apt-get update && apt-get upgrade fails

[hensondeveloper]

Muscle-memory had me entering an

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

Which had some issues with udev, systemd, and initramfs-tools.

For mitigation, is there a way to reset the bash environment on Windows 10?

[mphaney]

Issue #4 ultimately had the commands to completely uninstall Bash (allowing you to reinstall cleanly).

To summarize, as they were spread over a couple comments, you ultimately end up with:

Run the following from an Adminstrator (i.e. "elevated") Command Prompt
lxrun /uninstall /full
sc stop lxssmanager
rmdir /S "\\?\%LOCALAPPDATA%\lxss"

[russalex]

lxrun /uninstall should be enough to get you out of most states.
lxrun /uninstall /full should only be required if you need to uninstall your Linux home directory.

Note that lxrun /uninstall will not work correctly if you have any files open. In that case the sc stop and rmdir will force your system to clean up.