

exe in the command: wsl.exe -install -d or to list available distributions: wsl.exe -l -o. If you want to install additional distributions from inside a Linux/Bash command line (rather than from PowerShell or Command Prompt), you must use. All future launches should take less than a second. The first time you launch a newly installed Linux distribution, a console window will open and you'll be asked to wait for files to de-compress and be stored on your machine. If you're running an older build, or just prefer not to use the install command and would like step-by-step directions, see WSL manual installation steps for older versions. ( This default distribution can be changed). This command will enable the features necessary to run WSL and install the Ubuntu distribution of Linux. Open PowerShell or Windows Command Prompt in administrator mode by right-clicking and selecting "Run as administrator", enter the wsl -install command, then restart your machine.

You can now install everything you need to run WSL with a single command. If you are on earlier versions please see the manual install page. You must be running Windows 10 version 2004 and higher (Build 19041 and higher) or Windows 11 to use the commands below. The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) lets developers install a Linux distribution (such as Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Kali, Debian, Arch Linux, etc) and use Linux applications, utilities, and Bash command-line tools directly on Windows, unmodified, without the overhead of a traditional virtual machine or dualboot setup. When working with the Registry, you should always create a backup just in case you run into an issue.Developers can access the power of both Windows and Linux at the same time on a Windows machine. There are so many features and options available with this app that you will be hard-pressed to go back to using the default. Total Registry also allows you to perform undo/redo, copy/paste of keys/values, optionally replace RegEdit, connect to remote Registry, and view open key handles. You can also view MUI, and REG_EXPAND_SZ expanded values, perform full searches (Find All / Ctrl+Shift+F), and enhanced hex editor for binary values. It shows you key icons for hives and inaccessible keys/links it also displays key details like last write time and many keys/values for more accuracy.

With Total Registry, you can show the actual Registry (not just the standard one) and sort the list view by any column desired.

Total Registry's goal is to provide those improvements from a smooth new UI featuring options that you have probably thought to yourself at one time or another, "why isn't this here" when using the default Regedit. The default Regedit helps perform many different actions about the registry, but there can be improvements with all things. Total Registry gives you a nicely enhanced Open Source Regedit replacement.
