Windows 10: WSL completely not working

I posted this on reddit and didn't get a response so I'm posting this here.So, yesterday I tried to download the Ubuntu app for Windows. When the app is run it tries to install the Ubuntu distro for WSL. But, when it tries to, command prompt shows this:Installing, this may take a few minutes...WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80070002Error: 0x80070002 The system cannot find the file specified.Press any key to continue...I talked with Copilot for an hour and eventually it gave up and just told me to run a troubleshooter, which didn't help. Here are some things it had me tr

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WSL is blocked by SAC ?

Hello,

I'm reaching out to the community for assistance with a persistent WSL issue. Upon attempting to launch WSL, I'm encountering the following error:

WslLaunchInteractive failed with error: 0x800711e6 - System Integrity policy has been violated. Explicit denied file.

Steps Taken:

1. I have reset the Ubuntu Linux distribution.
   
2. I have uninstalled and reinstalled WSL.
   

Despite these efforts, the issue persists. I am running Windows 11 build no: 22631.2715 with WSL 2.0.9.0, and the error occurs every time I try to start WSL.

Has anyone faced a similar issue? Specifically, I'm seeking guidance on navigating the System Integrity policy that's seemingly causing the block. Any insights into how Smart App Control impacts WSL's functionality and possible configurations to mitigate this would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your time and help.

 

Windows Updated(16299.309).KB4088776 Restart is required to complete.

Hi dalchina. Good news, I followed your suggestion and reinstalled the update and now it appears as "installed correctly" *Biggrin Maybe it was not necessary to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter or maybe if necessary. But using it I do not think it could have worsened something. The installation was very fast, unlike the first time it showed step 1 and step 2 completed.

Thanks for the suggestions and for the time to respond Best regards.


And thanks for the tip of that program, I'll have it on my list.

 

WSL problem -- all wsl commands don't work

Hello everyone,

I got an issue with the windows subsystem for Linux (WSL).

Context :

I'm using a Windows 10 lap-top shared by my company

How I got to the problem :

- I first reinstall windows 10

- I installed WSL through this link .

- Everything was working though with the Ubuntu 20.04 installed though I wanted Ubuntu 22.04

- When I was looking at wich distro I could install by using the command :

wsl --list --online

- So I was like, hey maybe, I could use the command wsl --update to update my wsl, maybe it was not fully updated. I was wrong, it was my Windows not updated.

But anyway, I tried the command, it hungs, nothing was happening...
- I Ctrl+C to stop the execution of the cmd ; from here I could not do any command in admin power-shell, it would just hung forever.

- But I've seen that I could still use the command in User mode not admin, though I needed to launch the distro in admin mode otherwise I had a credential issue.

- The thing is the WSL used in non-root mode was not updated

I didn't have the new feature with the GUI which I need for my project.

- So in non-root powershell, I did the update command:

wsl --update

- And now, I can have the GUI but at that point, in my distro. Every apt update, apt install commands don't work anymore.

- So I have to uninstall wsl in user mode to use the apt install, and reinstall it everytime to have the GUI

That's not really what I want. I obviously already tried to uninstall everything distro and WSL. By not forgetting to remove every windows features about virtual machine, wsl and the hypervisor.

I used this method to uninstall WSL : here is the link

And now after reinstalling wsl in root mode. Even after uninstalling it hung forever...

Do you have any idea to have a WSL working without reinstalling again windows ?