Rebooting Ubuntu on Windows without rebooting Windows?
Rebooting Ubuntu on Windows without rebooting Windows?
Rebooting Ubuntu on Windows without rebooting Windows?
Re: Rebooting Ubuntu on Windows without rebooting Windows?
You cannot reboot a distro with a single command. You must shut down and boot up the distro with two commands. If you run **`wsl.exe`** instead of `wsl`, then it works both in WSL Bash & CMD.
*View the list of distros and their current state:*
```
wsl.exe -l -v
```
***Shutdown everything:*** [Build 18917+](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl-2-is-now-available-in-windows-insiders/)
```
wsl.exe --shutdown
```
*Terminate a specific distro:* [Windows 1903+](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/basic-commands#wslexe)
```
wsl.exe -t
```
*Boot up the default distro (marked with `*`):*
```
wsl.exe
```
*Boot up a specific distro:*
```
wsl.exe -d
```
Older versions
`# PowerShell (admin)
Restart-Service LxssManager
# or CMD (admin)
net stop LxssManager
net start LxssManager
```
[](https://i.sstatic.net/pUP0b.png)
*View the list of distros and their current state:*
```
wsl.exe -l -v
```
***Shutdown everything:*** [Build 18917+](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl-2-is-now-available-in-windows-insiders/)
```
wsl.exe --shutdown
```
*Terminate a specific distro:* [Windows 1903+](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/basic-commands#wslexe)
```
wsl.exe -t
```
*Boot up the default distro (marked with `*`):*
```
wsl.exe
```
*Boot up a specific distro:*
```
wsl.exe -d
```
Older versions
`# PowerShell (admin)
Restart-Service LxssManager
# or CMD (admin)
net stop LxssManager
net start LxssManager
```
[](https://i.sstatic.net/pUP0b.png)