npm start on WSL2 holds time back

[lucashill1717]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22621.2715]

WSL Version

2.0.9.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.15.133.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2

Distro Version

Ubuntu 22.04

Other Software

Node Package Manager (npm)

Repro Steps

sudo apt install npm
npx create-react-app .
date
npm start
(leave running for some time, for development)
ctrl+c
date

Expected Behavior

date commands should output the correct system time on the device

Actual Behavior

Second date command outputs the same time as the first, completely desyncing from system time

Diagnostic Logs

No response

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[pmartincic]

Did your machine go to sleep? When you look at powercfg /a what are the options you see? If you see Standby (S0 Low Power Idle) Network Connected as an available sleep state then I think this is a duplicate of #10006

[lucashill1717]

I think you're right! Thank you.