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After the release of the latest WSL2, I found it doesn't support GPU access, so I uninstalled the Ubuntu Distro and WSL2, but it leaves the following file behind which is over 7GB:

%LocalAppData%\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu20.04onWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc\LocalState\ext4.vhdx

What is the proper way to remove this file and all relative components?

  • I tried to delete it directly, but I'm unsure whether it's the correct way since it doesn't solve the problem, as the file and its folder are still there: 
    wsl --shutdown

    diskpart
  select vdisk file="C:\WSL-Distros\…\ext4.vhdx"
  attach vdisk readonly
  compact vdisk
  detach vdisk
  exit
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Franva
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If for example you installed Ubuntu from Windows Update is as simple as right click in the Start Menu Ubuntu tile -> Uninstall. If it still remains then open an elevated cmd and run wsl.exe --unregister Ubuntu

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