Go to Settings > Apps > Installed Apps (or Apps & features ), search for your Linux distribution, and select Uninstall . 2. Uninstall WSL Components
Once the distributions are gone, remove the core WSL application. wsl unistall
If you want to save your work, open your distro terminal and back up your files to an external drive or a Windows folder (accessible via /mnt/c/ inside Linux) before uninstalling. Go to Settings > Apps > Installed Apps
To remove network remnants (like the vEthernet (WSL) virtual adapter): search for your Linux distribution
Yes, seriously. Restart Windows to release file locks, remove virtual network adapters, and finalize the uninstall.