 
 	originalDiskSize, err := getDiskSize(v.ImagePath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 	// Resize the disk image to input disk size
 	// only if the virtualdisk size is less than
@@ -219,7 +217,7 @@ func (v *MachineVM) Init(opts machine.InitOptions) error {
 		resize.Stdout = os.Stdout
 		resize.Stderr = os.Stderr
 		if err := resize.Run(); err != nil {
-			return errors.Errorf("error resizing image: %q", err)
+			return false, errors.Errorf("error resizing image: %q", err)
 		}
 	}
 	// If the user provides an ignition file, we need to
@@ -227,9 +225,9 @@ func (v *MachineVM) Init(opts machine.InitOptions) error {
 	if len(opts.IgnitionPath) > 0 {
 		inputIgnition, err := ioutil.ReadFile(opts.IgnitionPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return false, err
 		}
-		return ioutil.WriteFile(v.IgnitionFilePath, inputIgnition, 0644)
+		return false, ioutil.WriteFile(v.IgnitionFilePath, inputIgnition, 0644)
 	}
 	// Write the ignition file
 	ign := machine.DynamicIgnition{
@@ -239,7 +237,8 @@ func (v *MachineVM) Init(opts machine.InitOptions) error {
 		TimeZone:  opts.TimeZone,
 		WritePath: v.IgnitionFilePath,
 	}
-	return machine.NewIgnitionFile(ign)
+	err = machine.NewIgnitionFile(ign)
+	return err == nil, err
 }
 
 // Start executes the qemu command line and forks it
@@ -571,7 +570,7 @@ func getDiskSize(path string) (uint64, error) {
 }
 
 // List lists all vm's that use qemu virtualization
-func List(_ machine.ListOptions) ([]*machine.ListResponse, error) {
+func (p *Provider) List(_ machine.ListOptions) ([]*machine.ListResponse, error) {
 	return GetVMInfos()
 }
 
@@ -601,8 +600,8 @@ func GetVMInfos() ([]*machine.ListResponse, error) {
 			listEntry.Stream = vm.ImageStream
 			listEntry.VMType = "qemu"
 			listEntry.CPUs = vm.CPUs
-			listEntry.Memory = vm.Memory
-			listEntry.DiskSize = vm.DiskSize
+			listEntry.Memory = vm.Memory * units.MiB
+			listEntry.DiskSize = vm.DiskSize * units.GiB
 			fi, err := os.Stat(fullPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -627,7 +626,7 @@ func GetVMInfos() ([]*machine.ListResponse, error) {
 	return listed, err
 }
 
-func IsValidVMName(name string) (bool, error) {
+func (p *Provider) IsValidVMName(name string) (bool, error) {
 	infos, err := GetVMInfos()
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@@ -640,8 +639,9 @@ func IsValidVMName(name string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, nil
 }
 
-// CheckActiveVM checks if there is a VM already running
-func CheckActiveVM() (bool, string, error) {
+// CheckExclusiveActiveVM checks if there is a VM already running
+// that does not allow other VMs to be running
+func (p *Provider) CheckExclusiveActiveVM() (bool, string, error) {
 	vms, err := GetVMInfos()
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, "", errors.Wrap(err, "error checking VM active")
diff --git a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine_unsupported.go b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine_unsupported.go
index da06ac324..e3ce05e3d 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine_unsupported.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine_unsupported.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-// +build !amd64 amd64,windows
+// +build !amd64,!arm64 windows
 
 package qemu
diff --git a/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go b/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4ee79acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go
@@ -0,0 +1,1119 @@
+//go:build windows
+// +build windows
+
+package wsl
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v3/utils"
+	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/homedir"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"golang.org/x/text/encoding/unicode"
+	"golang.org/x/text/transform"
+)
+
+var (
+	wslProvider = &Provider{}
+	// vmtype refers to qemu (vs libvirt, krun, etc)
+	vmtype = "wsl"
+)
+
+const (
+	ErrorSuccessRebootInitiated = 1641
+	ErrorSuccessRebootRequired  = 3010
+)
+
+// Usermode networking avoids potential nftables compatibility issues between the distro
+// and the WSL Kernel. Additionally it avoids fw rule conflicts between distros, since
+// all instances run under the same Kernel at runtime
+const containersConf = `[containers]
+
+[engine]
+cgroup_manager = "cgroupfs"
+events_logger = "file"
+`
+
+const appendPort = `grep -q Port\ %d /etc/ssh/sshd_config || echo Port %d >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config`
+
+const configServices = `ln -fs /usr/lib/systemd/system/sshd.service /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/sshd.service
+ln -fs /usr/lib/systemd/system/podman.socket /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/podman.socket
+rm -f /etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/console-getty.service
+rm -f /etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/getty@tty1.service
+rm -f /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/systemd-resolved.service
+rm -f /etc/systemd/system/dbus-org.freedesktop.resolve1.service
+ln -fs /dev/null /etc/systemd/system/console-getty.service
+mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/systemd-sysusers.service.d/
+adduser -m [USER] -G wheel
+mkdir -p /home/[USER]/.config/systemd/[USER]/
+chown [USER]:[USER] /home/[USER]/.config
+`
+
+const sudoers = `%wheel        ALL=(ALL)       NOPASSWD: ALL
+`
+
+const bootstrap = `#!/bin/bash
+ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep -q systemd && exit 0
+nohup unshare --kill-child --fork --pid --mount --mount-proc --propagation shared /lib/systemd/systemd >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+sleep 0.1
+`
+
+const wslmotd = `
+You will be automatically entered into a nested process namespace where
+systemd is running. If you need to access the parent namespace, hit ctrl-d
+or type exit. This also means to log out you need to exit twice.
