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i am getting catastrophic error while installing wsl in my windows 11.

Vishal Dhamu 0 Reputation points
2025-01-25T15:20:58.4533333+00:00

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i tried all the methods and everything is already enabled, such as linux subsystem for windows in control panel, virtualization in system BIOS, but nothing is working

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  1. S.Sengupta 21,656 Reputation points MVP
    2025-01-26T01:42:25.2533333+00:00

    Open PowerShell as Administrator and run the following commands:

    wsl --shutdown

    wsl --unregister Ubuntu

    Reboot.

    Visit Microsoft Store and search for "Ubuntu" and install it.

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