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How to move WSL distros to a different drive on Windows 11, 10
To move a WSL distro to another hard drive on Windows 11 (or 10), open Settings > Apps > Installed apps, choose the “Move” option from the Linux installation menu, and select the new drive. Alternatively, you can also open Command Prompt (admin) and run the wsl --manage DISTRO --move NEW-DRIVE command or use the export and import commands. On…
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How to install WSL on Windows 10 (2024)
To install WSL on Windows 10, open Command Prompt (or PowerShell) as admin and run wsl --install to install all the WSL2 components and the Ubuntu Linux distro. If you want to install a specific distro, run the wsl --install -d DISTRO-NAME command, and to update the WSL kernel, run the wsl --update command. You can also install WSL and Linux…
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How to install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on Windows 11
To install WSL on Windows 11, open PowerShell or Command Prompt (admin), run the “wsl –install” command, and restart the computer to set up the Windows Subsystem for Linux alongside the Ubuntu Linux distribution. To install WSL with a specific distro, run the “wsl –install -d DISTRO-NAME” command. To install WSL from the Microsoft Store, enable the “Virtual Machine Platform”…
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