Windows 10: How to Remove Multiple wsl.exe Files

This is what I have md5sum $find /drives/c -name wsl.exe 2>/dev/null7703b12e36ab626ee837489eb1a86e09 /drives/c/Users/euser6162/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForLinux_8wekyb3d8bbwe/wsl.exe7703b12e36ab626ee837489eb1a86e09 /drives/c/Users/euser6162/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/wsl.exe81f9fd1edda00bc37cf697478574b0d5 /drives/c/Windows/servicing/LCU/Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~19041.2604.1.10/amd64_microsoft-windows-lxss-wsl_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.19041.2311_none_f7a4fa53841d8f4e/n/wsl.exe81f9fd1edda00bc37cf697478574b0d5

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adding WSL home folder to file history to be backed up to NAS

Hello, this is Emily.

To add your WSL home folder to the list of files backed up by File History, you will need to first include it in your Library then you can set it up to be backed up via File History. Here are the steps:

1. Find your WSL home folder in File Explorer. Right click on the folder and choose "Include in library" and then "Documents" library.
   
2. Type "Control Panel" in the search on your taskbar and hit enter to launch it. then go to "File History."
   
3. Click on "Exclude folders" and remove the folder you want to backup from the excluded list.
   
4. Save the changes and then click on Backup now.
   

 

adding WSL home folder to file history to be backed up to NAS

I am using File History (not Backup) to back up my personal folders to my NAS. I would like to add my home folder of my WSL to the list of files to be backed up.

Any suggestions?

 

Since 2022H2: File Explorer slow when Quick Access contains WSL folders.

After upgrading Windows 11 to 2022H2, the file explorer is slow showing it initial list of Quick Access folders in right panel.



It seems WSL locations in Quick access is causing the latency.



Before upgrade:

- Initial list of folders in right pane was fast. Quick access contains folders of WSL.

- Accessing WSL folder from Quick Access was slow (very slow).

- When WSL terminal is open, accessing WSL folder in File explorer was fast.



After 2022H2 upgrade:

- Initial list of folders in right pane is slow. Quick access contains folders of WSL.

- Accessing WSL folder from Quick Access is fast.

- When removing folders that point to WSL folders from Quick access, initial startup is swift.

- When adding folders pointing to WSL, file explorer is slow.

- When WSL terminal is open, initial startup of File Explorer is fast.



It seems like in previous version of Windows 11, WSL was lazily started when WSL folders were accessed, while after upgrading to 2022H2, WSL is initialized at startup of Explorer when WSL files are in Quick Access.



I think I prefer WSL to be started lazily since I do not always access WSL based folders.