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== Tips and tricks == | |||
== Run container on startup == | |||
To run the distro <code>NixOS</code> on Windows startup or user login in the background, proceed with following commands in PowerShell | |||
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echo "" > $HOME\run_wsl2_at_startup.vbs | |||
notepad $HOME\run_wsl2_at_startup.vbs | |||
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Inside the script we define <code>NixOS</code> as the distribution name, as imported in the setup step above | |||
{{file|$HOME\run_wsl2_at_startup.vbs|vbs|<nowiki> | |||
set object = createobject("wscript.shell") | |||
object.run "wsl.exe --distribution NixOS", 0 | |||
</nowiki>}} | |||
Execute following command to open the task planer | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
taskschd.msc | |||
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Click on <code>New task</code> on the right pane, set name to <code>WSL</code>. On the tab "Triggers" click on "New ..." and select run task on user login. On the tab "Action" click on "New ..." and insert as command: <code>%USERPROFILE%\run_wsl2_at_startup.vbs</code> | |||