Bypass the WSL EOL check for 31-10-2021 using a small powershell wrapper that changes dates

wsl-hax.ps1

# TODO: Currently I need to spawn 2 Admin Powershells, they can probably be reduced to 1

$run = wsl -l --running
$run = [string]::join("",($run.Split("`n")))

$running =  $false

function Run-Elevated ($scriptblock1, $scriptblock2)
{
  # Wait on this powershell instance to finish changing the time
  Start-Process -Wait -Verb runas "powershell" -ArgumentList ("-Command `"$scriptblock1`"")
  # A non-blocking powershell instance
  Start-Process -Verb runas "powershell" -ArgumentList ("-Command `"$scriptblock2`"")
}

$goToPast = @"
Set-Date -Date '23 June 2021 01:39:31' | Out-Null
"@

$restoreDate = @"
Timeout /T 2;
W32tm /resync /force
exit;
"@

# Find if distro is already running
foreach ($element in $run) {
  if($element.Split(" ")[0] -eq $args[0])
  {
    $running = $true
    Break
  }
}

if (!$running) {
    Run-Elevated $goToPast $restoreDate
}

wsl.exe -d $args[0]