Windows 10: Using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in an Enterprise

Source: Using WSL in an Enterprise Windows Command Line Tools For Developers

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Windows Subsystem Linux

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enabling windows subsystem linux on windows 10

im trying to enable WSL (which is why i bought Windows 10 in the first place)

if i try to enable "Windows Subsystem for Linux" using the "Windows Features" graphical interface, my machine reboots, but it doesn't install WSL (and upon revisiting the "Windows Features" console, the option becomes un-ticked
again.

Trying to install WSL via powershell yields:

PS C:\Windows\system32> Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature : One or several parent features are disabled so current feature can not be enabled.

At line:1 char:1

+ Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows- ...

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: ) [Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature], COMException

i seem to be having issues getting KB4054517 properly installed.

i've read through a few articles that had me un-install and re-install this patch manually, but nothing seems to work.

i'm just trying to enable WSL... it's the feature I went with Windows 10 to make use of.

is there anyway to do so WITHOUT having to totally re-install windows?

Windows 10 Pro 1709 build 16299.15

 

Windows subsystem for Linux

I am getting the message " We couldn't complete the updates … undoing changes" when I restart the computer after enabling WSL in the "Programs and Features" settings. I am running windows 10 home ver 1803 installed on 05 Aug 2018
OS Build 17134.191

Due to this, I am unable to install ubuntu! I get the error message " WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x8007019e

The Windows Subsystem for Linux optional component is not enabled. Please enable it and try again."

Please help

Thanks