Access WSL2 desktop
Option 1
Setup X server on windows (VcXsrv, Xming, etc.) and then launch desktop manager to start at the preset display
Option 2
On WSL2 start xrdp and connect to it using Remote desktop connection. (Source)
Steps
- Install and setup xrdp
sudo apt-get purge xrdp sudo apt-get install xrdp xfce4 xfce4-goodies sudo cp /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini.bak sudo sed -i 's/3389/3390/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini sudo sed -i 's/max_bpp=32/#max_bpp=32\nmax_bpp=128/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini sudo sed -i 's/xserverbpp=24/#xserverbpp=24\nxserverbpp=128/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini echo xfce4-session > ~/.xsession sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp start
- Connect to WSL using Remote Desktop Connection
localhost:3390
* Login with Xorg with wsl username and password