Windows 10: WSL Error Installing Ubuntu

Hello Folks,I'm trying to install Ubuntu WSL2 on Windows 11. Running into the following error message:Installing: Ubuntu The parameter is incorrect. Error code: Wsl/InstallDistro/Service/RegisterDistro/CreateVm/HCS/E_INVALIDARGAfter googling, I have confirmed the following on my system:Check/Uncheck/Restart Windows Features Virtualization and WSL. BIOS Virtualization is enabledReinstalled Windows from scratch without any other appsThis is a dell machineI really appreciate your help and guidance. Thanks. Asim

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Error on installing wsl with Ubuntu.

Getting error on installing wsl with Ubuntu.





I have installed this by command-> wsl --install -d Ubuntu-20.04

 

WSL broken in 25188 - can't start Ubuntu

Hi,

Does setting version 1 as the default help?

• wsl --set-default-version 1
  

Or, try installing it from Microsoft Store.

• Click this Store app link for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
  

Also, check out this GitHub discussion where other workarounds are posted.

• WSL2 - WslRegisterDistribution fails with error 0x80070057
  

 

wsl installation nightmare

Hey guys,

Haven't been able to install wsl on windows. Here's a summary of my pain:

PS C:\Users\[me]> wsl -d Ubuntu-22.04

There is no distribution with the supplied name. Error code: Wsl/Service/WSL_E_DISTRO_NOT_FOUND

PS C:\Users\[me]> wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is already installed.

Launching Ubuntu 22.04 LTS...

The operation completed successfully.

PS C:\Users\[me]> wsl -l -v

Windows Subsystem for Linux has no installed distributions.

Use 'wsl.exe --list --online' to list available distributions and 'wsl.exe --install ' to install.

Distributions can also be installed by visiting the Microsoft Store: Install WSL

Error code: Wsl/WSL_E_DEFAULT_DISTRO_NOT_FOUND

Whenever it does "successfully" launch, it just flashes a terminal on the screen for half a second and immediately closes. Then some background process called WSL lives on in the task manager, though it uses no resources.

The only way I could download it originally was through the command

wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04 --web-download

Trying to install through windows store or the above command without web-download just timed out.

This is a new Win11 pc, fully updated. I have restarted it multiple times and re-enabled the optional features for vm / wsl / hypervisor.

I also can't seem to download anything from the windows store. I thought this may be a firewall issue, but it has permissions in the firewall settings and disabling the firewall seems to have no impact.

If I remove both installations (WSL & Ubuntu 22.04), I can try this:

PS C:\Users\tyler> wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04

Installing: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
An error occurred during installation. Distribution Name: 'Ubuntu 22.04 LTS' Error Code: 0x80072ee2

Happens regardless of DNS status to 8.8.8.8 (google) or firewall enabled/disabled (fixes recommended elsewhere).