In that past, that $ prompt meant "not for me" as a Windows user. But today you can now run Bash (Bourne Again SHell) on Windows!? Really? Yes, REALLY!
Microsoft has posted this very in-depth video covering Bash on Windows:
this video outline turning on Developer Mode in Windows Settings to run native Linux apps and tools directly on Windows!
- Developer mode lets you sideload apps, and also run apps from Visual Studio in debug mode Microsoft says it may bring other shells to Windows over time, too.