Windows 10: Wsl Installation Command timed out in Windows Powershell

I am trying to install the WSL on my pc. I first opened windows powershell as an administrator and then entered the following command: wsl --install. After 3-4 minutes, it showed "the operation timed out". How to resolve this issue please help!

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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 ?

 

Install WSL with single command available in Windows 10 v2004 & higher

Source: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/comma...04-and-higher/

See also:

• Enable or Disable Windows Subsystem for Linux WSL in Windows 10
• How to Update from WSL to WSL 2 in Windows 10

 

PowerShell instead of Commandline in Creators Update

Interestingly enough my personal laptop just got the update...and still has Command Prompt listed, not PowerShell...

Edit: Not that it matters...I use both regularly. *Toast :toast: