Windows 10: Trouble with WSL powershell

Whenever i enter: dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all/norestart it gives me: cmdlet enalbe-WindowsOptionalFeature at commands pipeline position 1 supply values for the following parameters: FeatureName[0]

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Trouble Installing WSL

Hello Cheshie，



Welcome to the Microsoft Community！

We understand that you are having problems installing WSL and we understand your confusion and frustration.

This error message indicates that you have encountered a problem where a file already exists when trying to install WSL, preventing the creation of a new file. This may be due to an incomplete cleanup or corruption of a previous WSL installation!



You can try the following steps to resolve this issue:

1. Windows input box search for "cmd" - Run as administrator - In the window that opens, type the following command and press enter to uninstall WSL:

2. Run the following command to re-enable WSL:

3. Finally, run the following command to update WSL:

After completing the above steps, try reinstalling WSL to see if it works.



If your question still persists, since questions about virtual machines are beyond the scope of the forums, we are limited in how we can help you,this question is better suited to be posted in our advanced forums in the Virtual Machines module Azure Virtual Machines - Microsoft Q&A, by clicking on the "Ask a question" button for specific scenarios, and sharing your thoughts there. Ask a specific scenario by clicking "Ask a Question" and share your thoughts, where technical experts dedicated to virtual machine issues will analyze your challenges.



Hope this helps,please feel free to reply me if anything is unclear , thanks.



Best Regards ,

Morning | Microsoft Technical Support Community

 

wsl installation nightmare

Hello. wsl is commandline perfered. I do not think it has a GUI. The issue maybe that windows terminal is crashing or powershell. For wsl use the command line Win+R C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe

cmd.exe wsl

wsl --list --online

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

wsl --stats

bash

sudo apt install blahblah

exit

exit

Usally you can just go in the MSstore and click install on Ubuntu ect.

no dns required.

Other options: Viurtal box Or use a live USB Ubunti.iso but dont install.

 

Wsl Installation Command timed out in Windows Powershell

When I enabled the Windows Subsystem for Linux feature and tried to run the "wsl --install" command in powershell, I received the following message. How do I move forward to install the latest distribution?

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Usage: wsl.exe [Argument] [Options...] [CommandLine]



Arguments for running Linux binaries:



If no command line is provided, wsl.exe launches the default shell.



--exec, -e <CommandLine>

Execute the specified command without using the default Linux shell.



--

Pass the remaining command line as is.



Options:

--cd <Directory>

Sets the specified directory as the current working directory.

If ~ is used the Linux user's home path will be used. If the path begins

with a / character, it will be interpreted as an absolute Linux path.

Otherwise, the value must be an absolute Windows path.



--distribution, -d <Distro>

Run the specified distribution.



--user, -u <UserName>

Run as the specified user.



Arguments for managing Windows Subsystem for Linux:



--help

Display usage information.



--install [Options]

Install additional Windows Subsystem for Linux distributions.

For a list of valid distributions, use 'wsl --list --online'.



Options:

--distribution, -d [Argument]

Downloads and installs a distribution by name.



Arguments:

A valid distribution name (not case sensitive).



Examples:

wsl --install -d Ubuntu

wsl --install --distribution Debian



--set-default-version <Version>

Changes the default install version for new distributions.



--shutdown

Immediately terminates all running distributions and the WSL 2

lightweight utility virtual machine.



--status

Show the status of Windows Subsystem for Linux.



--update [Options]

If no options are specified, the WSL 2 kernel will be updated

to the latest version.



Options:

--rollback

Revert to the previous version of the WSL 2 kernel.



--inbox

Only update the inbox WSL 2 kernel. Do not install WSL from the Microsoft Store.



--web-download

Download the most recent version of WSL from the internet instead of the Microsoft Store.



Arguments for managing distributions in Windows Subsystem for Linux:



--export <Distro> <FileName>

Exports the distribution to a tar file.

The filename can be - for standard output.



--import <Distro> <InstallLocation> <FileName> [Options]

Imports the specified tar file as a new distribution.

The filename can be - for standard input.



Options:

--version <Version>

Specifies the version to use for the new distribution.



--list, -l [Options]

Lists distributions.



Options:

--all

List all distributions, including distributions that are

currently being installed or uninstalled.



--running

List only distributions that are currently running.



--quiet, -q

Only show distribution names.



--verbose, -v

Show detailed information about all distributions.



--online, -o

Displays a list of available distributions for install with 'wsl --install'.



--set-default, -s <Distro>

Sets the distribution as the default.



--set-version <Distro> <Version>

Changes the version of the specified distribution.



--terminate, -t <Distro>

Terminates the specified distribution.



--unregister <Distro>

Unregisters the distribution and deletes the root filesystem.