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AzureMoon
Aug 25, 2026Silver Contributor
WSL2 makes Windows feel subtly slower and it's driving me crazy
Been running WSL2 daily for a while now, and I'm pretty convinced it quietly degrades the overall Windows experience. Nothing dramatic, nothing in Task Manager—just a bunch of small "huh, that's weir...
Eliseour
Aug 26, 2026Tin Contributor
If you notice the system becoming generally laggy after WSL2 has been running for a while, a full shutdown of WSL can help clear memory and system resources.