diff --git a/make-eda-ready.sh b/make-eda-ready.sh
index 81f9e8e..7d21679 100755
--- a/make-eda-ready.sh
+++ b/make-eda-ready.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ WIN_USERPROFILE=$(powershell.exe -NoProfile -Command 'echo $env:USERPROFILE' | t
 
 if [ -z "$WIN_USERPROFILE" ]; then
     echo "Failed to detect Windows user profile directory."
-    echo "Please set the kernel path manually in /etc/wsl.conf."
+    echo "Please set the kernel path manually in .wslconfig."
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -27,17 +27,21 @@ WIN_USERNAME=$(echo "$WIN_USERPROFILE" | sed 's|^C:\\Users\\||')
 
 WSL_KERNELS_DIR="/mnt/c/Users/${WIN_USERNAME}/.wsl-kernels"
 mkdir -p "$WSL_KERNELS_DIR"
-mv "$TMP_BZIMAGE" "${WSL_KERNELS_DIR}/bzImage"
+cp "$TMP_BZIMAGE" "${WSL_KERNELS_DIR}/bzImage"
+rm "$TMP_BZIMAGE"
 
-if ! grep -q '^\[wsl2\]' /etc/wsl.conf; then
-    echo "[wsl2]" | sudo tee -a /etc/wsl.conf > /dev/null
+WSL_CONFIG_PATH="/mnt/c/Users/${WIN_USERNAME}/.wslconfig"
+
+# Update or create the .wslconfig file
+if [ ! -f "$WSL_CONFIG_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "[wsl2]" | sudo tee "$WSL_CONFIG_PATH" > /dev/null
 fi
 
-if grep -q '^kernel=' /etc/wsl.conf; then
-    sudo sed -i "s|^kernel=.*|kernel=c:\\\\\\\\Users\\\\\\\\${WIN_USERNAME}\\\\\\\\.wsl-kernels\\\\\\\\bzImage|g" /etc/wsl.conf
+if grep -q '^kernel=' "$WSL_CONFIG_PATH"; then
+    sudo sed -i "s|^kernel=.*|kernel=c:\\\\\\\\Users\\\\\\\\${WIN_USERNAME}\\\\\\\\.wsl-kernels\\\\\\\\bzImage|g" "$WSL_CONFIG_PATH"
 else
-    sudo sed -i "/^\[wsl2\]/a kernel=c:\\\\\\\\Users\\\\\\\\${WIN_USERNAME}\\\\\\\\.wsl-kernels\\\\\\\\bzImage" /etc/wsl.conf
+    sudo sed -i "/^\[wsl2\]/a kernel=c:\\\\\\\\Users\\\\\\\\${WIN_USERNAME}\\\\\\\\.wsl-kernels\\\\\\\\bzImage" "$WSL_CONFIG_PATH"
 fi
 
-echo "make-eda-ready: Kernel moved to ${WSL_KERNELS_DIR}/bzImage and wsl.conf updated."
+echo "make-eda-ready: Kernel moved to ${WSL_KERNELS_DIR}/bzImage and .wslconfig updated."
 echo "Stop the WSL (wsl --shutdown Containerlab) for the new kernel to take effect."