Change the root password in Windows 10 WSL

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Today in this article, we will learn how to change the root password for Wondows10 WSL.

Recently I had an issue executing a few commands in WSL.

Later I realized, I forgot the password and the best way way to fix the issue is changing the password.

I had to change the root password using the WSL root command as below,

Open Command Prompt

Type below command

 wsl -u root

Once you enter the panel as root type below command,


passwd <UserName>

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That’s all, you will be all set to log in now.

That’s all! Happy coding!

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