webbrowser does not handle opens under Windows WSL properly

GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-10-23.17:33:22.416>
labels = ['type-feature', 'OS-windows', '3.11']
title = 'webbrowser does not handle opens under Windows WSL properly'
updated_at = <Date 2021-11-02.19:34:22.273>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/guidofioravantti'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-11-02.19:34:22.273>
actor = 'guido.fioravantti'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2021-10-23.17:33:22.416>
creator = 'guido.fioravantti'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 45589
keywords = []
message_count = 6.0
messages = ['404896', '405482', '405534', '405535', '405537', '405539']
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nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'steve.dower', 'guido.fioravantti']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'test needed'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45589'
versions = ['Python 3.11']