Clean uninstall of WSL: Difference between revisions
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In powershell (as admin) | In powershell (as admin) | ||
list all installed distros | |||
wsl -l -v | wsl -l -v | ||
destroy distros | |||
wsl --unregister Ubuntu | wsl --unregister Ubuntu | ||
wsl --unregister Debian # and so on | wsl --unregister Debian # and so on | ||
Revision as of 09:20, 29 May 2025
Got this from a blog somewhere. It worked to uninstall WSL when it was being a bitch.
In powershell (as admin)
list all installed distros
wsl -l -v
destroy distros
wsl --unregister Ubuntu wsl --unregister Debian # and so on
In Settings > Apps > Apps & Features
search for Ubuntu (then Debian, etc), and if something is found, click on uninstall search for Linux, and if something is found, click on uninstall on all results
In Start Menu > Turn Windows Features on or off
Untick Virtual Machine Platform checkbox Untick Windows Subsystem for Linux checkbox
The reinstall from here with the normal command wsl --install --web-download
