`explorer.exe .` opens System32 directory in Windows 1903

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I have Windows version 1903 where I am supposed to be able to browse my Linux files by running explorer.exe . in Bash, ref https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/whats-new-for-wsl-in-windows-10-version-1903/.

The result, however, is that the Windows System32 directory is opened instead

I have Ubuntu version 18.04.3. I have tried upgrading the Ubuntu version and, obviously, restarting.

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If should work. Could you please run pwd before explorer.exe . to see your current directory? - Carlos Rafael Ramirez
I tried from different directories, e.g. /home/my_user and / - see Tyler Tinsleys answer below and my response. - sihen

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Please excuse this simple fix, but have you tried to cd into your root directory first? My installation has a nasty tendency to start in System32 depending on how I launch, which will cause this issue.

cd /
explorer.exe .

If this doesn't take care of the issue, the next thing I would try is to disable and reenable WSL in your optional features- that's taken care of some issues for me in the past.