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--- docker:install-docker-for-windows-wsl [2024/09/06 22:41] – odefta
+++ docker:install-docker-for-windows-wsl [2024/09/06 22:44] (current) – [Automatically Start Ubuntu WSL at Startup without Showing CMD] odefta
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 ==== Automatically Start Ubuntu WSL at Startup without Showing CMD ====
-To automatically start WSL (specifically the Ubuntu distribution) during Windows startup without showing the CMD window, follow these steps:
+Open **Notepad** and create a batch script with the following command:
-  - Open **Notepad** and create a batch script with the following command:
+<code batch start_wsl.bat>
-    ```
+@echo off
-    @echo off
+wsl -d Ubuntu
-    wsl -d Ubuntu
+</code>
-    ```
-    - This command launches the **Ubuntu** distribution in WSL. Replace `Ubuntu` with your distribution name if necessary.
-  - Save the file as `start_wsl.bat` in the `C:\Windows` directory:
+Save the file as `start_wsl.bat` in the `C:\Windows` directory.
-    - In **Notepad**, click **File > Save As...**.
-    - Choose **C:\Windows** as the location.
-    - Name the file `start_wsl.bat`.
-    - In the **Save as type** dropdown, select **All Files** (important!).
-  - Create a shortcut to the batch file:
+Create a shortcut to the batch file.
-    - Right-click on the `start_wsl.bat` file, and choose **Create Shortcut**.
+Right-click on the `start_wsl.bat` file, and choose **Create Shortcut**. \\
+Next, set the shortcut to run minimized:
-  - Set the shortcut to run minimized:
     - Right-click the newly created shortcut, and select **Properties**.
     - In the **Shortcut** tab, set **Run** to **Minimized**.
     - Click **OK** to save the settings.
-  - Move the shortcut to the Windows **Startup** folder:
+Then, move the shortcut to the Windows **Startup** folder:
     - Press *Win + R*, and type `shell:startup`, then hit **Enter**. This opens the **Startup** folder.
     - Move the shortcut you created into this folder.