+
+`
+
+const sysdpid = "SYSDPID=`ps -eo cmd,pid | grep -m 1 ^/lib/systemd/systemd | awk '{print $2}'`"
+
+const profile = sysdpid + `
+if [ ! -z "$SYSDPID" ] && [ "$SYSDPID" != "1" ]; then
+    cat /etc/wslmotd
+	/usr/local/bin/enterns
+fi
+`
+
+const enterns = "#!/bin/bash\n" + sysdpid + `
+if [ ! -z "$SYSDPID" ] && [ "$SYSDPID" != "1" ]; then
+	nsenter -m -p -t $SYSDPID "$@"
+fi
+`
+
+const waitTerm = sysdpid + `
+if [ ! -z "$SYSDPID" ]; then
+	timeout 60 tail -f /dev/null --pid $SYSDPID
+fi
+`
+
+// WSL kernel does not have sg and crypto_user modules
+const overrideSysusers = `[Service]
+LoadCredential=
+`
+
+const lingerService = `[Unit]
+Description=A systemd user unit demo
+After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target podman.socket
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/sleep infinity
+`
+
+const lingerSetup = `mkdir -p /home/[USER]/.config/systemd/[USER]/default.target.wants
+ln -fs /home/[USER]/.config/systemd/[USER]/linger-example.service \
+       /home/[USER]/.config/systemd/[USER]/default.target.wants/linger-example.service
+`
+
+const wslInstallError = `Could not %s. See previous output for any potential failure details.
+If you can not resolve the issue, and rerunning fails, try the "wsl --install" process
+outlined in the following article:
+
+http://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install
+
+`
+
+const wslKernelError = `Could not %s. See previous output for any potential failure details.
+If you can not resolve the issue, try rerunning the "podman machine init command". If that fails
+try the "wsl --update" command and then rerun "podman machine init". Finally, if all else fails,
+try following the steps outlined in the following article:
+
+http://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install
+
+`
+
+const wslInstallKernel = "install the WSL Kernel"
+
+const wslOldVersion = `Automatic installation of WSL can not be performed on this version of Windows
+Either update to Build 19041 (or later), or perform the manual installation steps
+outlined in the following article:
+
+http://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install\
+
+`
+
+type Provider struct{}
+
+type MachineVM struct {
+	// IdentityPath is the fq path to the ssh priv key
+	IdentityPath string
+	// IgnitionFilePath is the fq path to the .ign file
+	ImageStream string
+	// ImagePath is the fq path to
+	ImagePath string
+	// Name of the vm
+	Name string
+	// SSH port for user networking
+	Port int
+	// RemoteUsername of the vm user
+	RemoteUsername string
+}
+
+type ExitCodeError struct {
+	code uint
+}
+
+func (e *ExitCodeError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Process failed with exit code: %d", e.code)
+}
+
+func GetWSLProvider() machine.Provider {
+	return wslProvider
+}
+
+// NewMachine initializes an instance of a virtual machine based on the qemu
+// virtualization.
+func (p *Provider) NewMachine(opts machine.InitOptions) (machine.VM, error) {
+	vm := new(MachineVM)
+	if len(opts.Name) > 0 {
+		vm.Name = opts.Name
+	}
+
+	vm.ImagePath = opts.ImagePath
+	vm.RemoteUsername = opts.Username
+
+	// Add a random port for ssh
+	port, err := utils.GetRandomPort()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	vm.Port = port
+
+	return vm, nil
+}
+
+// LoadByName reads a json file that describes a known qemu vm
+// and returns a vm instance
+func (p *Provider) LoadVMByName(name string) (machine.VM, error) {
+	vm := new(MachineVM)
+	vmConfigDir, err := machine.GetConfDir(vmtype)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(vmConfigDir, name+".json"))
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(machine.ErrNoSuchVM, name)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(b, vm)
+	return vm, err
+}
+
+// Init writes the json configuration file to the filesystem for
+// other verbs (start, stop)
+func (v *MachineVM) Init(opts machine.InitOptions) (bool, error) {
+	if cont, err := checkAndInstallWSL(opts); !cont {
+		appendOutputIfError(opts.ReExec, err)
+		return cont, err
+	}
+
+	homeDir := homedir.Get()
+	sshDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".ssh")
+	v.IdentityPath = filepath.Join(sshDir, v.Name)
+
+	if err := downloadDistro(v, opts); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	if err := writeJSON(v); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	if err := setupConnections(v, opts, sshDir); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	dist, err := provisionWSLDist(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Configuring system...")
+	if err = configureSystem(v, dist); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	if err = installScripts(dist); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	if err = createKeys(v, dist, sshDir); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func downloadDistro(v *MachineVM, opts machine.InitOptions) error {
+	var (
+		dd  machine.DistributionDownload
+		err error
+	)
+
+	if _, e := strconv.Atoi(opts.ImagePath); e == nil {
+		v.ImageStream = opts.ImagePath
+		dd, err = machine.NewFedoraDownloader(vmtype, v.Name, v.ImageStream)
+	} else {
+		v.ImageStream = "custom"
+		dd, err = machine.NewGenericDownloader(vmtype, v.Name, opts.ImagePath)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	v.ImagePath = dd.Get().LocalUncompressedFile
+	return machine.DownloadImage(dd)
+}
+
+func writeJSON(v *MachineVM) error {
+	vmConfigDir, err := machine.GetConfDir(vmtype)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	jsonFile := filepath.Join(vmConfigDir, v.Name) + ".json"
+
+	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(v, "", " ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(jsonFile, b, 0644); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not write machine json config")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func setupConnections(v *MachineVM, opts machine.InitOptions, sshDir string) error {
+	uriRoot := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL("localhost", "/run/podman/podman.sock", strconv.Itoa(v.Port), "root")
+	if err := machine.AddConnection(&uriRoot, v.Name+"-root", filepath.Join(sshDir, v.Name), opts.IsDefault); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	user := opts.Username
+	uri := machine.SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL("localhost", withUser("/run/[USER]/1000/podman/podman.sock", user), strconv.Itoa(v.Port), v.RemoteUsername)
+	return machine.AddConnection(&uri, v.Name, filepath.Join(sshDir, v.Name), opts.IsDefault)
+}
+
+func provisionWSLDist(v *MachineVM) (string, error) {
+	vmDataDir, err := machine.GetDataDir(vmtype)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	distDir := filepath.Join(vmDataDir, "wsldist")
+	distTarget := filepath.Join(distDir, v.Name)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(distDir, 0755); err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "could not create wsldist directory")
+	}
+
+	dist := toDist(v.Name)
+	fmt.Println("Importing operating system into WSL (this may take 5+ minutes on a new WSL install)...")
