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Allow WSL distros to change their WSL name #4241

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We rebranded WLinux to Pengwin.

We maintained the WLinux name in the WSL API 1 in order to avoid breakage 2.

However this means Pengwin still appears as \WSL$\WLinux in Explorer.

It also means Pengwin appears as WLinux in the new Terminal application.

We could issue a new package of Pengwin in the Store with the new name in the API, offering it for free to everyone who has bought the old Pengwin, but it would mean a lot of links to the old package would break and would cause user confusion.

If down the line it becomes possible to rename WSL distros or identify them with a specific UUID and string that can change, it would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

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