diff --git a/src/windows/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/windows/common/CMakeLists.txt
index a254469..0226920 100644
--- a/src/windows/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/windows/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 set(SOURCES
     ConsoleProgressBar.cpp
     ConsoleProgressIndicator.cpp
+    DeviceHostProxy.cpp
     disk.cpp
     Distribution.cpp
+    Dmesg.cpp
+    DnsResolver.cpp
+    DnsTunnelingChannel.cpp
     filesystem.cpp
+    GnsChannel.cpp
+    GnsPortTrackerChannel.cpp
+    GuestDeviceManager.cpp
     HandleConsoleProgressBar.cpp
     hcs.cpp
     helpers.cpp
@@ -15,21 +22,28 @@ set(SOURCES
     lxssbusclient.cpp
     lxssclient.cpp
     LxssMessagePort.cpp
+    LxssSecurity.cpp
     LxssServerPort.cpp
+    NatNetworking.cpp
     Redirector.cpp
     registry.cpp
     relay.cpp
+    RingBuffer.cpp
     string.cpp
     SubProcess.cpp
     svccomm.cpp
     svccommio.cpp
     WslClient.cpp
     WslCoreConfig.cpp
+    WslCoreFilesystem.cpp
     WslCoreFirewallSupport.cpp
+    WslCoreHostDnsInfo.cpp
+    WslCoreNetworkEndpointSettings.cpp
     WslCoreNetworkingSupport.cpp
     WslInstall.cpp
     WslSecurity.cpp
     WslTelemetry.cpp
+    VirtioNetworking.cpp
     wslutil.cpp
     notifications.cpp)
 
@@ -60,9 +74,16 @@ set(HEADERS
     ../inc/wslrelay.h
     ConsoleProgressBar.h
     ConsoleProgressIndicator.h
+    DeviceHostProxy.h
     disk.hpp
     Distribution.h
+    Dmesg.h
+    DnsResolver.h
+    DnsTunnelingChannel.h
     filesystem.hpp
+    GnsChannel.h
+    GnsPortTrackerChannel.h
+    GuestDeviceManager.h
     HandleConsoleProgressBar.h
     hcs.hpp
     hcs_schema.h
@@ -71,13 +92,17 @@ set(HEADERS
     ExecutionContext.h
     socket.hpp
     hvsocket.hpp
+    INetworkingEngine.h
     LxssMessagePort.h
     LxssPort.h
+    LxssSecurity.h
     LxssServerPort.h
+    NatNetworking.h
     precomp.h
     Redirector.h
     registry.hpp
     relay.hpp
+    RingBuffer.h
     string.hpp
     Stringify.h
     SubProcess.h
@@ -85,11 +110,16 @@ set(HEADERS
     svccommio.hpp
     WslClient.h
     WslCoreConfig.h
+    WslCoreFilesystem.h
     WslCoreFirewallSupport.h
+    WslCoreHostDnsInfo.h
+    WslCoreMessageQueue.h
+    WslCoreNetworkEndpointSettings.h
     WslCoreNetworkingSupport.h
     WslInstall.h
     WslSecurity.h
     WslTelemetry.h
+    VirtioNetworking.h
     wslutil.h
     notifications.h)
 
