I think this might be possible with WSL2, which is more of a VM type instance, but WSL1 has issues with kernel modules and some networking stuff due to how it integrates with Windows
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I've read that systemd-homed can do encrypted home directories but I haven't tried it, much less on WSL but that may get you to achieve the encrypted home directory at least.
Personally I don't think I would have a need to encrypt all of WSL, but maybe that also makes sense for your case.
ArchWiki example: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd-homed
Would it not be encrypted if you just encrypt your windows drive with bitlocker? Seems kinda redundant to double encrypt to me
Yes.
You'll just boot up into a blank home folder and a completely uncustomized bash (or whatever your default shell is).
After mounting you'll have to restart your shell or source your .${SHELL}rc
Ok, so via LUKS. Thanks