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the wsl service does not start on windows 11 since I updated

David Eidelman 0 Reputation points
2025-02-01T12:29:55.13+00:00

The Windows Subsystem for Linux service is unable to run. If I turn it on manually, it starts and immediately stops. This worked fine in the past but is no longer functional since recent updates.

Windows 11
Windows 11
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  1. S.Sengupta 22,006 Reputation points MVP
    2025-02-02T02:21:05.7133333+00:00

    Open PowerShell as administrator and run:

    wsl --update

    Unregistering and re-registering WSL:

    wsl --shutdown

    wsl --unregister <distro_name>

    Then reinstall your Linux distribution from the Microsoft Store.

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  2. Kapil Arya 8,211 Reputation points MVP
    2025-02-02T08:11:46.03+00:00

    Any error code/message you received while starting the service?

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