WSL Commander v1.1.0

WSL Commander v1.1.0

Release date: 2026-06-04

This release builds on v1.0.1 with a strong focus on USB device management and a cleaner distro install experience.

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Highlights

• Improved USB device management with color-coded states and sortable device lists
• Added USB auto-attach support, including support for unplugged devices
• Added automatic UAC elevation for USB bind and unbind operations
• Streamlined distro installation with an inline Install button in the catalogue

Changes

USB sharing improvements

• Added color-coded USB device states to make attached, shared, and unavailable devices easier to distinguish at a glance.
• Added sorting support to the USB device table.
• Added an Auto-Attach action so supported USB devices can reconnect to WSL automatically.
• Added optional support for auto-attach when a device is currently unplugged.
• Improved lifecycle handling so auto-attach workers are stopped during detach and page cleanup.
• Added automatic UAC elevation for usbipd bind and unbind commands when administrator rights are required.

Install experience

• Moved the distro install action onto the selected catalogue card with an inline Install button.
• Simplified the install flow by removing the separate install action row.

Maintenance

• Removed unused imports and performed minor internal cleanup.
• Updated USB page screenshot to reflect the new color-coded states and UI improvements.