More information can be found here.
To proceed any further, you must be sure that you are running Windows 10, updated to version 2004, Build 19041 or higher:
- Win + R;
- Run
winver;
If you need to upgrade:
- Win → Check for Updates;
- Alternatively, if you don't see the latest build being suggested, you can push the upgrade manually via the Update Assitant.
To upgrade the Linux kernel:
- Download and install WSL2 kernel upgrade package here;
- Open PowerShell and run
wsl --set-default-version 2.
Any new distribution should use the new kernel by default.
To upgrade a previously installed distribution to the new kernel:
- Open PowerShell;
- Run
wsl --list --verbose; - Identify the distribution you wish to upgrade, and run
wsl --set-version <distroName> 2; - Update your default version for future distros with
wsl --set-default-version 2.
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