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  1. @MichaelBelgium MichaelBelgium created this gist Jun 5, 2020.
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    # Requires -RunAsAdministrator
    # Only works for WSL v2, this is completely not needed for WSL v1 where u always can use 127.0.0.1 in hosts file

    Clear-Host

    if ((Get-InstalledModule "Carbon" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null) {
    Install-Module -Name 'Carbon' -AllowClobber
    }

    Import-Module 'Carbon'

    $wslIp = (wsl hostname -I) -replace ' ',''

    Write-Host "Setting wsl v2 hosts entries to $wslIp"

    $domains = @(
    'wsl2.local'
    # add more domains if necessary
    )

    foreach($domain in $domains) {
    Set-HostsEntry -IPAddress $wslIp -HostName $domain
    }

    Write-Host "Done!"