Comment completely uninstaller the subsystem for Linux on Windows 10?

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Comment completely uninstaller the subsystem for Linux on Windows 10?

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I was fooling around a bit with the Linux/Bash subsystem for Win10.

But then I decided to stay with Cygwin for now. So I uninstalled it - or thought I did.

Now J'ai installé Cygwin and put its `bin` directory first in the `PATH`.

In `cmd.exe` , when I type `bash` , it will start the Cygwin's Bash.

But when I do Win+R and type `bash`, I still get the prompt:

```
Windows Subsystem for Linux has no installed distributions.
…bla-bla-bla…

```

Comment get rid of the Linux/Bash subsystem entirely, so it will instead pick up Cygwin's Bash from the `PATH`?
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Re: Comment completely uninstaller the subsystem for Linux on Windows 10?

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In order to disable WSL, one has to go back into

Panneau de configuration -> programs-features -> turn on/off Windows features and deselect Windows Subsystem for Linux, and Save. A dialog shows you progress as it uninstalls. You must restart the PC to complete the uninstall.
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