WSL 1 was mostly like this, where Linux shared the file system with Windows, albeit in a subdirectory. WSL 2 is a completely different beast, with Linux storin

WSL 1 was mostly like this, where Linux shared the file system with Windows, albeit in a subdirectory. WSL 2 is a completely different beast, with Linux storing its file system in a virtual disk image. \\wsl$\ just gives you the illusion of being the same system, but that’s just a networked file system. See https://jmmv.dev/2020/11/wsl-lost-potential.html https://jmmv.dev/2020/11/wsl-lost-potential.html