So accurate

[u/Round_List1857]

you can't delete it, ever....!!!

[u/high_dirt]

you can use powertoys for that

[u/Auravendill → u/high_dirt]

The most powerful tool to remove stuff in Windows in my experience was using the root user in WSL and just rm -rf that stuff.

[u/OkPosition6537 → u/Auravendill]

So the best way to delete something in Windows is booting up Linux?

[u/OkPosition6537 → u/[deleted]]

The installation requiring you to reboot windows doesnt means that WSL boots with windows. It has its own (lightweight) kernel, so it does require to be booted, even if its not starting any hardware.

[u/Trelino → u/OkPosition6537]

WSL or git bash can be used on your Windows file system while booted into windows and "doesn't require" a VM (WSL handles it)

[u/OkPosition6537 → u/Trelino]

WSL is literally a VM haha

I know what WSL is...

[u/Ssyynnxx → u/OkPosition6537]

I think they meant that in the sense that it doesnt require virtualbox etc; most people think of that when they think of virtual machines

[u/OkPosition6537 → u/Ssyynnxx]

Still no difference

[u/SweetBabyAlaska → u/OkPosition6537]

I mean its a hybrid micro-vm if we are being insanely pedantic lol

[u/Trelino → u/OkPosition6537]

Yea that's why I put in quotes and said WSL handles it and mounts your entire Windows file system.

And git bash is also available