vmmemWSL

Wetin you need know

Does this label identify an executable file?

No file identity follow from this label. Investigate any actual file separately. (pcm)

What should I inspect?

From Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt, di following read-only command go list distributions, their running state and WSL version. E no go stop Linux sessions or change their configuration.

Feex tok say

If vmmemWSL na the heavy row, I dey treat am as the WSL2 VM. I no dey end Hyper-V vmwp for Ubuntu, and I no dey delete file wey dem name vmmemWSL.

Understand the Windows reporting context

Di sources cover WSL architecture, commands and diagnostics. Dem no certify a file with a similar name or establish a universal amount of RAM wey every workload suppose to use.

Wetin be vmmemWSL?

vmmemWSL na di Windows reporting context wey dey connect to WSL's virtualized workload. Diagnose di running Linux distributions and applications instead of treating dis label like ordinary program wey you fit remove.

Wetin e dey do?

WSL 2 dey use a virtual-machine architecture. Microsoft WSL troubleshooting guide identify VmmemWSL when dem dey describe investigation of a hung WSL workload.

Wetin make am dey run?

Check which distributions dey run and which WSL version dem dey use. Di available labels, command output and settings depend on di installed Windows and WSL versions.

E dey safe?

A familiar system label no fit certify a separate executable wey use the same name. Inspect that file independently if one dey. (pcm)

I fit end am?

WSL shutdown go interrupt running Linux applications and jobs. Save work and use di application's shutdown procedure before restarting WSL or changing .wslconfig settings.

I fit comot am?

Treat the reported platform function or workload through its documented management controls. The label no identify a file to delete. (pcm)

E suppose start with Windows?

Check which distributions dey run and which WSL version dem dey use. Di available labels, command output and settings depend on di installed Windows and WSL versions.

Interpret the resource reading

Compare di Windows host reading with di Linux workloads and di time of di symptom. A memory limit na a configuration choice, no be proof of a leak or a recommended universal setting.

Label and file identity

Common wahala dem

Compare di Windows host reading with di Linux workloads and di time of di symptom. A memory limit na a configuration choice, no be proof of a leak or a recommended universal setting.

How to troubleshoot

From Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt, di following read-only command go list distributions, their running state and WSL version. E no go stop Linux sessions or change their configuration.

wsl.exe --list --verbose Copy

WSL shutdown go interrupt running Linux applications and jobs. Save work and use di application's shutdown procedure before restarting WSL or changing .wslconfig settings.

Technical details

Check the identity of running file

A familiar system label no fit certify a separate executable wey use the same name. Inspect that file independently if one dey. (pcm)

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Sources and verification

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• Microsoft: WSL architecture and versions · Explains di WSL 2 architecture.
• Microsoft: basic WSL commands · Documents di read-only distribution-list command and di effects of shutdown.
• Microsoft: WSL troubleshooting · Identifies VmmemWSL in di WSL diagnostic workflow.
• Microsoft: Windows system configuration tools Task Manager and system-information context.