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After using the Microsoft Store app to update all apps (including WSL), WSL fails to run when run without admin privilege.

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PS C:\Users\mslin> wsl
Element not found.
Error code: Wsl/ERROR_NOT_FOUND

If I run PowerShell with administrator privileges then I can start it by typing wsl. Ubuntu is still intact. In the following I launched PowerShell with admin privilege, otherwise this command would also fail:

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PS C:\Windows\system32> wsl -l
Windows Subsystem for Linux Distributions:
Ubuntu (Default)

What should I do to fix this?

Mike Slinn
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2 Answers2

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There is some ongoing issue with WSL.

Currently seen two working workarounds:

  • run whatever you are using to start WSL as admin
  • remove recent update - details
lukee
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The current WSL preview resolves this problem. In Cmd or PowerShell, type:

wsl --update; wsl --update --pre-release

For more information, see https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-subsystem-for-linux-september-2023-update/

Mike Slinn
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