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windowd doc: notes about performance issues
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mvesin committed Jun 26, 2023
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When running ```network``` for the first time, a Windows defender pop up may appear (triggered by docker), choose *"authorize only on private network"*.
You may experience some differences when using Fed-BioMed on Windows in comparison to other systems : this is because WSL does not have a graphical interface. Everything happens as if you were running a headless Linux machine.
!!! info "Performance issue"
To ensure Fed-BioMed performance in WSL2, be sure to use the native WSL2 Linux filesystem (in `/home/login`),
not the Windows filesystem (in `/mnt/c/Users/login`), both for cloning the library and storing datasets.
We experienced 10-50 time slower execution with native Windows filesystem.
This point is [documented by Microsoft](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/compare-versions#exceptions-for-using-wsl-1-rather-than-wsl-2)
You may also need to [increase the memory available to WSL2](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1296124/how-to-increase-memory-and-cpu-limits-for-wsl2-win).
By default, only 50% of the host's RAM is made available.
## Troubleshooting
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