Howto wsl windows

list of available wsl distros to install:

wsl --list -o

install specific distro:

wsl --install -d kali-linux

update the wsl kernel:

wsl --update

set windows subsystem for linux 2 your default architecture for new distros:

wsl --set-default-version 2

convert the distro from wsl to wsl 2:

wsl --set-version kali-linux 2

list distro name and version:

wsl -l -v

restart wsl:

wsl --shutdown