• Shutdown all distros: wsl --shutdown
  • Start specific distro: wsl -d DISTRO
  • Return to PowerShell: exit
  • Show available distros and their status: wsl -l -v
  • Remove distro: wsl --unregister DISTRO
  • Export (backup) distro: wsl --export DISTRO PATH_TO_SAVE_TARBALL_TO
  • Import distro: wsl --import DISTRO PATH_TO_SAVE_VHDX_TO PATH_TO_TARBALL