How to remove Windows paths from WSL path

How to remove Windows paths from WSL path.md

after Build 17093

• can override settings by edit "/etc/wsl.conf"
• normally this file is not exists at first

$ sudo vi /etc/wsl.conf

[interop]
appendWindowsPath = false

$ exit
c:\Users\user> wsl

$ echo $PATH

to take effect you should exit and relaunch shell

see also

• https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2018/02/07/automatically-configuring-wsl/

default wsl.conf settings

[automount]
enabled = true
mountFsTab = true
root = "/mnt/"
options =

[network]
generateHosts = true
generateResolvConf = true

[interop]
enabled = true
appendWindowsPath = true

@moracabanas One way would be to run which code to find where it is, then to add an alias to it.

@moracabanas You can also just append your VSCode install bin to the PATH in your .zshrc file. That's what I did, and that's working perfectly fine. So first configure the wsl.conf and add the appendWindowsPath = false and then adjust your .zshrc and add the following line;

export PATH="$PATH:/mnt/c/Users/rober/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/bin"

I confirm work for wsl2

I kept the wsl.conf like 1st advised.

[interop]
appendWindowsPath = false

THEN my blond moment elapsed

Powershell 7.2 :

.\wslconfig.exe /l
Windows Subsystem for Linux Distributions:
Ubuntu-20.04 (Default)
'''
./wslconfig /t Ubuntu-20.04

But missed below. After I termiated the service, the wsl.conf file was active. Many Thanks!

The OpenWrt Buildroot Environment works like a charm.

!

Thanks. Still a hero in 2022. @takizo

Another way you can configure it globally, for all WSL2 distros, from the Windows $USER/.wslconfig config:

[interop]
appendWindowsPath = false

[boot]
command = export PATH="$PATH:/mnt/c/Users/YOUR_USERNAME/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/bin"

@GavinRay97
Aren't these settings (interop etc) only /etc/wsl.conf settings and not .wslconfig settings? 🤔
See wsl.conf and .wslconfig

@GavinRay97
Aren't these settings (interop etc) only /etc/wsl.conf settings and not .wslconfig settings? 🤔
See wsl.conf and .wslconfig

Yup, I know docker has a wslcomfig, but it’s not related to this thread regarding the correction of the $PATH

It would have been nice to set this up for all distros at once, though.
For now, I'll keep doing it by distro using the /etc/wsl.conf file.

This is a good resource:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl-config#global-configuration-options-with-wslconfig