+	if err = runCmdPassThrough("wsl", "--import", dist, distTarget, v.ImagePath); err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "WSL import of guest OS failed")
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Installing packages (this will take awhile)...")
+	if err = runCmdPassThrough("wsl", "-d", dist, "dnf", "upgrade", "-y"); err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "package upgrade on guest OS failed")
+	}
+
+	if err = runCmdPassThrough("wsl", "-d", dist, "dnf", "install",
+		"podman", "podman-docker", "openssh-server", "procps-ng", "-y"); err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "package installation on guest OS failed")
+	}
+
+	// Fixes newuidmap
+	if err = runCmdPassThrough("wsl", "-d", dist, "dnf", "reinstall", "shadow-utils", "-y"); err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "package reinstallation of shadow-utils on guest OS failed")
+	}
+
+	// Windows 11 (NT Version = 10, Build 22000) generates harmless but scary messages on every
+	// operation when mount was not present on the initial start. Force a cycle so that it won't
+	// repeatedly complain.
+	if winVersionAtLeast(10, 0, 22000) {
+		if err := runCmdPassThrough("wsl", "--terminate", dist); err != nil {
+			logrus.Warnf("could not cycle WSL dist: %s", err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+
+	return dist, nil
+}
+
+func createKeys(v *MachineVM, dist string, sshDir string) error {
+	user := v.RemoteUsername
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(sshDir, 0700); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not create ssh directory")
+	}
+
+	if err := runCmdPassThrough("wsl", "--terminate", dist); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not cycle WSL dist")
+	}
+
+	key, err := machine.CreateSSHKeysPrefix(sshDir, v.Name, true, true, "wsl", "-d", dist)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not create ssh keys")
+	}
+
+	if err := pipeCmdPassThrough("wsl", key+"\n", "-d", dist, "sh", "-c", "mkdir -p /root/.ssh;"+
+		"cat >> /root/.ssh/authorized_keys; chmod 600 /root/.ssh/authorized_keys"); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not create root authorized keys on guest OS")
+	}
+
+	userAuthCmd := withUser("mkdir -p /home/[USER]/.ssh;"+
+		"cat >> /home/[USER]/.ssh/authorized_keys; chown -R [USER]:[USER] /home/[USER]/.ssh;"+
+		"chmod 600 /home/[USER]/.ssh/authorized_keys", user)
+	if err := pipeCmdPassThrough("wsl", key+"\n", "-d", dist, "sh", "-c", userAuthCmd); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not create '%s' authorized keys on guest OS", v.RemoteUsername)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func configureSystem(v *MachineVM, dist string) error {
+	user := v.RemoteUsername
+	if err := runCmdPassThrough("wsl", "-d", dist, "sh", "-c", fmt.Sprintf(appendPort, v.Port, v.Port)); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not configure SSH port for guest OS")
+	}
+
+	if err := pipeCmdPassThrough("wsl", withUser(configServices, user), "-d", dist, "sh"); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not configure systemd settings for guest OS")
+	}
+
+	if err := pipeCmdPassThrough("wsl", sudoers, "-d", dist, "sh", "-c", "cat >> /etc/sudoers"); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not add wheel to sudoers")
+	}
+
+	if err := pipeCmdPassThrough("wsl", overrideSysusers, "-d", dist, "sh", "-c",
+		"cat > /etc/systemd/system/systemd-sysusers.service.d/override.conf"); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not generate systemd-sysusers override for guest OS")
+	}
+
+	lingerCmd := withUser("cat > /home/[USER]/.config/systemd/[USER]/linger-example.service", user)
+	if err := pipeCmdPassThrough("wsl", lingerService, "-d", dist, "sh", "-c", lingerCmd); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not generate linger service for guest OS")
+	}
+
+	if err := pipeCmdPassThrough("wsl", withUser(lingerSetup, user), "-d", dist, "sh"); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not configure systemd settomgs for guest OS")
+	}
+
+	if err := pipeCmdPassThrough("wsl", containersConf, "-d", dist, "sh", "-c", "cat > /etc/containers/containers.conf"); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not create containers.conf for guest OS")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func installScripts(dist string) error {
+	if err := pipeCmdPassThrough("wsl", enterns, "-d", dist, "sh", "-c",
+		"cat > /usr/local/bin/enterns; chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/enterns"); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not create enterns script for guest OS")
+	}
+
+	if err := pipeCmdPassThrough("wsl", profile, "-d", dist, "sh", "-c",
+		"cat > /etc/profile.d/enterns.sh"); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not create motd profile script for guest OS")
+	}
+
+	if err := pipeCmdPassThrough("wsl", wslmotd, "-d", dist, "sh", "-c", "cat > /etc/wslmotd"); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not create a WSL MOTD for guest OS")
+	}
+
+	if err := pipeCmdPassThrough("wsl", bootstrap, "-d", dist, "sh", "-c",
+		"cat > /root/bootstrap; chmod 755 /root/bootstrap"); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not create bootstrap script for guest OS")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func checkAndInstallWSL(opts machine.InitOptions) (bool, error) {
+	if isWSLInstalled() {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	admin := hasAdminRights()
+
+	if !isWSLFeatureEnabled() {
+		return false, attemptFeatureInstall(opts, admin)
+	}
+
+	skip := false
+	if !opts.ReExec && !admin {
+		fmt.Println("Launching WSL Kernel Install...")
