diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/linux/system_config.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/linux/system_config.rb
index d17b5a7516..69be2c06a7 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/linux/system_config.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/linux/system_config.rb
@@ -40,22 +40,12 @@ module SystemConfig
       out
     end
 
-    def wsl_version(kernel)
-      return unless /-microsoft/i.match?(kernel)
-
-      return "2 (Microsoft Store)" if Version.new(kernel[/Linux ([0-9.]*)-.*/, 1]) > Version.new("5.15")
-      return "2" if kernel.include?("-microsoft")
-      return "1" if kernel.include?("-Microsoft")
-    end
-
     def dump_verbose_config(out = $stdout)
       kernel = Utils.safe_popen_read("uname", "-mors").chomp
       dump_generic_verbose_config(out)
       out.puts "Kernel: #{kernel}"
       out.puts "OS: #{OS::Linux.os_version}"
-      if (wsl = wsl_version(kernel).presence)
-        out.puts "WSL: #{wsl}"
-      end
+      out.puts "WSL: #{OS::Linux.wsl_version}" if OS::Linux.wsl?
       out.puts "Host glibc: #{host_glibc_version}"
       out.puts "/usr/bin/gcc: #{host_gcc_version}"
       out.puts "/usr/bin/ruby: #{host_ruby_version}" if RUBY_PATH != HOST_RUBY_PATH
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/os.rb b/Library/Homebrew/os.rb
index b1d38b0669..4281aa4fd2 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/os.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/os.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # typed: true
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "version"
+
 # Helper functions for querying operating system information.
 #
 # @api private
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ module OS
   elsif OS.linux?
     require "os/linux"
     ISSUES_URL = "https://docs.brew.sh/Troubleshooting"
-    PATH_OPEN = "xdg-open"
+    PATH_OPEN = (OS::Linux.wsl? ? "wslview" : "xdg-open").freeze
   end
 
   sig { returns(T::Boolean) }
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/os/linux.rb b/Library/Homebrew/os/linux.rb
index 277e3de3a9..91e2c4da78 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/os/linux.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/os/linux.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # typed: true
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "utils"
+
 module OS
   # Helper module for querying system information on Linux.
   module Linux
@@ -25,6 +27,23 @@ module OS
         "Unknown"
       end
     end
+
+    sig { returns(T::Boolean) }
+    def wsl?
+      /-microsoft/i.match?(OS.kernel_version.to_s)
+    end
+
+    sig { returns(Version) }
+    def wsl_version
+      Version::NULL unless wsl?
+      kernel = OS.kernel_version.to_s
+      return Version.new("2 (Microsoft Store)") if Version.new(T.must(kernel[/^([0-9.]*)-.*/,
+                                                                             1])) > Version.new("5.15")
+      return Version.new("2") if kernel.include?("-microsoft")
+      return Version.new("1") if kernel.include?("-Microsoft")
+
+      Version::NULL
+    end
   end
 
   # rubocop:disable Style/Documentation
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
index cb8f2b07e7..254d51b64e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ require "utils/repology"
 require "utils/svn"
 require "utils/tty"
 require "tap_constants"
+require "PATH"
 
 module Homebrew
   extend Context