However, that caused performance drawbacks. The first workaround was, store everything on the Windows side & then just open the folder in PhpStorm. However, if you're a Visual Studio Code user you got that first-class support from day one, but with tools like WebStorm, PhpStorm, unfortunately, it wasn't like that. However, the main issue from the start was that many development tools didn't support it.
It is incomparably better on WSL2 and made me switch full-time to Windows.
I've been a huge fan from the start, even with WSL1, but I still kept my dual-boot, mainly cause of performance. Note: This is not an intro nor a guide on how to set up and install WSL2! Windows Subsystem for Linux is out for quite some time right now & it's finally getting into perfect shape and becoming a perfect tool for most developers. TLDR: Now you can use IntelliJ IDEs installed on Windows & store projects on Linux filesystem without needing to configure anything else & with a full speed advantage 🎉.