+		if err := launchElevate(wslInstallKernel); err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+
+		skip = true
+	}
+
+	if !skip {
+		if err := installWslKernel(); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, wslKernelError, wslInstallKernel)
+			return false, err
+		}
+
+		if opts.ReExec {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func attemptFeatureInstall(opts machine.InitOptions, admin bool) error {
+	if !winVersionAtLeast(10, 0, 18362) {
+		return errors.Errorf("Your version of Windows does not support WSL. Update to Windows 10 Build 19041 or later")
+	} else if !winVersionAtLeast(10, 0, 19041) {
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, wslOldVersion)
+		return errors.Errorf("WSL can not be automatically installed")
+	}
+
+	message := "WSL is not installed on this system, installing it.\n\n"
+
+	if !admin {
+		message += "Since you are not running as admin, a new window will open and " +
+			"require you to approve administrator privileges.\n\n"
+	}
+
+	message += "NOTE: A system reboot will be required as part of this process. " +
+		"If you prefer, you may abort now, and perform a manual installation using the \"wsl --install\" command."
+
+	if !opts.ReExec && MessageBox(message, "Podman Machine", false) != 1 {
+		return errors.Errorf("WSL installation aborted")
+	}
+
+	if !opts.ReExec && !admin {
+		return launchElevate("install the Windows WSL Features")
+	}
+
+	return installWsl()
+}
+
+func launchElevate(operation string) error {
+	truncateElevatedOutputFile()
+	err := relaunchElevatedWait()
+	if err != nil {
+		if eerr, ok := err.(*ExitCodeError); ok {
+			if eerr.code == ErrorSuccessRebootRequired {
+				fmt.Println("Reboot is required to continue installation, please reboot at your convenience")
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Elevated process failed with error: %v\n\n", err)
+		dumpOutputFile()
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, wslInstallError, operation)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func installWsl() error {
+	log, err := getElevatedOutputFileWrite()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer log.Close()
+	if err := runCmdPassThroughTee(log, "dism", "/online", "/enable-feature",
+		"/featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux", "/all", "/norestart"); isMsiError(err) {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not enable WSL Feature")
+	}
+
+	if err = runCmdPassThroughTee(log, "dism", "/online", "/enable-feature",
+		"/featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform", "/all", "/norestart"); isMsiError(err) {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not enable Virtual Machine Feature")
+	}
+	log.Close()
+
+	return reboot()
+}
+
+func installWslKernel() error {
+	log, err := getElevatedOutputFileWrite()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer log.Close()
+
+	message := "Installing WSL Kernel Update"
+	fmt.Println(message)
+	fmt.Fprintln(log, message)
+
+	backoff := 500 * time.Millisecond
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		err = runCmdPassThroughTee(log, "wsl", "--update")
+		if err == nil {
+			break
+		}
+		// In case of unusual circumstances (e.g. race with installer actions)
+		// retry a few times
+		message = "An error occured attempting the WSL Kernel update, retrying..."
+		fmt.Println(message)
+		fmt.Fprintln(log, message)
+		time.Sleep(backoff)
+		backoff *= 2
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not install WSL Kernel")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getElevatedOutputFileName() (string, error) {
+	dir, err := homedir.GetDataHome()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(dir, "podman-elevated-output.log"), nil
+}
+
+func dumpOutputFile() {
+	file, err := getElevatedOutputFileRead()
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Debug("could not find elevated child output file")
+		return
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+	_, _ = io.Copy(os.Stdout, file)
+}
+
+func getElevatedOutputFileRead() (*os.File, error) {
+	return getElevatedOutputFile(os.O_RDONLY)
+}
+
+func getElevatedOutputFileWrite() (*os.File, error) {
+	return getElevatedOutputFile(os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREATE | os.O_APPEND)
+}
+
+func appendOutputIfError(write bool, err error) {
+	if write && err == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if file, check := getElevatedOutputFileWrite(); check == nil {
+		defer file.Close()
+		fmt.Fprintf(file, "Error: %v\n", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func truncateElevatedOutputFile() error {
+	name, err := getElevatedOutputFileName()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return os.Truncate(name, 0)
+}
+
+func getElevatedOutputFile(mode int) (*os.File, error) {
+	name, err := getElevatedOutputFileName()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	dir, err := homedir.GetDataHome()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if err = os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return os.OpenFile(name, mode, 0644)
+}
+
+func isMsiError(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if eerr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
+		switch eerr.ExitCode() {
+		case 0:
+			fallthrough
+		case ErrorSuccessRebootInitiated:
+			fallthrough
+		case ErrorSuccessRebootRequired:
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+func toDist(name string) string {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(name, "podman") {
+		name = "podman-" + name
+	}
+	return name
+}
+
+func withUser(s string, user string) string {
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(s, "[USER]", user)
+}
+
+func runCmdPassThrough(name string, arg ...string) error {
+	logrus.Debugf("Running command: %s %v", name, arg)
+	cmd := exec.Command(name, arg...)
+	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+func runCmdPassThroughTee(out io.Writer, name string, arg ...string) error {
+	logrus.Debugf("Running command: %s %v", name, arg)
+
+	// TODO - Perhaps improve this with a conpty pseudo console so that
+	//        dism installer text bars mirror console behavior (redraw)
+	cmd := exec.Command(name, arg...)
+	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	cmd.Stdout = io.MultiWriter(os.Stdout, out)
+	cmd.Stderr = io.MultiWriter(os.Stderr, out)
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+func pipeCmdPassThrough(name string, input string, arg ...string) error {
+	logrus.Debugf("Running command: %s %v", name, arg)
+	cmd := exec.Command(name, arg...)
+	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(input)
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+func (v *MachineVM) Start(name string, _ machine.StartOptions) error {
+	if v.isRunning() {
+		return errors.Errorf("%q is already running", name)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Starting machine...")
