Windows 10: WSL install on current system

I am currently running 21H1 build 19043.1151. I found that under features and programs that windows for linux is checked to be used. would it install for me following the instructions for installing wsl --install? the first two times when I did the joining the insiders and the download ended up installing windows 11 and I did the install and got as far as getting Ubuntu going and then I couldn't find the command to install the updates. then I went back to the current system. shipinomore

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WSL

Version 2 of WSL uses a new lightweight utility virtual machine capability. To enable the lightweight virtual machine and WSL, you need to enable two Windows features: Virtual Machine Platform and Windows Subsystem for Linux.

To enable these features via the user interface (UI), press the Windows key and enter Windows Features, then click on Turn Windows features on or off.
When the Windows Features dialog appears, check the boxes for Virtual Machine Platform and Windows Subsystem for Linux.




If you want to make version 2 the default for any Linux distros you install then run the following command:


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Now you can install Linux distro from Microsoft Store it will be running version 2 of WSL.

A distro can be converted between versions of WSL after installation. To achieve this, you use the wsl --set-version command.

This command takes two arguments:

• The name of the distro to update
• The version to convert it to

An example of converting the Ubuntu distro to version 2 is shown here:

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Execute wsl --list --verbose versions of WSL installed distro.

 

Cannot upgrade installed distros in WSL to version 2

After installing the Win10 2004 build 19041 update (running winver shows "version 2004 (OS build 19041.388)", I've tried to upgrade a couple of installed distros I had in WSL version 1 to WSL version 2 following the instructions at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win.../install-win10. All the steps in the instructions compete successfully, up to the point where I try to change the WSL version of one of the installed distros to 2 at which point I see the messages below:

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I have enabled the Virtual Machine Platform feature (it shows as on with a tick against it in Control Panel Windows features), Intel-vt virtualization is enabled in the BIOS, and running msinfo32 shows, at the bottom of the system summary listing:

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I also tried installing another distro with the WSL default version set to 2, but attempting to launch it shows the error:

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Any suggestions on how to get around this problem? From what I've read, WSL2 gives worthwhile speed increases over WSL1, and so is worth using if I can get it to work.

 

WSL is not able to install

Dear forum users,

I know this question has been asked and answered a countless number of times but here it is again...

I need help involving the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Whichever method I use to install WSL, be it through PowerShell, DISM, GUI or anything else, I get the same error messages. They go along these lines. Not very accurate since everything happened too
quickly for me to record.

• Working on features...
• 94% complete
• We couldn't complete the updates
• Undoing changes

After all that the computer restarts only to do this process again. It is curious that no matter whichever method I use, the same results appear. Needless to say, WSL is not installed in the end. I've tried many fixes but to no avail. Do comment with your
opinions and fixes. If you need any specifications, do not hesitate to ask me.

My sincere thanks in advance

P.S. Please direct me to the correct category if I am in the wrong place. Sorry!