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<section><p>Hi! I just created a project from opening your Windows Files, from Windows Explorer, with a context menu action. The project is hosted at <a href="https://github.com/developerbedoya/OpenWithWSL">Github</a>. Basically, you first need to install WSL and your preferred distro, compile the .NET 6.0 project from Windows and execute it the first time using the <code>--register</code> flag:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-cmd" data-lang="cmd"><span style="display:flex;"><span>OpenWithWSL.exe --register
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