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/DeviceHostProxy.cpp b/src/windows/common/DeviceHostProxy.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/DeviceHostProxy.cpp
rename to src/windows/common/DeviceHostProxy.cpp
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/DeviceHostProxy.h b/src/windows/common/DeviceHostProxy.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/DeviceHostProxy.h
rename to src/windows/common/DeviceHostProxy.h
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/Dmesg.cpp b/src/windows/common/Dmesg.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/Dmesg.cpp
rename to src/windows/common/Dmesg.cpp
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/Dmesg.h b/src/windows/common/Dmesg.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/Dmesg.h
rename to src/windows/common/Dmesg.h
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/DnsResolver.cpp b/src/windows/common/DnsResolver.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/DnsResolver.cpp
rename to src/windows/common/DnsResolver.cpp
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/DnsResolver.h b/src/windows/common/DnsResolver.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/DnsResolver.h
rename to src/windows/common/DnsResolver.h
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/DnsTunnelingChannel.cpp b/src/windows/common/DnsTunnelingChannel.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/DnsTunnelingChannel.cpp
rename to src/windows/common/DnsTunnelingChannel.cpp
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/DnsTunnelingChannel.h b/src/windows/common/DnsTunnelingChannel.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/DnsTunnelingChannel.h
rename to src/windows/common/DnsTunnelingChannel.h
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/GnsChannel.cpp b/src/windows/common/GnsChannel.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/GnsChannel.cpp
rename to src/windows/common/GnsChannel.cpp
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/GnsChannel.h b/src/windows/common/GnsChannel.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/GnsChannel.h
rename to src/windows/common/GnsChannel.h
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/GnsPortTrackerChannel.cpp b/src/windows/common/GnsPortTrackerChannel.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/GnsPortTrackerChannel.cpp
rename to src/windows/common/GnsPortTrackerChannel.cpp
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/GnsPortTrackerChannel.h b/src/windows/common/GnsPortTrackerChannel.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/GnsPortTrackerChannel.h
rename to src/windows/common/GnsPortTrackerChannel.h
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/GuestDeviceManager.cpp b/src/windows/common/GuestDeviceManager.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/GuestDeviceManager.cpp
rename to src/windows/common/GuestDeviceManager.cpp
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/GuestDeviceManager.h b/src/windows/common/GuestDeviceManager.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/GuestDeviceManager.h
rename to src/windows/common/GuestDeviceManager.h
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/INetworkingEngine.h b/src/windows/common/INetworkingEngine.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/INetworkingEngine.h
rename to src/windows/common/INetworkingEngine.h
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/LxssSecurity.cpp b/src/windows/common/LxssSecurity.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/LxssSecurity.cpp
rename to src/windows/common/LxssSecurity.cpp
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/LxssSecurity.h b/src/windows/common/LxssSecurity.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/LxssSecurity.h
rename to src/windows/common/LxssSecurity.h
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/NatNetworking.cpp b/src/windows/common/NatNetworking.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/NatNetworking.cpp
rename to src/windows/common/NatNetworking.cpp
index b7dd080..dbad2a2 100644
--- a/src/windows/service/exe/NatNetworking.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/common/NatNetworking.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "WslCoreHostDnsInfo.h"
 #include "Stringify.h"
 #include "WslCoreFirewallSupport.h"
-#include "WslCoreVm.h"
 #include "hcs.hpp"
 
