Support mounting .vhdx in the WSL Settings app (GUI)
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Description
**Problem**
WSL requires manual mounting for Linux file systems and VHD images due to the lack of automatic recognition. Hence, the wsl --mount come in handy for for these frequent chores, but the job is tedious, as usual.
It requires identifying the DeviceID and then invoking `wsl --mount` component:
```powershell
GET-CimInstance -query "SELECT * from Win32_DiskDrive"
wsl --mount --partition --type
```
or for VHD
```powershell
wsl --mount --vhd
```
**Solution**
A built-in GUI for mounting in the WSL Settings app would be a valuable addition. I would love to see a dialog box featuring clickable options for selecting Linux disks/partitions, a custom option to enter the path to a VHD image, along with a button to mount the chosen item.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the WSL Settings app and the current `wsl --mount` and `wsl --mount --vhd` workflows described in the issue. Done means the app provides a dialog to select Linux disks or partitions, enter a VHD path, and mount the selected item.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100