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Expand Up @@ -20,8 +20,19 @@ It should look something like:
kernel = C:\\Users\\natec\\Linux\\bzImage
```

or

```
[wsl2]
kernel = C:\\Users\\nathan chance\\Linux\\bzImage
```

If your user PC name has space like above

4. Save this file as `.wslconfig` in the current user's home directory (e.g. `C:\Users\natec\.wslconfig`).

5. Restart WSL with `wsl.exe --shutdown` and check that the new image has been booted with `uname -r`.

To update the kernel, continuously download the latest release from the releases page or use one of the tools mentioned in [this issue](https://github.com/nathanchance/WSL2-Linux-Kernel/issues/5).

Please make sure that you are on WSL version 2. If you haven't already on that version yet, please read [this guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10) first. To check in which version you are, simply just open powershell then type `wsl --list --verbose`. If you see your current WSL version is 1 then just switch it into version 2 by typing `wsl --set-version <distro_name> 2` on powershell (e.g. `wsl --set-version Ubuntu-20.04 2`).