Windows 10: PowerShell does not launch bash.exe

All,


I am new and trying to learn.


My issue: When I enter bash.exe in a PowerShell cmd window, my PC does not launch the Ubuntu command. I think Windows Subsystem for Linux WSL is not in my $ENVath.


Troubleshooting I have done:

1. 
   Reading on the Internet, I can test my $ENVath by typing the following a PowerShell cmd:
   

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> where.exe calc

C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe


It returned the follow:

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> calc

And the calculator displayed on my PC

1. 
   Reading on the Internet, I can also test my $ENVath by typing the following a PowerShell cmd:
   

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> where.exe wsl


It returned the follow:

INFO: Could not find files for the given patterns.


Here is the output of $ENVath

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $ENVath

C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Program Files x86\Calibre2\;C:\Program Files\PuTTY\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\bin;C:\Users\user-lenovo595\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps



Question:

What would you suggest as my next step to fix the issue?


Thank you,


tjcreek55

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