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Batch script to instantiate Xserver
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instantiate_xserver.bat
@echo off
start "" "C:\Program Files\VcXsrv\vcxsrv.exe" :0 -multiwindow -ac
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irizwaririz commented Sep 28, 2022 •
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NOTE: For WSL2, it might already use WSLg. So to disable it, add the following entry in the .wslconfig file (located at c:\users\MyUser\.wslconfig). This will turn off support for GUI applications in WSL.

[wsl2]
guiApplications=false

Sources:
https://github.com/microsoft/wslg#wslg-system-distro
https://www.reddit.com/r/bashonubuntuonwindows/comments/tc42tq/comment/i0daxht/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Then we will need to set the DISPLAY environment variable as such:

export DISPLAY=$(route.exe print | grep 0.0.0.0 | head -1 | awk '{print $4}'):0.0

Source:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/66398613

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You might also encounter firewall issues when doing this with WSL2, refer to this on one way to solve the firewall issue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SZXbl9KVsw

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