diff --git a/__LOCAL_LLMs/dashboard/src/app/api/system/route.ts b/__LOCAL_LLMs/dashboard/src/app/api/system/route.ts
index eb4c3e94..04f7881a 100644
--- a/__LOCAL_LLMs/dashboard/src/app/api/system/route.ts
+++ b/__LOCAL_LLMs/dashboard/src/app/api/system/route.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,36 @@ import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 import { exec, execFile } from 'child_process';
 import { promisify } from 'util';
 import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import os from 'os';
 
 const execAsync = promisify(exec);
 const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
 
 const IS_MAC = process.platform === 'darwin';
+const IS_WSL =
+  process.platform === 'linux' &&
+  (() => {
+    try {
+      return readFileSync('/proc/version', 'utf-8').toLowerCase().includes('microsoft');
+    } catch {
+      return false;
+    }
+  })();
+
+async function readWindowsCommand(command: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  try {
+    const { stdout } = await execFileAsync(
+      'powershell.exe',
+      ['-NoProfile', '-Command', command],
+      { timeout: 4000 }
+    );
+    const value = stdout.replace(/\r/g, '').trim();
+    return value || null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
 
 // Cache slow commands with TTL
 let staticCache: {
@@ -29,6 +53,12 @@ async function getChipInfo(): Promise<string> {
       );
       return stdout.trim();
     }
+    if (IS_WSL) {
+      const winCpu = await readWindowsCommand(
+        '(Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty Name)'
+      );
+      if (winCpu) return winCpu;
+    }
     // Linux / WSL2
     const { stdout } = await execAsync(
       "lscpu 2>/dev/null | grep 'Model name' | sed 's/.*:\\s*//' || cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep 'model name' | head -1 | sed 's/.*: //'"
@@ -110,17 +140,60 @@ async function getBrewPackages(): Promise<Array<{ name: string; version: string
       }
     }
   } else {
-    // Linux / WSL2 — check via version commands (ffmpeg uses -version, others use --version)
+    // Linux / WSL2 — report installed tools in a stable way (avoid noisy shell errors).
     for (const pkg of targets) {
-      const bin = pkg === 'whisper-cpp' ? 'whisper-cli' : pkg;
-      const flag = bin === 'ffmpeg' ? '-version' : '--version';
       try {
-        const { stdout } = await execAsync(`${bin} ${flag} 2>&1 | head -1`, { timeout: 3000 });
-        if (stdout.trim()) {
-          results.push({ name: pkg, version: stdout.trim() });
+        if (pkg === 'ffmpeg') {
+          const { stdout } = await execAsync('ffmpeg -version 2>/dev/null | head -1', {
+            timeout: 3000,
+          });
+          if (stdout.trim()) {
+            results.push({ name: pkg, version: stdout.trim() });
+          }
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        if (pkg === 'whisper-cpp') {
+          const { stdout } = await execAsync('command -v whisper-cli 2>/dev/null', { timeout: 2000 });
+          const path = stdout.trim();
+          if (path) {
+            results.push({ name: pkg, version: `installed (${path})` });
+          }
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        // ollama on Linux/WSL may be a Windows-hosted daemon; prefer API version if reachable.
+        if (pkg === 'ollama') {
+          const ollamaUrl = process.env.OLLAMA_URL || process.env.OLLAMA_HOST || 'http://localhost:11434';
+          const normalized = ollamaUrl.startsWith('http') ? ollamaUrl : `http://${ollamaUrl}`;
+          try {
+            const res = await fetch(`${normalized.replace(/\/+$/, '')}/api/version`, {
+              cache: 'no-store',
+              signal: AbortSignal.timeout(2500),
+            });
+            if (res.ok) {
+              const data = (await res.json()) as { version?: string };
+              if (data.version) {
+                results.push({ name: pkg, version: data.version });
+                continue;
+              }
+            }
+          } catch {
+            // fall through to local binary check
+          }
+
+          const { stdout } = await execAsync('command -v ollama 2>/dev/null', { timeout: 2000 });
+          const path = stdout.trim();
+          if (path) {
+            const { stdout: ver } = await execAsync('ollama --version 2>/dev/null | head -1', {
+              timeout: 2000,
+            });
+            const v = ver.trim();
+            results.push({ name: pkg, version: v || `installed (${path})` });
+          }
         }
       } catch {
-        // not installed
+        // skip unavailable tool
       }
     }
   }
@@ -204,6 +277,17 @@ async function getAccurateMemory(): Promise<{
       const ratio = appMemory / total;
       const pressure = ratio > 0.85 ? 'critical' : ratio > 0.7 ? 'warning' : 'normal';
 
+      if (IS_WSL) {
+        const winTotalRaw = await readWindowsCommand(
+          '[string](Get-CimInstance Win32_ComputerSystem).TotalPhysicalMemory'
+        );
+        const winTotal = winTotalRaw ? Number.parseInt(winTotalRaw.replace(/\D/g, ''), 10) : 0;
+        if (Number.isFinite(winTotal) && winTotal > total) {
+          // Keep WSL usage metrics, but report host RAM capacity for Mission Control display.
+          return { total: winTotal, appMemory, cached, free, pressure };
+        }
+      }
+
       return { total, appMemory, cached, free, pressure };
     } catch {
       // fall through to generic fallback
@@ -240,7 +324,7 @@ export async function GET() {
     ollamaDiskUsage: ollamaDisk,
     cpuCores: cpuCount,
     uptime,
-    platform: `${os.type()} ${os.release()}`,
+    platform: IS_WSL ? 'Windows (via WSL2)' : `${os.type()} ${os.release()}`,
     arch: os.arch(),
     nodeVersion: process.version,
     brewPackages: staticInfo.brewPackages,
diff --git a/__LOCAL_LLMs/dashboard/src/app/api/whisper/route.ts b/__LOCAL_LLMs/dashboard/src/app/api/whisper/route.ts
index 81e92d7b..b5e6b17c 100644
--- a/__LOCAL_LLMs/dashboard/src/app/api/whisper/route.ts
+++ b/__LOCAL_LLMs/dashboard/src/app/api/whisper/route.ts
@@ -13,21 +13,23 @@ async function getWhisperBinaries(): Promise<string[]> {
   try {
     if (IS_MAC) {
       const { stdout } = await execAsync('ls /opt/homebrew/bin/whisper-* 2>/dev/null');
-      return stdout
+      const bins = stdout
         .trim()
         .split('\n')
         .filter(Boolean)
         .map(p => p.split('/').pop() || p);
+      return Array.from(new Set(bins));
     }
     // Linux / WSL2 — check common locations
     const { stdout } = await execAsync(
       'ls /usr/local/bin/whisper-* /usr/bin/whisper-* 2>/dev/null || which whisper-cli 2>/dev/null'
     );
-    return stdout
+    const bins = stdout
       .trim()
       .split('\n')
       .filter(Boolean)
       .map(p => p.split('/').pop() || p);
+    return Array.from(new Set(bins));
   } catch {
     return [];
   }
@@ -70,8 +72,9 @@ async function getWhisperModels(): Promise<{
 
 async function getWhisperVersion(): Promise<string> {
   try {
-    const { stdout } = await execAsync('whisper-cli --version 2>&1 || echo "unknown"');
-    return stdout.trim();
+    const { stdout } = await execAsync('whisper-cli -h 2>&1 | head -1');
+    const line = stdout.trim();
+    return line || 'installed';
   } catch {
     return 'unknown';
   }