wsl version check

Run the following command:

1. wsl -l -v.
2. You should see a report such as this, which should confirm your WSL Version. PS C:\Users\yourname> wsl -l -v NAME STATE VERSION Ubuntu-20.04 Running 2.

1. How do I know if WSL 2 is enabled?
2. How do I change WSL to version 2?
3. How do I change my WSL version?
4. How do I know if WSL2 is installed?

How do I know if WSL 2 is enabled?

Confirm distro platform

1. Open Start.
2. Search for PowerShell, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
3. Type the following command to verify the version of the distro and press Enter: wsl --list --verbose.
4. Confirm the version of the distro version is set to 2.

How do I change WSL to version 2?

1. Enable WSL. Regardless of which version of WSL you want to use you first need to enable it. ...
2. Enable 'Virtual Machine Platform' WSL 2 requires Windows 10's “Virtual Machine Platform” feature to be enabled. ...
3. Set WSL 2 as default. ...
4. Install a distro. ...
5. Use WSL 2.

How do I change my WSL version?

Set Linux Distro Version to WSL 1 or WSL 2 for new instances

1. Open PowerShell as Administrator.
2. To set WSL 2 as your default version for new instances, type and run: wsl --set-default-version 2 .
3. To set WSL 1 as your default version for new instances, type and run: wsl --set-default-version 1 .
4. You are done.

How do I know if WSL2 is installed?

Checking if the Install Worked

The following command will show us what distros we have installed and what version they are on: wsl --list --verbose. # or shorthand. wsl -l -v.