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DessertArbiter/Get-WslDistroGuids.ps1

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PowerShell script to list the names of installed WSL distros and their corresponding GUIDs
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Get-WslDistroGuids.ps1
Get-ChildItem -Path HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lxss | Get-ItemProperty -Name DistributionName | Select-Object @{Name='Distro';Expression={$PSItem.DistributionName}},@{Name='GUID';Expression={$PSItem.PSChildName}}
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