+
+	dist := toDist(name)
+
+	err := runCmdPassThrough("wsl", "-d", dist, "/root/bootstrap")
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "WSL bootstrap script failed")
+	}
+
+	return markStart(name)
+}
+
+func isWSLInstalled() bool {
+	cmd := exec.Command("wsl", "--status")
+	out, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if err = cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(transform.NewReader(out, unicode.UTF16(unicode.LittleEndian, unicode.UseBOM).NewDecoder()))
+	result := true
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		// Windows 11 does not set an error exit code when a kernel is not avail
+		if strings.Contains(line, "kernel file is not found") {
+			result = false
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if err := cmd.Wait(); !result || err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+func isWSLFeatureEnabled() bool {
+	cmd := exec.Command("wsl", "--set-default-version", "2")
+	return cmd.Run() == nil
+}
+
+func isWSLRunning(dist string) (bool, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("wsl", "-l", "--running")
+	out, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	if err = cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(transform.NewReader(out, unicode.UTF16(unicode.LittleEndian, unicode.UseBOM).NewDecoder()))
+	result := false
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		fields := strings.Fields(scanner.Text())
+		if len(fields) > 0 && dist == fields[0] {
+			result = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	_ = cmd.Wait()
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func isSystemdRunning(dist string) (bool, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("wsl", "-d", dist, "sh")
+	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(sysdpid + "\necho $SYSDPID\n")
+	out, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	if err = cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(out)
+	result := false
+	if scanner.Scan() {
+		text := scanner.Text()
+		i, err := strconv.Atoi(text)
+		if err == nil && i > 0 {
+			result = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	_ = cmd.Wait()
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func (v *MachineVM) Stop(name string, _ machine.StopOptions) error {
+	dist := toDist(v.Name)
+
+	wsl, err := isWSLRunning(dist)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	sysd := false
+	if wsl {
+		sysd, err = isSystemdRunning(dist)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !wsl || !sysd {
+		return errors.Errorf("%q is not running", v.Name)
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("wsl", "-d", dist, "sh")
+	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(waitTerm)
+	if err = cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error executing wait command")
+	}
+
+	exitCmd := exec.Command("wsl", "-d", dist, "/usr/local/bin/enterns", "systemctl", "exit", "0")
+	if err = exitCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error stopping sysd")
+	}
+
+	if err = cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cmd = exec.Command("wsl", "--terminate", dist)
+	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+//nolint:cyclop
+func (v *MachineVM) Remove(name string, opts machine.RemoveOptions) (string, func() error, error) {
+	var files []string
+
+	if v.isRunning() {
+		return "", nil, errors.Errorf("running vm %q cannot be destroyed", v.Name)
+	}
+
+	// Collect all the files that need to be destroyed
+	if !opts.SaveKeys {
+		files = append(files, v.IdentityPath, v.IdentityPath+".pub")
+	}
+	if !opts.SaveImage {
+		files = append(files, v.ImagePath)
+	}
+
+	vmConfigDir, err := machine.GetConfDir(vmtype)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+	files = append(files, filepath.Join(vmConfigDir, v.Name+".json"))
+
+	vmDataDir, err := machine.GetDataDir(vmtype)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+	files = append(files, filepath.Join(vmDataDir, "wsldist", v.Name))
+
+	confirmationMessage := "\nThe following files will be deleted:\n\n"
+	for _, msg := range files {
+		confirmationMessage += msg + "\n"
+	}
+
+	confirmationMessage += "\n"
+	return confirmationMessage, func() error {
+		if err := machine.RemoveConnection(v.Name); err != nil {
+			logrus.Error(err)
+		}
+		if err := machine.RemoveConnection(v.Name + "-root"); err != nil {
+			logrus.Error(err)
+		}
+		if err := runCmdPassThrough("wsl", "--unregister", toDist(v.Name)); err != nil {
+			logrus.Error(err)
+		}
+		for _, f := range files {
+			if err := os.RemoveAll(f); err != nil {
+				logrus.Error(err)
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (v *MachineVM) isRunning() bool {
+	dist := toDist(v.Name)
+
+	wsl, err := isWSLRunning(dist)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	sysd := false
+	if wsl {
+		sysd, err = isSystemdRunning(dist)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sysd
+}
+
+// SSH opens an interactive SSH session to the vm specified.
+// Added ssh function to VM interface: pkg/machine/config/go : line 58
+func (v *MachineVM) SSH(name string, opts machine.SSHOptions) error {
+	if !v.isRunning() {
+		return errors.Errorf("vm %q is not running.", v.Name)
+	}
+
+	username := opts.Username
+	if username == "" {
+		username = v.RemoteUsername
+	}
+
+	sshDestination := username + "@localhost"
+	port := strconv.Itoa(v.Port)
+
+	args := []string{"-i", v.IdentityPath, "-p", port, sshDestination, "-o", "UserKnownHostsFile /dev/null", "-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking no"}
+	if len(opts.Args) > 0 {
+		args = append(args, opts.Args...)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("Connecting to vm %s. To close connection, use `~.` or `exit`\n", v.Name)
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("ssh", args...)
