WSL1 upgraded to WSL2

1. First you need to enable the component.
   Open Powershell as an administrator and run

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName VirtualMachinePlatform

Once enabled, you will be asked to restart your computer.

2. Get the WSL2 Linux kernel update package from https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi , then install and run
   to view the current WSL version

wsl -l -v

wsl --set-version Ubuntu-20.04 2

If you have obtained and installed the WSL2 Linux kernel update package above, you do not need to perform the following content.


WSL 2 需要更新其内核组件。有关信息，请访问 https://aka.ms/wsl2kernel
You need to download
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual.

After downloading, you can directly install it.

and then execute

wsl --set-version Ubuntu-20.04 2
wsl -l -v

You can complete the upgrade from WSL1 to WSL 2.

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