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WSL2 Tips: Limit CPU/Memory When using Docker
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Turn off all wsl instances such as docker-desktop

wsl --shutdown notepad "$env:USERPROFILE/.wslconfig"

Edit .wslconfig file with notepad and write down these settings:

[wsl2]

memory=3GB # Limits VM memory in WSL 2 up to 3GB

processors=4 # Makes the WSL 2 VM use two virtual processors

And then, from Powershell with admin rights, restart WSL2 by typing:

Restart-Service LxssManager

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