Question: So, I've been using the new(ish) Bash on Ubuntu on Windows (WSL) for a while now and all has been top-notch, until yesterday. 

I git-pushed from Bash by accident, so it asked me for my repo-destination account details like normal. I decided to ignore this, terminate Bash and try to just use powershell instead (can't ever remember passwords!). Terminating Bash however caused the shell to freeze. I forced closed and restarted my comp (I've had to force close and restart several times before for various reasons and everything was fine).

After boot up, I just tried to check if Bash was working again, but it wasn't. It just failed to start with no error message. For example:

```
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> bash
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

```

Has anyone else had a similar situation/knows how to help?

EDIT: Only solved through reinstalling bash, using

```
    lxrun /uninstall /full

```

then 

```
    lxrun /install 

```

Answer: 
Do a **FULL REBOOT**. That worked for me. Windows 10 fast boots system to save memory. TO do a Full Reboot Hold **Shift** and Click on Restart/Shutdown.
I had the same issue the following fix worked for me:

**Fix:**

1. restart by clicking shift + restart button.
2. it will load recovery options, just click on continue to windows.
3. once pc starts open the terminal by start search for ubuntu click enter
4. once terminal gets open it might show cursor blinking and does nothing.
5. just press cntrl+c or cntrl+z and you will have problem solved.