How to restart UP4W

Some configuration changes only apply when you restart UP4W. Here is a guide on how to restart it. There are two options.

Option 1: Restart your UP4W host machine

This is the simple one. If you’re not in a hurry to see the configuration updated, just wait until next time you boot your machine.

Option 2: Restart only UP4W

  1. Stop the agent:

    Get-Process -Name Ubuntu-Pro-Agent | Stop-Process
    
  2. Stop the distro, or distros you installed WSL-Pro-Service in:

    wsl --terminate DISTRO_NAME_1
    wsl --terminate DISTRO_NAME_2
    # etc.
    
    # Alternatively, stop all distros:
    wsl --shutdown
    
  3. Start the agent again:

    1. Open the start Menu and search for “Ubuntu Pro for WSL”.

    2. The GUI should start.

    3. Wait a minute.

    4. Click on “Click to restart it”.

  4. Start the distro, or distros you installed WSL-Pro-Service in.