+	logrus.Debugf("Executing: ssh %v\n", args)
+
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+// List lists all vm's that use qemu virtualization
+func (p *Provider) List(_ machine.ListOptions) ([]*machine.ListResponse, error) {
+	return GetVMInfos()
+}
+
+func GetVMInfos() ([]*machine.ListResponse, error) {
+	vmConfigDir, err := machine.GetConfDir(vmtype)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var listed []*machine.ListResponse
+
+	if err = filepath.Walk(vmConfigDir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		vm := new(MachineVM)
+		if strings.HasSuffix(info.Name(), ".json") {
+			fullPath := filepath.Join(vmConfigDir, info.Name())
+			b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(fullPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			err = json.Unmarshal(b, vm)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			listEntry := new(machine.ListResponse)
+
+			listEntry.Name = vm.Name
+			listEntry.Stream = vm.ImageStream
+			listEntry.VMType = "wsl"
+			listEntry.CPUs, _ = getCPUs(vm)
+			listEntry.Memory, _ = getMem(vm)
+			listEntry.DiskSize = getDiskSize(vm)
+			fi, err := os.Stat(fullPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			listEntry.CreatedAt = fi.ModTime()
+			listEntry.LastUp = getLastStart(vm, fi.ModTime())
+			if vm.isRunning() {
+				listEntry.Running = true
+			}
+
+			listed = append(listed, listEntry)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return listed, err
+}
+
+func getDiskSize(vm *MachineVM) uint64 {
+	vmDataDir, err := machine.GetDataDir(vmtype)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	distDir := filepath.Join(vmDataDir, "wsldist")
+	disk := filepath.Join(distDir, vm.Name, "ext4.vhdx")
+	info, err := os.Stat(disk)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return uint64(info.Size())
+}
+
+func markStart(name string) error {
+	vmDataDir, err := machine.GetDataDir(vmtype)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	distDir := filepath.Join(vmDataDir, "wsldist")
+	start := filepath.Join(distDir, name, "laststart")
+	file, err := os.Create(start)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	file.Close()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getLastStart(vm *MachineVM, created time.Time) time.Time {
+	vmDataDir, err := machine.GetDataDir(vmtype)
+	if err != nil {
+		return created
+	}
+	distDir := filepath.Join(vmDataDir, "wsldist")
+	start := filepath.Join(distDir, vm.Name, "laststart")
+	info, err := os.Stat(start)
+	if err != nil {
+		return created
+	}
+	return info.ModTime()
+}
+
+func getCPUs(vm *MachineVM) (uint64, error) {
+	dist := toDist(vm.Name)
+	if run, _ := isWSLRunning(dist); !run {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	cmd := exec.Command("wsl", "-d", dist, "nproc")
+	out, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if err = cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(out)
+	var result string
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		result = scanner.Text()
+	}
+	_ = cmd.Wait()
+
+	ret, err := strconv.Atoi(result)
+	return uint64(ret), err
+}
+
+func getMem(vm *MachineVM) (uint64, error) {
+	dist := toDist(vm.Name)
+	if run, _ := isWSLRunning(dist); !run {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	cmd := exec.Command("wsl", "-d", dist, "cat", "/proc/meminfo")
+	out, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if err = cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(out)
+	var (
+		total, available uint64
+		t, a             int
+	)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		fields := strings.Fields(scanner.Text())
+		if strings.HasPrefix(fields[0], "MemTotal") && len(fields) >= 2 {
+			t, err = strconv.Atoi(fields[1])
+			total = uint64(t) * 1024
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(fields[0], "MemAvailable") && len(fields) >= 2 {
+			a, err = strconv.Atoi(fields[1])
+			available = uint64(a) * 1024
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	_ = cmd.Wait()
+
+	return total - available, err
+}
+
+func (p *Provider) IsValidVMName(name string) (bool, error) {
+	infos, err := GetVMInfos()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	for _, vm := range infos {
+		if vm.Name == name {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+func (p *Provider) CheckExclusiveActiveVM() (bool, string, error) {
+	return false, "", nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/wsl/machine_unsupported.go b/pkg/machine/wsl/machine_unsupported.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..043c5d729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/machine/wsl/machine_unsupported.go
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// +build !windows
+
+package wsl
diff --git a/pkg/machine/wsl/util_windows.go b/pkg/machine/wsl/util_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95e4c9894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/machine/wsl/util_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,338 @@
+package wsl
+
+import (
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
+	"unicode/utf16"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/registry"
+
+	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/homedir"
+)
+
+//nolint
+type SHELLEXECUTEINFO struct {
+	cbSize         uint32
+	fMask          uint32
+	hwnd           syscall.Handle
+	lpVerb         uintptr
+	lpFile         uintptr
+	lpParameters   uintptr
+	lpDirectory    uintptr
+	nShow          int
+	hInstApp       syscall.Handle
+	lpIDList       uintptr
+	lpClass        uintptr
+	hkeyClass      syscall.Handle
+	dwHotKey       uint32
+	hIconOrMonitor syscall.Handle
+	hProcess       syscall.Handle
+}
+
+//nolint
+type Luid struct {
+	lowPart  uint32
+	highPart int32
+}
+
+type LuidAndAttributes struct {
+	luid       Luid
+	attributes uint32
+}
+
+type TokenPrivileges struct {
+	privilegeCount uint32
+	privileges     [1]LuidAndAttributes
+}
+
+//nolint // Cleaner to refer to the official OS constant names, and consistent with syscall
+const (
+	SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS         = 0x40
+	EWX_FORCEIFHUNG                 = 0x10
+	EWX_REBOOT                      = 0x02
+	EWX_RESTARTAPPS                 = 0x40
+	SHTDN_REASON_MAJOR_APPLICATION  = 0x00040000
+	SHTDN_REASON_MINOR_INSTALLATION = 0x00000002
+	SHTDN_REASON_FLAG_PLANNED       = 0x80000000
+	TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES         = 0x0020
+	TOKEN_QUERY                     = 0x0008
+	SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED            = 0x00000002
+	SE_ERR_ACCESSDENIED             = 0x05
+)
+
+func winVersionAtLeast(major uint, minor uint, build uint) bool {
+	var out [3]uint32
+
+	in := []uint32{uint32(major), uint32(minor), uint32(build)}
+	out[0], out[1], out[2] = windows.RtlGetNtVersionNumbers()
+
+	for i, o := range out {
+		if in[i] > o {
+			return false
+		}
+		if in[i] < o {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+func hasAdminRights() bool {
+	var sid *windows.SID
+
+	// See: https://coolaj86.com/articles/golang-and-windows-and-admins-oh-my/
+	if err := windows.AllocateAndInitializeSid(
+		&windows.SECURITY_NT_AUTHORITY,
+		2,
+		windows.SECURITY_BUILTIN_DOMAIN_RID,
+		windows.DOMAIN_ALIAS_RID_ADMINS,
+		0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+		&sid); err != nil {
+		logrus.Warnf("SID allocation error: %s", err)
+		return false
+	}
+	defer windows.FreeSid(sid)
+
+	//  From MS docs:
+	// "If TokenHandle is NULL, CheckTokenMembership uses the impersonation
+	//  token of the calling thread. If the thread is not impersonating,
+	//  the function duplicates the thread's primary token to create an
+	//  impersonation token."
