If needed, you can revert to the previous kernel release with: wsl -update -rollback Note that you may need to run wsl -update in an Administrative session to update.
However, now, as of the time of this edit: This is why wsl -update wasn't pulling it in (at the time) for the OP - It was simply not yet available for wsl -update (or Windows automatic updates either). It had just been released a few days earlier on March 8th.
There are currently at least three ways to upgrade your WSL2 kernel:įor recent Windows versions (Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 11), wsl -update is typically the best option, but realize that there is a slight lag between the time that Microsoft releases a kernel on Github and the time that they make it available for automatic updates.
