[HappyDaoDude]

This sounds like it is more about GUI latency due to a more agile desktop environment.

Sort of like how a Pentium 3 feels snappy on Windows XP and yet, this 13th Gen Intel Core i5 on Windows 11 feels sluggish. There is WAY more processing power on my newer machine but it doesn't translate to a snappy interface.

[pphysch]

Nope, WSL(2) is just slow in weird ways. Launching a GUI-less Python interpreter takes several seconds for me on a powerful workstation.