Add the ability to view and modify Linux running processes from Windows Task Manager
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Description
NOTE: Filed on behalf of a community member.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
To manage and view Linux tasks running inside WSL, I need to go into each distro and run htop or similar commands separately. It would be nice to more easily view and manage these.
Describe the solution you'd like
Adding a 'Linux' section in Windows Task Manager will easily allow me to view all my Linux processes and modify them just like I would my Windows ones.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Alternatively, we could surface Linux processes to task Manager just like Windows tasks are (like how they are shown in WSL1).
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Research direction
The issue names WSL and Windows Task Manager but no source file, test, or implementation entry point. Start by investigating how Linux processes running in WSL could be surfaced to Task Manager and how they could be managed. Done means Linux processes are viewable and modifiable there, either in a Linux section or alongside Windows tasks.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100