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cygwin/x

First, install cygwin/x. If no mirror are found, google 'cygwin/x mirrors' and you shall find many. Make sure xorg is always installed. Then, open "XWin server" file location from start menu, add -- -listen tcp to the end of target.

WSL

Inside wsl, copy /mnt/c/cygwin64/home/${YOUR_USERNAME_HERE}/.Xauthority to ~/, and then add export DISPLAY=:0 to ~/.bashrc. Then restart your bash by exec bash or run source ~/.bashrc to read in the configurations.

Test

Run sudo apt install -y x11-apps to install x11 apps like xclock, xeyes and etc, then run xclock/xeyes or any GUI application. It shall work fine now.

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