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| # Resetting your Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Environment | |
| lxrun.exe /uninstall /full | |
| lxrun.exe /install |
Stuck on uninstall, anything I can do to reinstall?
Just be sure you delete all of the contents of AppData\Local\lxss* before you run lxrun.exe /install
Perfect!
The subsystem can now be remove by simply uninstalling from the start menu and reinstalled from the Microsoft Store
The subsystem can now be remove by simply uninstalling from the start menu and reinstalled from the Microsoft Store
Gross
This no longer works, at least for me. What was once two command lines now involves at least two apps - settings/control panel to uninstall and windows store to reinstall. What a crappy UX.
In wsl2 there is a way to repair or reset the distro (possibly a Ubuntu only option) without wiping wsl2. Not what quite what you asked for but quicker, I suspect.
For example if you've installed ubuntu from windows store then go to 'add/remove programs' then find 'Ubuntu' and then go to advanced options - you then have the option of repair/reset/terminate/uninstall
In wsl2 there is a way to repair or reset the distro (possibly a Ubuntu only option) without wiping wsl2. Not what quite what you asked for but quicker, I suspect.
For example if you've installed ubuntu from windows store then go to 'add/remove programs' then find 'Ubuntu' and then go to advanced options - you then have the option of repair/reset/terminate/uninstall
Doesn't work for me. The Windows Subsystem for Linux instance has terminated.
nice