Currently (and probably in the future), the official Microsoft documentation for upgrading from WSL1 to WSL 2 does not suggest Arch Linux as a distribution. This may be due to the fact that it was removed from the Windows Store. However, it is still possible to use Arch Linux on WSL 2. The steps for converting Arch Linux from WSL 1 to WSL 2 are outlined below.
- Make sure Windows 10 version 2004, build 19041 or higher is installed. This can be verified by executing
winver
in the Run dialog (Meta + R
).
- Install the
Windows Subsystem for Linux
optional feature:
PowerShell (Admin)