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Rappkou
Jul 07, 2025Iron Contributor
Skip Password/login into WSL.EXE?
So I noticed this odd behavior when I installed Ubuntu from Microsoft store and when I run wsl.exe it opens a cli bash shell login prompt asking for the password for the ubuntu user I created when I ...
Jul 08, 2025
This is not expected or intended behavior. WSL is designed to auto-login into the default user without prompting for a password.
Reset your WSL installation - This is the safest approach since the current setup has a security flaw.