 using namespace wsl::core::networking;
@@ -672,7 +671,7 @@ wsl::windows::common::hcs::unique_hcn_network NatNetworking::CreateNetwork(wsl::
     wil::ResultFromException(WI_DIAGNOSTICS_INFO, [&] {
         try
         {
-            wsl::core::networking::ConfigureHyperVFirewall(config.FirewallConfig, c_vmOwner);
+            wsl::core::networking::ConfigureHyperVFirewall(config.FirewallConfig, wsl::windows::common::wslutil::c_vmOwner);
             natNetwork = CreateNetworkInternal(config);
         }
         catch (...)
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/NatNetworking.h b/src/windows/common/NatNetworking.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/NatNetworking.h
rename to src/windows/common/NatNetworking.h
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/RingBuffer.cpp b/src/windows/common/RingBuffer.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/RingBuffer.cpp
rename to src/windows/common/RingBuffer.cpp
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/RingBuffer.h b/src/windows/common/RingBuffer.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/RingBuffer.h
rename to src/windows/common/RingBuffer.h
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/VirtioNetworking.cpp b/src/windows/common/VirtioNetworking.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/VirtioNetworking.cpp
rename to src/windows/common/VirtioNetworking.cpp
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/VirtioNetworking.h b/src/windows/common/VirtioNetworking.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/VirtioNetworking.h
rename to src/windows/common/VirtioNetworking.h
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreFilesystem.cpp b/src/windows/common/WslCoreFilesystem.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreFilesystem.cpp
rename to src/windows/common/WslCoreFilesystem.cpp
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreFilesystem.h b/src/windows/common/WslCoreFilesystem.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreFilesystem.h
rename to src/windows/common/WslCoreFilesystem.h
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreHostDnsInfo.cpp b/src/windows/common/WslCoreHostDnsInfo.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreHostDnsInfo.cpp
rename to src/windows/common/WslCoreHostDnsInfo.cpp
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreHostDnsInfo.h b/src/windows/common/WslCoreHostDnsInfo.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreHostDnsInfo.h
rename to src/windows/common/WslCoreHostDnsInfo.h
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreMessageQueue.h b/src/windows/common/WslCoreMessageQueue.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreMessageQueue.h
rename to src/windows/common/WslCoreMessageQueue.h
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreNetworkEndpointSettings.cpp b/src/windows/common/WslCoreNetworkEndpointSettings.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreNetworkEndpointSettings.cpp
rename to src/windows/common/WslCoreNetworkEndpointSettings.cpp
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreNetworkEndpointSettings.h b/src/windows/common/WslCoreNetworkEndpointSettings.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreNetworkEndpointSettings.h
rename to src/windows/common/WslCoreNetworkEndpointSettings.h
diff --git a/src/windows/common/wslutil.h b/src/windows/common/wslutil.h
index fab4c98..54febf8 100644
--- a/src/windows/common/wslutil.h
+++ b/src/windows/common/wslutil.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ inline auto c_msixPackageFamilyName = L"MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemF
 inline auto c_githubUrlOverrideRegistryValue = L"GitHubUrlOverride";
 inline auto c_vhdFileExtension = L".vhd";
 inline auto c_vhdxFileExtension = L".vhdx";
+inline constexpr auto c_vmOwner = L"WSL";
 
 struct GitHubReleaseAsset
 {
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/CMakeLists.txt b/src/windows/service/exe/CMakeLists.txt
index c1e49a2..620e127 100644
--- a/src/windows/service/exe/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/windows/service/exe/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,40 +1,25 @@
 set(SOURCES
     DistributionRegistration.cpp
-    LxssSecurity.cpp
     LxssUserCallback.cpp
     LxssUserSession.cpp
     LxssUserSessionFactory.cpp
     LxssIptables.cpp
-    LxssUserCallback.cpp
     LxssHttpProxy.cpp
     LxssInstance.cpp
     PluginManager.cpp
     ServiceMain.cpp
     BridgedNetworking.cpp
-    DeviceHostProxy.cpp
-    Dmesg.cpp
-    DnsTunnelingChannel.cpp
-    GnsChannel.cpp
-    GnsPortTrackerChannel.cpp
     GnsRpcServer.cpp
-    GuestDeviceManager.cpp
     GuestTelemetryLogger.cpp
     Lifetime.cpp
     LxssConsoleManager.cpp
     LxssCreateProcess.cpp
     MirroredNetworking.cpp
-    NatNetworking.cpp
-    RingBuffer.cpp
-    WslCoreFilesystem.cpp
     WslCoreGuestNetworkService.cpp
-    WslCoreHostDnsInfo.cpp
     WslCoreInstance.cpp
     WslMirroredNetworking.cpp
-    WslCoreNetworkEndpointSettings.cpp
-    DnsResolver.cpp
     WslCoreTcpIpStateTracking.cpp
     WslCoreVm.cpp
-    VirtioNetworking.cpp
     main.rc
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../mc/${TARGET_PLATFORM}/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}/wsleventschema.rc
     application.manifest)
@@ -42,7 +27,6 @@ set(SOURCES
 set(HEADERS
     ../../inc/comservicehelper.h
     DistributionRegistration.h
-    LxssSecurity.h
     LxssUserCallback.h
     LxssUserSession.h
     LxssUserSessionFactory.h
@@ -51,31 +35,17 @@ set(HEADERS
     PluginManager.h
     LxssInstance.h
     BridgedNetworking.h
-    DeviceHostProxy.h
-    Dmesg.h
-    DnsTunnelingChannel.h
-    GnsChannel.h
-    GnsPortTrackerChannel.h
     GnsRpcServer.h
-    GuestDeviceManager.h
     GuestTelemetryLogger.h
-    INetworkingEngine.h
     IMirroredNetworkManager.h
     Lifetime.h
     LxssConsoleManager.h
     LxssCreateProcess.h
     MirroredNetworking.h
-    NatNetworking.h
-    RingBuffer.h
-    WslCoreFilesystem.h
     WslCoreGuestNetworkService.h
-    WslCoreHostDnsInfo.h
     WslCoreInstance.h
-    WslCoreMessageQueue.h
     WslMirroredNetworking.h
     WslCoreNetworkEndpoint.h
-    WslCoreNetworkEndpointSettings.h
-    DnsResolver.h
     WslCoreTcpIpStateTracking.h
     WslCoreVm.h)
 
