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How to upgrade app from WSL version 1 to 2

If we have upgraded the existing WSL system from version 1 to version 2, the previously installed Linux distributions will remains with older version itself. This article explains the command to upgrade existing WSL apps from version 1 to 2.

#wsl --set-version DISTRO-NAME 2

Where DISTRO-NAME need to be replaced with the corresponding value.

The same command can be used to downgrade the version also.

#wsl --set-version DISTRO-NAME 1

Where DISTRO-NAME need to be replaced with the corresponding value.

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