+	token := windows.Token(0)
+
+	member, err := token.IsMember(sid)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Warnf("Token Membership Error: %s", err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return member || token.IsElevated()
+}
+
+func relaunchElevatedWait() error {
+	e, _ := os.Executable()
+	d, _ := os.Getwd()
+	exe, _ := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(e)
+	cwd, _ := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(d)
+	arg, _ := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(buildCommandArgs(true))
+	verb, _ := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString("runas")
+
+	shell32 := syscall.NewLazyDLL("shell32.dll")
+
+	info := &SHELLEXECUTEINFO{
+		fMask:        SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS,
+		hwnd:         0,
+		lpVerb:       uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(verb)),
+		lpFile:       uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(exe)),
+		lpParameters: uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(arg)),
+		lpDirectory:  uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(cwd)),
+		nShow:        1,
+	}
+	info.cbSize = uint32(unsafe.Sizeof(*info))
+	procShellExecuteEx := shell32.NewProc("ShellExecuteExW")
+	if ret, _, _ := procShellExecuteEx.Call(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(info))); ret == 0 { // 0 = False
+		err := syscall.GetLastError()
+		if info.hInstApp == SE_ERR_ACCESSDENIED {
+			return wrapMaybe(err, "request to elevate privileges was denied")
+		}
+		return wrapMaybef(err, "could not launch process, ShellEX Error = %d", info.hInstApp)
+	}
+
+	handle := syscall.Handle(info.hProcess)
+	defer syscall.CloseHandle(handle)
+
+	w, err := syscall.WaitForSingleObject(handle, syscall.INFINITE)
+	switch w {
+	case syscall.WAIT_OBJECT_0:
+		break
+	case syscall.WAIT_FAILED:
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not wait for process, failed")
+	default:
+		return errors.Errorf("could not wait for process, unknown error")
+	}
+	var code uint32
+	if err := syscall.GetExitCodeProcess(handle, &code); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if code != 0 {
+		return &ExitCodeError{uint(code)}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func wrapMaybe(err error, message string) error {
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, message)
+	}
+
+	return errors.New(message)
+}
+
+func wrapMaybef(err error, format string, args ...interface{}) error {
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, format, args...)
+	}
+
+	return errors.Errorf(format, args...)
+}
+
+func reboot() error {
+	const (
+		wtLocation   = `Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe`
+		wtPrefix     = `%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt -p "Windows PowerShell" `
+		localAppData = "LocalAppData"
+		pShellLaunch = `powershell -noexit "powershell -EncodedCommand (Get-Content '%s')"`
+	)
+
+	exe, _ := os.Executable()
+	relaunch := fmt.Sprintf("& %s %s", syscall.EscapeArg(exe), buildCommandArgs(false))
+	encoded := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(encodeUTF16Bytes(relaunch))
+
+	dataDir, err := homedir.GetDataHome()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not determine data directory")
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dataDir, 0755); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not create data directory")
+	}
+	commFile := filepath.Join(dataDir, "podman-relaunch.dat")
+	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(commFile, []byte(encoded), 0600); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not serialize command state")
+	}
+
+	command := fmt.Sprintf(pShellLaunch, commFile)
+	if _, err := os.Lstat(filepath.Join(os.Getenv(localAppData), wtLocation)); err == nil {
+		wtCommand := wtPrefix + command
+		// RunOnce is limited to 260 chars (supposedly no longer in Builds >= 19489)
+		// For now fallbacak in cases of long usernames (>89 chars)
+		if len(wtCommand) < 260 {
+			command = wtCommand
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := addRunOnceRegistryEntry(command); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := obtainShutdownPrivilege(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	message := "To continue the process of enabling WSL, the system needs to reboot. " +
+		"Alternatively, you can cancel and reboot manually\n\n" +
+		"After rebooting, please wait a minute or two for podman machine to relaunch and continue installing."
+
+	if MessageBox(message, "Podman Machine", false) != 1 {
+		fmt.Println("Reboot is required to continue installation, please reboot at your convenience")
+		os.Exit(ErrorSuccessRebootRequired)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	user32 := syscall.NewLazyDLL("user32")
+	procExit := user32.NewProc("ExitWindowsEx")
+	if ret, _, err := procExit.Call(EWX_REBOOT|EWX_RESTARTAPPS|EWX_FORCEIFHUNG,
+		SHTDN_REASON_MAJOR_APPLICATION|SHTDN_REASON_MINOR_INSTALLATION|SHTDN_REASON_FLAG_PLANNED); ret != 1 {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "reboot failed")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func obtainShutdownPrivilege() error {
+	const SeShutdownName = "SeShutdownPrivilege"
+
+	advapi32 := syscall.NewLazyDLL("advapi32")
+	OpenProcessToken := advapi32.NewProc("OpenProcessToken")
+	LookupPrivilegeValue := advapi32.NewProc("LookupPrivilegeValueW")
+	AdjustTokenPrivileges := advapi32.NewProc("AdjustTokenPrivileges")
+
+	proc, _ := syscall.GetCurrentProcess()
+
+	var hToken uintptr
+	if ret, _, err := OpenProcessToken.Call(uintptr(proc), TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES|TOKEN_QUERY, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&hToken))); ret != 1 {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "error opening process token")
+	}
+
+	var privs TokenPrivileges
+	if ret, _, err := LookupPrivilegeValue.Call(uintptr(0), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(syscall.StringToUTF16Ptr(SeShutdownName))), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&(privs.privileges[0].luid)))); ret != 1 {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "error looking up shutdown privilege")
+	}
+
+	privs.privilegeCount = 1
+	privs.privileges[0].attributes = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED
+
+	if ret, _, err := AdjustTokenPrivileges.Call(hToken, 0, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&privs)), 0, uintptr(0), 0); ret != 1 {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "error enabling shutdown privilege on token")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func addRunOnceRegistryEntry(command string) error {
+	k, _, err := registry.CreateKey(registry.CURRENT_USER, `Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce`, registry.WRITE)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not open RunOnce registry entry")
+	}
+
+	defer k.Close()
+
+	if err := k.SetExpandStringValue("podman-machine", command); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not open RunOnce registry entry")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func encodeUTF16Bytes(s string) []byte {
+	u16 := utf16.Encode([]rune(s))
+	u16le := make([]byte, len(u16)*2)
+	for i := 0; i < len(u16); i++ {
+		u16le[i<<1] = byte(u16[i])
+		u16le[(i<<1)+1] = byte(u16[i] >> 8)
+	}
+	return u16le
+}
+
+func MessageBox(caption, title string, fail bool) int {
+	var format int
+	if fail {
+		format = 0x10
+	} else {
+		format = 0x41
+	}
+
+	user32 := syscall.NewLazyDLL("user32.dll")
+	captionPtr, _ := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(caption)
+	titlePtr, _ := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(title)
+	ret, _, _ := user32.NewProc("MessageBoxW").Call(
+		uintptr(0),
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(captionPtr)),
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(titlePtr)),
+		uintptr(format))
+
+	return int(ret)
+}
+
+func buildCommandArgs(elevate bool) string {
+	var args []string
+	for _, arg := range os.Args[1:] {
+		if arg != "--reexec" {
+			args = append(args, syscall.EscapeArg(arg))
+			if elevate && arg == "init" {
+				args = append(args, "--reexec")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return strings.Join(args, " ")
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/config.go b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/config.go
index 29c505e9c..f419601e9 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -512,6 +512,8 @@ type MachineConfig struct {
 	Image string `toml:"image,omitempty"`
 	// Memory in MB a machine is created with.