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/MirroredNetworking.cpp b/src/windows/service/exe/MirroredNetworking.cpp
index 79b15cb..417006e 100644
--- a/src/windows/service/exe/MirroredNetworking.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/service/exe/MirroredNetworking.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void MirroredNetworking::Initialize()
         m_config.FirewallConfig.Enabled(), m_config.IgnoredPorts, m_runtimeId, m_gnsRpcServer->GetServerUuid(), s_GuestNetworkServiceCallback, this);
     m_ephemeralPortRange = m_guestNetworkService.AllocateEphemeralPortRange();
 
-    networking::ConfigureHyperVFirewall(m_config.FirewallConfig, c_vmOwner);
+    networking::ConfigureHyperVFirewall(m_config.FirewallConfig, wsl::windows::common::wslutil::c_vmOwner);
 
     // must keep all m_networkManager interactions (including) creation queued
     // also must queue GNS callbacks to keep them serialized
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreVm.cpp b/src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreVm.cpp
index 343b818..931e392 100644
--- a/src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreVm.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreVm.cpp
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ void WslCoreVm::FreeLun(_In_ ULONG lun)
 std::wstring WslCoreVm::GenerateConfigJson()
 {
     hcs::ComputeSystem systemSettings{};
-    systemSettings.Owner = c_vmOwner;
+    systemSettings.Owner = wsl::windows::common::wslutil::c_vmOwner;
     systemSettings.ShouldTerminateOnLastHandleClosed = true;
     systemSettings.SchemaVersion.Major = 2;
     systemSettings.SchemaVersion.Minor = 3;
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ std::wstring WslCoreVm::GenerateConfigJson()
     // Set the vmmem suffix which will change the process name in task manager.
     if (IsVmemmSuffixSupported())
     {
-        vmSettings.ComputeTopology.Memory.HostingProcessNameSuffix = c_vmOwner;
+        vmSettings.ComputeTopology.Memory.HostingProcessNameSuffix = wsl::windows::common::wslutil::c_vmOwner;
     }
 
     // If nested virtualization was requested, ensure the platform supports it.
diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreVm.h b/src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreVm.h
index 496ae6e..4c21672 100644
--- a/src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreVm.h
+++ b/src/windows/service/exe/WslCoreVm.h
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ inline constexpr auto c_optionsValueName = L"Options";
 inline constexpr auto c_typeValueName = L"Type";
 inline constexpr auto c_mountNameValueName = L"Name";
 
-inline constexpr auto c_vmOwner = L"WSL";
-
 static constexpr GUID c_virtiofsAdminClassId = {0x7e6ad219, 0xd1b3, 0x42d5, {0xb8, 0xee, 0xd9, 0x63, 0x24, 0xe6, 0x4f, 0xf6}};
 
 // {60285AE6-AAF3-4456-B444-A6C2D0DEDA38}