I forgot my wsl password. Do i need to uninstall wsl and when so how do i do that?

[BabyMcGeeZax]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.2861]

WSL Version

2.0.9.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.15.133.1-1

Distro Version

Ubuntu 16.04

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

Forget your Password!

Expected Behavior

No access

Actual Behavior

No access

Diagnostic Logs

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[BabyMcGeeZax]

worked it out myself!