Wsl | Uninstall

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.

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: uninstall wsl

wsl --unregister <DistributionName> Example: Uninstalling WSL is not a single click

Open regedit as Administrator and navigate to: If you have any important files, scripts, or

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

List your installed distributions:

# Disable WSL Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName VirtualMachinePlatform