Windows 10: WSL - Access Denied

Discus and support WSL - Access Denied in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hi, I am experiencing this issue when trying to install and run docker desktop on my laptop:I have tried running wsl --update from powershell run as... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Aayush Motiani, Mar 14, 2025.

  1. AAYUSH MOTIANI
    Aayush Motiani Win User

    WSL - Access Denied


    Hi, I am experiencing this issue when trying to install and run docker desktop on my laptop:I have tried running wsl --update from powershell run as admin and am getting the error Access is denied.To fix that, I read somewhere that changing permissions for the WindowsApps folder works, so I did that, it did not fix this error.Next, I tried doing a Windows Update since this issue is also caused by having the broken Windows version installed, and tried checking for updates where I got this error:To fix this, I tried everything mentioned in this link:https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/

    :)
     
    Aayush Motiani, Mar 14, 2025
    #1
Thema:

WSL - Access Denied

Loading...

  1. WSL - Access Denied - Similar Threads - WSL Access Denied

  2. WSL - Access Denied

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    WSL - Access Denied: Hi, I am experiencing this issue when trying to install and run docker desktop on my laptop:I have tried running wsl --update from powershell run as admin and am getting the error Access is denied.To fix that, I read somewhere that changing permissions for the WindowsApps...

  3. WSL - Access Denied

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    WSL - Access Denied: Hi, I am experiencing this issue when trying to install and run docker desktop on my laptop:I have tried running wsl --update from powershell run as admin and am getting the error Access is denied.To fix that, I read somewhere that changing permissions for the WindowsApps...

  4. WSL 'Access id denied'

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    WSL 'Access id denied': My WSL is suddently not working with 'Access is denied', can't even uninstall WSL with same error on administrator account. it's on Windows 11 23H2.Any idea how to fix that?...

  5. WSL 'Access id denied'

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    WSL 'Access id denied': My WSL is suddently not working with 'Access is denied', can't even uninstall WSL with same error on administrator account. it's on Windows 11 23H2.Any idea how to fix that?...

  6. wsl --install: Access is denied

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    wsl --install: Access is denied: I got this errorwsl --install Installing: Windows Subsystem for Linux Access is denied. 0,0%Tried run as administrator - the sameWin10 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/wsl-install-access-is-denied/eac2553a-3216-4615-996d-e1f993a6576a

  7. wsl --install: Access is denied

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    wsl --install: Access is denied: I got this errorwsl --install Installing: Windows Subsystem for Linux Access is denied. 0,0%Tried run as administrator - the sameWin10 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/wsl-install-access-is-denied/eac2553a-3216-4615-996d-e1f993a6576a

  8. wsl --install: Access is denied

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    wsl --install: Access is denied: I got this errorwsl --install Installing: Windows Subsystem for Linux Access is denied. 0,0%Tried run as administrator - the sameWin10 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/wsl-install-access-is-denied/eac2553a-3216-4615-996d-e1f993a6576a

  9. KB4565503 installed then WSL 2 failed to start: "access denied"

    in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade
    KB4565503 installed then WSL 2 failed to start: "access denied": FYI, I installed KB4565503 onto a Windows 10 Pro system running in a Hyper-V VM. After I installed it WSL 2 failed to start, saying "access denied". I uninstalled KB4565503 via "uninstall an update" and now WSL 2 starts fine. KB4566785 was installed at the same time - it is...

  10. WSL Access is denied after updating to Windows 10 - 2004

    in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade
    WSL Access is denied after updating to Windows 10 - 2004: On my Windows 10 - 1909 the Windows Subsystem for Linux was working. After updating to Windows 10 - 2004 I'm getting "Access is denied". I'm running as local admin. Error happens when I using start menu icon, or open cmd as admin. I've tried removing the WSL feature,...