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WSL-installation doc: corrected position of note (#1043)
Corrected note about conversion-time of WSL-upgrade, which was placed in the wrong section. Solves #1042
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> The update from WSL 1 to WSL 2 may take several minutes to complete depending on the size of your targeted distribution. If you are running an older (legacy) installation of WSL 1 from Windows 10 Anniversary Update or Creators Update, you may encounter an update error. Follow these instructions to [uninstall and remove any legacy distributions](./install-legacy.md#uninstallingremoving-the-legacy-distro).
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> If `wsl --set-default-version` results as an invalid command, enter `wsl --help`. If the `--set-default-version` is not listed, it means that your OS doesn't support it and you need to update to version 1903, Build 18362 or higher.
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> If you see this message after running the command: `WSL 2 requires an update to its kernel component. For information please visit https://aka.ms/wsl2kernel`. You still need to install the MSI Linux kernel update package.
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## Step 6 - Install your Linux distribution of choice
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1. Open the [Microsoft Store](https://aka.ms/wslstore) and select your favorite Linux distribution.
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Make sure to replace `<distribution name>` with the actual name of your distribution and `<versionNumber>` with the number '1' or '2'. You can change back to WSL 1 at anytime by running the same command as above but replacing the '2' with a '1'.
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> The update from WSL 1 to WSL 2 may take several minutes to complete depending on the size of your targeted distribution. If you are running an older (legacy) installation of WSL 1 from Windows 10 Anniversary Update or Creators Update, you may encounter an update error. Follow these instructions to [uninstall and remove any legacy distributions](./install-legacy.md#uninstallingremoving-the-legacy-distro).
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> If `wsl --set-default-version` results as an invalid command, enter `wsl --help`. If the `--set-default-version` is not listed, it means that your OS doesn't support it and you need to update to version 1903, Build 18362 or higher.
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> If you see this message after running the command: `WSL 2 requires an update to its kernel component. For information please visit https://aka.ms/wsl2kernel`. You still need to install the MSI Linux kernel update package.
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Additionally, if you want to make WSL 2 your default architecture you can do so with this command:
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```powershell

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