 	Memory uint64 `toml:"memory,omitempty,omitzero"`
+	// Username to use for rootless podman when init-ing a podman machine VM
+	User string `toml:"user,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Destination represents destination for remote service
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/containers.conf b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/containers.conf
index 84b49b7e4..4e8ad21f8 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/containers.conf
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/containers.conf
@@ -587,6 +587,11 @@ default_sysctls = [
 #
 #memory=2048
 
+# The username to use and create on the podman machine OS for rootless
+# container access.
+#
+#user = "core"
+
 # The [machine] table MUST be the last entry in this file.
 # (Unless another table is added)
 # TOML does not provide a way to end a table other than a further table being
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default.go b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default.go
index 8821aa91e..cd7fea4a1 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default.go
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@ func defaultMachineConfig() MachineConfig {
 	return MachineConfig{
 		CPUs:     1,
 		DiskSize: 100,
-		Image:    "testing",
+		Image:    getDefaultMachineImage(),
 		Memory:   2048,
+		User:     getDefaultMachineUser(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default_linux.go b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default_linux.go
index c68c0b130..9446d3ff9 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default_linux.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default_linux.go
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ const (
 	oldMaxSize = uint64(1048576)
 )
 
+// getDefaultMachineImage returns the default machine image stream
+// On Linux/Mac, this returns the FCOS stream
+func getDefaultMachineImage() string {
+	return "testing"
+}
+
+// getDefaultMachineUser returns the user to use for rootless podman
+func getDefaultMachineUser() string {
+	return "core"
+}
+
 // getDefaultRootlessNetwork returns the default rootless network configuration.
 // It is "slirp4netns" for Linux.
 func getDefaultRootlessNetwork() string {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default_unsupported.go b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default_unsupported.go
index e38fb810d..b6ee286ec 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default_unsupported.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default_unsupported.go
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
-// +build !linux
+// +build !linux,!windows
 
 package config
 
+// getDefaultMachineImage returns the default machine image stream
+// On Linux/Mac, this returns the FCOS stream
+func getDefaultMachineImage() string {
+	return "testing"
+}
+
+// getDefaultMachineUser returns the user to use for rootless podman
+func getDefaultMachineUser() string {
+	return "core"
+}
+
 // getDefaultRootlessNetwork returns the default rootless network configuration.
 // It is "cni" for non-Linux OSes (to better support `podman-machine` usecases).
 func getDefaultRootlessNetwork() string {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default_windows.go b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f8dd1a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package config
+
+// getDefaultImage returns the default machine image stream
+// On Windows this refers to the Fedora major release number
+func getDefaultMachineImage() string {
+	return "35"
+}
+
+// getDefaultMachineUser returns the user to use for rootless podman
+func getDefaultMachineUser() string {
+	return "user"
+}
+
+// getDefaultRootlessNetwork returns the default rootless network configuration.
+// It is "cni" for non-Linux OSes (to better support `podman-machine` usecases).
+func getDefaultRootlessNetwork() string {
+	return "cni"
+}
+
+// isCgroup2UnifiedMode returns whether we are running in cgroup2 mode.
+func isCgroup2UnifiedMode() (isUnified bool, isUnifiedErr error) {
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+// getDefaultProcessLimits returns the nofile and nproc for the current process in ulimits format
+func getDefaultProcessLimits() []string {
+	return []string{}
+}
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index d1cd5f24a..68f9e5a99 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ github.com/containers/buildah/pkg/rusage
 github.com/containers/buildah/pkg/sshagent
 github.com/containers/buildah/pkg/util
 github.com/containers/buildah/util
-# github.com/containers/common v0.46.1-0.20211205182721-515a2805e7b9
+# github.com/containers/common v0.46.1-0.20211209220542-24f363480347
 ## explicit
 github.com/containers/common/libimage
 github.com/containers/common/libimage/manifests
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ github.com/uber/jaeger-client-go/thrift-gen/jaeger
 github.com/uber/jaeger-client-go/thrift-gen/zipkincore
 github.com/uber/jaeger-client-go/utils
 # github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.10
+## explicit
 github.com/ulikunitz/xz
 github.com/ulikunitz/xz/internal/hash
 github.com/ulikunitz/xz/internal/xlog
@@ -747,6 +748,7 @@ golang.org/x/sys/windows/registry
 # golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210615171337-6886f2dfbf5b
 golang.org/x/term
 # golang.org/x/text v0.3.7
+## explicit
 golang.org/x/text/encoding
 golang.org/x/text/encoding/charmap
 golang.org/x/text/encoding/htmlindex