Backport `[boot]` section in `/etc/wsl.conf` to Windows 10
Nobody has claimed this yet.
- Dominant language
- C++
- Stars
- 33.7k
- Forks
- 1.8k
- Avg merge
- 3d 17h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 116
Description
**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
The docs currently [say](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/WSL/blob/6d496e45a4ca046315363e4fe72297b396bc037c/WSL/wsl-config.md?plain=1#L131) that `[boot]` section in `/etc/wsl.conf` only currently works in Windows 11.
**Describe the solution you'd like**
Could you please backport it to Windows 10?
**Describe alternatives you've considered**
Known workarounds are ([ref](https://askubuntu.com/a/1356147)):
* `sudoers` + `.bashrc`
* `wsl.exe -u root ` + running the necessary commands from the outer shell.
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 with the linked WSL/wsl-config.md section to understand the current Windows 11 limitation and the documented [boot] behavior. Then identify the WSL implementation and Windows-version compatibility constraints; done means [boot] works on Windows 10 and the documentation accurately reflects the supported versions.
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
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100