Cannot locate .wslconfig in user profile on windows 11

Question

I am completely new to Docker and Linux Subsystem on Windows [Ubuntu 22.04.1], which requires changing the CPU and RAM used in Docker, and I'm trying resolve a Parallel Computing on Windows Problem; however, as noted in the troubleshooting guide and on the Docker Settings' Advanced suboption in Resources, I need to change the .wslconfig file:

I followed Advanced settings configuration in WSL, but there is no file or folder within:
```
%UserProfile%\.wslconfig
```

Any advice on how to fix this?

score 29 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 04 '24 at 14:54

Any advice on how to fix this?

Create file: %UserProfile%\.wslconfig

Within %UserProfile%\.wslconfig, paste:

[wsl2]
memory=4GB # Limits VM memory in WSL 2 to 4 GB
processors=2 # Makes the WSL 2 VM use two virtual processors

Since you are unlikely to be compiling and creating your own WSL2 Linux kernel, I have removed the line that sets the custom kernel that ALL WSL2 distributions would use.

Cannot locate .wslconfig in user profile on windows 11

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