Deleting node_modules through WSL 1 freezes Windows.

[mthines]

Environment

Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.630]   
Your Distribution version: Release:        20.04
Whether the issue is on WSL 2 and/or WSL 1: Linux version 4.4.0-19041-Microsoft (Microsoft@Microsoft.com) (gcc version 5.4.0 (GCC) ) #488-Microsoft Mon Sep 01 13:43:00 PST 2020

Steps to reproduce

1. Clone down a heavy Javascript Node project (The github project the issue occur on is private but I can give you access.)

2. Install the project using either NPM or Yarn.

npm install
# or 
yarn

3. Delete the newly generated node_modules folder using WSL.

rm -rf node_modules

4. The node_modules folder will be deleted after a while, but then the operating system stops functioning.
   I can't open task manager, shutdown or restart, the machine is just frozen.
   I need to shutdown the machine through the physically power button.

WSL logs:
Will add later.

Expected behavior

I'm expecting to being able to delete the node_modules folder, and reinstall it.

Actual behavior

The operating system freezes, and I'm stuck.

[sirredbeard]

Are you storing the node_modules folder on /mnt/c or in a Linux folder?

[mthines]

Are you storing the node_modules folder on /mnt/c or in a Linux folder?

/mnt/c folder under a project directory

[sirredbeard]

My first suggestion would be to host that project in a folder on WSL side for performance purposes.

Second can you please suggest a large public node project to try this with so I can attempt to reproduce?

[mthines]

My first suggestion would be to host that project in a folder on WSL side for performance purposes.

That's interesting, I'll try that. Even if it's WSL 1? I've had crazy slow 'yarn install' on WSL 2 so i dropped it for now.

Second can you please suggest a large public node project to try this with so I can attempt to reproduce?

Yeah, I'll try and make an empty repo, with big package.json and share it.

Thanks!

[mthines]

I'll mark this as stale, as I never got to test it out. :)

[Dvaranir]

Same problem, project on /mnt/e. WSL1, Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS, Windows 10 22H2. Wsl and Windows Terminal freezing, killing WSL from task manager not helps, only full system restart do