Setup Windows Linux Subsystem 2 (WSL2) on Windows

Open powershell as admin/

Download kernel update package from https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi

Set WSL2 as default version.

wsl --set-default-version 2

Find a distro to install.

wsl --list --online

output

>wsl --list --online
The following is a list of valid distributions that can be installed.
Install using 'wsl.exe --install <Distro>'.

NAME                                   FRIENDLY NAME
Ubuntu                                 Ubuntu
Debian                                 Debian GNU/Linux
kali-linux                             Kali Linux Rolling
Ubuntu-18.04                           Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Ubuntu-20.04                           Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Ubuntu-22.04                           Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
OracleLinux_7_9                        Oracle Linux 7.9
OracleLinux_8_7                        Oracle Linux 8.7
OracleLinux_9_1                        Oracle Linux 9.1
openSUSE-Leap-15.5                     openSUSE Leap 15.5
SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-Server-15-SP4    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-15-SP5           SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5
openSUSE-Tumbleweed                    openSUSE Tumbleweed

Install a distro

wsl --install Ubuntu-20.04

Restart your PC.

Mount a unformatted drive

Open Powershell and query the physical drive.

> GET-CimInstance -query "SELECT * from Win32_DiskDrive"

DeviceID           Caption                             Partitions Size          Model
--------           -------                             ---------- ----          -----
\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0 CT2000P3PSSD8                       3          2000396321280 CT2000P3PSSD8
\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE3 Generic- SD/MMC USB Device          0                        Generic- SD/MMC USB Device
\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE2 Generic MassStorageClass USB Device 0                        Generic MassStorageClass USB Device
\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 Generic MassStorageClass USB Device 0                        Generic MassStorageClass USB Device
\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE5 Generic- Compact Flash USB Device   0                        Generic- Compact Flash USB Device
\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE4 Generic- Micro SD USB Device        2          512706378240  Generic- Micro SD USB Device

Mount it to WSL VM.

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