windows install wsl2 code example

Example 1: wsl version

wsl --list --verbose
wsl --set-version <distribution name> <versionNumber>

Example 2: dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

Example 3: wsl2 windows 10

//Enable WSL 2 on windows 10 - Run these from an admin powershell
//Enable Microsoft Hyper V first
DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /All /FeatureName:Microsoft-Hyper-V
bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype auto
wsl.exe --set-version Ubuntu 2

"The Hyper-V feature is not required, but Virtual Machine Platform (which includes the Hyper-V hypervisor) is required"

Example 4: switch installed linx to wsl2

wsl.exe --set-version Ubuntu 2

Example 5: install wsl

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

Example 6: update to wsl2 windows 10

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName VirtualMachinePlatform -NoRestart