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When entering the WSL, the path is displayed incorrectly

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Description

Prerequisites
Steps to reproduce

I am entering the wsl directory(\\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu-22.04\root).
I think it should be:

PS \\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu-22.04\root>

But this is actually happening:

PS Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::\\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu-22.04\root>
Expected behavior
PS \\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu-22.04\root>
Actual behavior
PS Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::\\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu-22.04\root>
Error details
PS Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::\\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu-22.04\root>
Environment data
Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.5.1
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.5.1
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.22631
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0
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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by entering the WSL path \wsl.localhost\Ubuntu-22.04\root in PowerShell 7.5.1 on Windows 10. Compare the actual and expected prompt output, then trace the prompt's path display behavior; done means the provider-qualified prefix is no longer shown for this WSL path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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