WSL mgmt script

Author: ChrisMaunder

devops/utils/compact_wsl_disks.ps1

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+# This script will search for WSL's VHDX files for and compact them
+
+# ENSURE:
+# 1. You can run scripts:
+#    Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
+# 2. You have Hyper-V management tools:
+#    Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-All -All -NoRestart
+
+
+# Define the base folder path using the LOCALAPPDATA environment variable
+$baseFolderPath = Join-Path -Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA -ChildPath "Packages"
+
+# Search for all VHDX files matching the pattern
+$vdiskFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $baseFolderPath -Recurse -Filter "ext4.vhdx"
+
+Write-Host "Shutting down WSL..."
+wsl --shutdown
+Start-Sleep -Seconds 5  # Wait a few seconds to ensure WSL is fully shut down
+Write-Host "WSL shut down successfully."
+
+# Loop through each VHDX file found
+foreach ($vdisk in $vdiskFiles) {
+    Write-Host "Processing VHD/VHDX: $($vdisk.FullName)"
+
+    # Mount the VHD/VHDX file
+    Mount-VHD -Path $vdisk.FullName -PassThru | Out-Null
+    Write-Host "VHD mounted: $($vdisk.Name)"
+
+    # Compact the VHD/VHDX file to reclaim unused space
+    Optimize-VHD -Path $vdisk.FullName -Mode Full
+    Write-Host "VHD compacted: $($vdisk.Name)"
+
+    # Dismount the VHD
+    Dismount-VHD -Path $vdisk.FullName
+    Write-Host "VHD dismounted: $($vdisk.Name)"
+}
+
+Write-Host "VHD/VHDX compression complete."

docs/WSL-README.md

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 ### To free up space
 
 To free up space you can use the clean.bat/clean.sh scripts under
-/src/SDK/Utilities.
+/devops\install.
 
 For Windows
 ```cmd