WSL Ubuntu hangs, how to restart?
Occasionally WSL hangs on Windows 10. Opening "Ubuntu" bash just hangs. Any way to restart WSL without rebooting Windows ?

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Occasionally WSL hangs on Windows 10. Opening "Ubuntu" bash just hangs. Any way to restart WSL without rebooting Windows ?

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Does this have anything to do with programming?
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Occasionally WSL hangs on Windows 10. Opening "Ubuntu" bash just hangs. Any way to restart WSL without rebooting Windows ?

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Occasionally WSL hangs on Windows 10. Opening "Ubuntu" bash just hangs. Any way to restart WSL without rebooting Windows ?

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asked Jan 23 at 16:57
Ross Ivantsiv
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Does this have anything to do with programming?
– Carcigenicate
Jan 23 at 17:07
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@Carcigenicate means to say that this should be on superuser.com
– Jonathan
Mar 27 at 19:29
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Does this have anything to do with programming?
– Carcigenicate
Jan 23 at 17:07
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@Carcigenicate means to say that this should be on superuser.com
– Jonathan
Mar 27 at 19:29
Does this have anything to do with programming?
– Carcigenicate
Jan 23 at 17:07
Does this have anything to do with programming?
– Carcigenicate
Jan 23 at 17:07
1
1
@Carcigenicate means to say that this should be on superuser.com
– Jonathan
Mar 27 at 19:29
@Carcigenicate means to say that this should be on superuser.com
– Jonathan
Mar 27 at 19:29
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shutdown windows-service Lxss-Manager
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To expand on kev's answer, you need to restart the LxssManager service. This can be done by opening Task Manager with CTRL SHIFT ESC, going to the Services tab, finding the LxssManager service, right-clicking and selecting Restart.
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Closing all bash windows will shutdown WSL.
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This hans't been the case for a while now.
– villasv
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shutdown windows-service Lxss-Manager
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shutdown windows-service Lxss-Manager
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shutdown windows-service Lxss-Manager
shutdown windows-service Lxss-Manager
answered Sep 21 at 8:02
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To expand on kev's answer, you need to restart the LxssManager service. This can be done by opening Task Manager with CTRL SHIFT ESC, going to the Services tab, finding the LxssManager service, right-clicking and selecting Restart.
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To expand on kev's answer, you need to restart the LxssManager service. This can be done by opening Task Manager with CTRL SHIFT ESC, going to the Services tab, finding the LxssManager service, right-clicking and selecting Restart.
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To expand on kev's answer, you need to restart the LxssManager service. This can be done by opening Task Manager with CTRL SHIFT ESC, going to the Services tab, finding the LxssManager service, right-clicking and selecting Restart.
To expand on kev's answer, you need to restart the LxssManager service. This can be done by opening Task Manager with CTRL SHIFT ESC, going to the Services tab, finding the LxssManager service, right-clicking and selecting Restart.
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Closing all bash windows will shutdown WSL.
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This hans't been the case for a while now.
– villasv
Jun 27 at 13:37
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Closing all bash windows will shutdown WSL.
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This hans't been the case for a while now.
– villasv
Jun 27 at 13:37
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Closing all bash windows will shutdown WSL.
Closing all bash windows will shutdown WSL.
edited Jun 28 at 13:51
answered Jun 4 at 20:26
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This hans't been the case for a while now.
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Jun 27 at 13:37
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This hans't been the case for a while now.
– villasv
Jun 27 at 13:37
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This hans't been the case for a while now.
– villasv
Jun 27 at 13:37
This hans't been the case for a while now.
– villasv
Jun 27 at 13:37
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Does this have anything to do with programming?
– Carcigenicate
Jan 23 at 17:07
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@Carcigenicate means to say that this should be on superuser.com
– Jonathan
Mar 27 at 19:29