Uninstall Wsl Direct

wsl -l -v For each distribution listed, unregister (remove) it:

To back up a distribution:

Uninstalling WSL is not a single click. It involves removing the Linux distributions, the WSL components themselves, and cleaning up leftover files and registry entries. This guide provides a complete, safe method to remove everything WSL-related. If you have any important files, scripts, or configuration data inside your Linux distribution(s), back them up now . Uninstalling will permanently delete all Linux files, home directories, and installed packages. uninstall wsl

wsl --unregister Ubuntu-22.04 Repeat for every distribution. Once unregistered, all files, settings, and the Linux filesystem for that distro are permanently deleted. Even after unregistering, some WSL processes may linger. Run: wsl -l -v For each distribution listed, unregister

# Disable WSL Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName VirtualMachinePlatform If you have any important files, scripts, or

Open regedit as Administrator and navigate to: