1.2.4

• Use --numeric-owner tar option when importing and exporting distros so the root namespace /etc/passwd is not used (solves #9982)

1.2.3

• Mount cgroup v1 for WSL2 to resolve issues with certain versions of docker (solves #9962)

1.2.2

• WSLg: Revert change to use overlayfs for /run/user/ while a more complete fix is investigated

1.2.1

• Fix intermittent localhost forwarding issues (solves #9921)
• Use /mnt/wslg for /run/user (solves #9913)
• Fix invalid handle close on wslservice.exe exit

1.2.0

• Revert to the 5.15.90.1 version of the kernel while we debug a few issues.

1.1.7

• Fix race condition in wslhost's com server logic to prevent a crash
• Remove cgroup_no_v1=all from kernel command line (solves #9868)
• Remove unused WSL_E_PACKAGE_UPGRADE_AVAILABLE error message (solves #9866)
• Give an actionable error message if an error occurs in reading reg keys (solves #9834)
• Redesign the way that page reporting is configured, will result on lower vmmemWSL usage on newer versions of Windows
  • Removes wsl2.pageReportingOrder option from %userprofile%\.wslconfig
• Re-register package if com class creation fails when talking to wslservice (solves #9064)
• Remove bond, dummy, fb_tunnel adapters via kernel command line (solves #7791)
• Bind mount /run/user to //wsl/user before the namespaces fork
• Make /run/user/ an overlayfs so each user can write its folder
• Wait for systemd to be started before forking the mount namespaces
• Update Microsoft.WSL.Kernel to 6.1.21.1-1
  • Update to stable kernel version v6.1.21
  • Out-of-tree vpci patches now included from upstream
  • Out-of-tree vsock patches now included from upstream
  • Enable anonymous VMA name support (ANON_VMA_NAME)
  • Enable use nosuid,noexec mount options on devtmpfs (DEVTMPFS_SAFE)
  • Enable register zeroing on function exit (ZERO_CALL_USED_REGS)
  • Enable check for invalid mappings in user page tables (PAGE_TABLE_CHECK)
  • Enable Kernel Function Probe (FPROBE)
• Update Microsoft.WSLg to version 1.0.51
  • rdpapplist/rdp plugin: support pin WSLg app icon to taskbar (require msrdc update)
  • rdp backend: handle the case nothing to send for window zorder to client
  • rdp backend: use rdp_dispatch_task_to_display_loop for dispatching failure response to display loop
  • rdp shell: fix overactive assert at launch_desktop_shell_process
  • rdp shell/rdp backend: support pin WSLg app icon to taskbar (requires msrdc update)

1.1.6

• Add a pipeline step to validate localization changes. This will prevent crashes for non-English locales when translation errors occur (solves #9796)
• Cleanup the winrt factory cache before calling CoUninitialize() to prevent crashes.
• Flush disk before detaching it from the guest.
• Introduce wslrelay.exe which replaces wslhost.exe for some operations.
• Move declaration of service helpers next to where they are invoked (solves #9781).

1.1.5

• Implement custom kernel support for ARM64 (solves #4802)
• Implement user warnings
• Revert wsl2.pageReportingOrder to default (2MB). This change was causing freezes on older Windows builds that are missing a bugfix. This will be re-enabled once the fix has been backported.
• Terminate distro when WslConfigureDistribution changes default UID or flags
• Do not mount cgroup v1 for WSL2
• Ensure that the hostname is set in the root namespace
• Use current timestamp instead of UNIX zero for initramfs (solves #9638)
• Use a string insert for --release-notes do it doesn't get accidentally localized
• Update Microsoft.WSLg to version 1.0.50
  • WSLg: update Mariner to 2.0.20230107
  • WSLg: samples/container: Add vGPU video acceleration docker sample
  • rdp backend/rdp shell: sync window state with RDP client
  • rdp backend/rdp shell: send window minmax info when window become visible
  • rdp shell: fix window unsnap by keyboard shortcut and mouse drag
  • rdp backend: East Asian keyboard fixes
  • rdp shell: publish flatpak applications to start menu

1.1.3

• Fix localhost relay issues introduced in 1.1.0 (solves #9508)
• Add a "Update Available" toast to WSL
• Ensure the /init bind mount is readonly
• Set thread names in WSL init deamon
• Mask SIGCHILD before forking
• Correct wslpath's output when '.' is passed (solves #9606)
• Fix debug shell on arm64
• Update Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary to version 1.0.230202.1
• Set default page reporting order to single-page
• Cleanup the hostname so it always matches systemd-hostnamed (solves #9391)
• Update Microsoft.WSL.Kernel to version 5.15.90.1
• Fix incorrect parsing of /proc/<pid>/stat when the process name has spaces
• Restore signal handlers in mini_init before executing init

1.1.2

• Increase the limit of open files in the Windows -> Linux 9p server
• Fix various issues in the localhost relay (almost solves #9508)
• Fix issue where GPU drivers share would not be present both mount namespaces.
• Don't create a console window if a console app is executed from wslg.exe (solves #9551)
• Use parent process' interop server if the one passed by WSL_INTEROP does not ecist
• Add logic to open an existing vhd if the swap VHD can't be created (solves #9395)
• Fix various issues in the drvfs initialization logic
• Fix product name, file version and product version on the package executables (solves #9536)
• Update Microsoft.WSLg to version 1.0.49:
  • WSLGd: allow customize log file path
  • rdp fontend/backend/shell: keep compositor sleep until window is created
  • rdp shell: allow optional applist folder by .wslgconfig
  • rdp shell: allow alt+F4 to close app
  • libweston-desktop: xwayland window is not visible upon commit until mouse is moved
  • build: use Ubuntu 20.04 for build verification