time grep -ri asfadsfadfg /home/me/python-venvs 0.79s user 0.14s system 99% cpu 0.928 total wsl time grep -ri asfadsfadfg /home/me/python-venvs 0.8

time grep -ri asfadsfadfg /home/me/python-venvs 0.79s user 0.14s system 99% cpu 0.928 total wsl time grep -ri asfadsfadfg /home/me/python-venvs 0.83s user 0.10s system 99% cpu 0.932 total EDIT: cleaned up and formatted the output for better visibility, reacting to your comment. First command ran from a zsh Terminal session in WSL Second one ran from a powershell session using the wsl "bridge" executable.