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wsl.conf

A per-distro configuration file inside WSL at /etc/wsl.conf that controls interop behavior, such as whether the Windows PATH gets imported automatically.

also written as /etc/wsl.conf

Related terms

.wslconfigA Windows-side ini file at %UserProfile%\.wslconfig that sets WSL2 VM-wide resource limits like memory, swap, and processor count for every distro.view term appendWindowsPathA wsl.conf interop setting that controls whether every Windows PATH directory gets appended to the Linux shell's PATH inside WSL, on by default.view term

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first used: jul 2026

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